Radio Kantipur is Nepal’s first and most listened-to-private radio station. Launched in 1995 as Kantipur FM — initially broadcasting through a leased slot on state-owned Radio Nepal — it became a landmark in Nepali media: proof that independent radio could earn a mass audience on the strength of journalism alone. When the station obtained its own broadcast license in 1998, it expanded its reach and its ambition. Today, Radio Kantipur covers approximately 75 percent of the country, reaching more than 410,000 listeners daily across news, music, culture, and public affairs programming.

The station built its reputation on the quality of its news service and the character of its on-air voices — personalities who became trusted presences in listeners' daily lives. That tradition continues in its current programming, which ranges from hard news and political interviews to music, call-in shows, and long-form narrative audio. Notable programmes include The Headliners, Ke Chha Nepal?, Ghumne Mech, and Fanatic Friday. Radio Kantipur reaches Nepalis where they are — commuting, working, at home — in a country where audio remains one of the most accessible and intimate forms of media.