Citi FM has become Ghana’s first Radio station to be verified on Twitter.<\/p>\n
The station’s official Twiter account, @Citi973, is one of the most followed in the country and has been one of the most active in recent years.<\/p>\n
The station’s tweets have consistently trended on Twitter in Ghana and in other countries including South Africa as well.<\/p>\n
Exclusive hashtags like #CitiCBS, for the station’s breakfast show, #CitiSports, for sports updates, #SportsPanorama and #TrafficAvenue, the hashtag for the mid-afternoon radio show have become mainstays on the twitter trends list on a\u00a0daily basis.<\/p>\n
The station also provides regular news updates via the hashtag #CitiNews<\/p>\n
Other hashtags including #BrunchInTheCiti, #EyewitnessNews and #TheBigIssue have also gained some traction in recent times on social media.<\/p>\n
As of 7am on Thursday morning, the account had 219,231 followers<\/p>\n
The familiar blue tick, denoting the accounts verified by the social networking site can now be seen beside the station’s handle (Twitter name).<\/p>\n
It represents a milestone for the station which celebrated it’s 11th anniversary in November.<\/p>\n
Followers of the station’s account have reacted to the verification by Twitter:<\/p>\n
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\nYaay! @Citi973<\/a> is verified too… cc: @benkoku<\/a> @MawuliTsikata<\/a> @KojoAB<\/a> @RichardDelaSky<\/a> the City sounds better.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jessica OS (@jessicacitifm) December 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n