Clouds FM

{{notability|company|date=September 2024}}

{{Short description|Radio station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = Clouds FM

| logo =

| city = Dar es Salaam

| country = Tanzania

| founded = {{Start date|1999|12|3}}

| language = Swahili

| owner = Clouds Media Group

| sister_stations = Choice FM, Coconut FM

| website = {{url|https://cloudsfm.co.tz/}}

}}

Clouds FM is a Swahili-language radio station headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and owned by Clouds Media Group (CMG). It was co-founded by partners and long term friends, Joseph Kusaga and Ruge Mutahaba in 1998 under the then Clouds Entertainment Limited, now CMG.https://tanzania.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/joseph-m-kusaga/

History

Clouds FM was founded on December 3, 1999, as a transition from Mawingu Disco, an entertainment company that was organizing events and music concerts in Dar es Salaam. It quickly gained popularity due to its support of Bongoflava music genre which at the time was perceived as a music genre for rebel youth. As of September 2023, Clouds FM is available in more than 20 regions in Tanzania.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://cloudsmedia.com/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Clouds Media Group |language=en-US}}

Programs

Clouds FM airs varieties of entertainment shows along with music programs, mostly Bongoflava and Hip Hop/R&B.{{Cite web |title=Clouds Entertainment Co. Limited |url=https://tanzania.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/clouds-entertainment-co-limited-1/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=tanzania.mom-gmr.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Clouds FM – The People's Station |url=https://cloudsfm.co.tz/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |language=en-US}}

Notable presenters

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