{"id":173262,"date":"2015-12-10T08:49:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T08:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=173262"},"modified":"2015-12-10T09:03:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T09:03:35","slug":"citi-fm-ghanas-first-twitter-verified-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/citi-fm-ghanas-first-twitter-verified-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi FM Ghana’s first Twitter verified station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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Yaay! @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