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On Air Proof
Nigeria's First Audio Fingerprint Radio Monitor

Your Radio Adverts
Deserve Proof,
Not Promises.

You spend millions on radio airtime. But can you prove your spot actually aired? On Air Proof listens to every station, 24 hours a day, and delivers a downloadable recording soon after your advert airs.

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// Live Detection Feed
MATCH FOUND
Ad: "GTBank Year-End Promo 45s"
Station: Cool FM 96.9 Lagos
Time: 21:29:43 WAT
Confidence: 97.3%
Off-air dub saved. Proof ready.

Actual detection output from OAP engine

24/7
Live Stream Monitoring
15–45 min
From Airing to Proof
99%+
Audio Match Accuracy
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Built for Nigeria First
Independent
Third-Party Verification
The Problem

The Nigerian Radio Ad Problem
Everyone Knows But Nobody Talks About

If you've ever bought radio airtime in Nigeria, you've experienced at least one of these.

1 "Your spot aired" — but did it really?

You get a log sheet from the station saying your advert ran at 8:15 AM. But you have no way to verify. No recording. No timestamp. Just a piece of paper. Your client asks for proof and you have nothing but the station's word.

2 Missed spots nobody tells you about

You booked 40 spots across 5 stations this month. How many actually aired? 38? 30? 22? You won't know until it's too late — and by then the campaign is over and the budget is spent.

3 The manual monitoring nightmare

Some agencies hire people to sit and listen to radio all day. Others ask their own staff. It doesn't scale, it's expensive, and nobody can monitor 10 stations at 3 AM on a Sunday.

4 Client confidence is eroding

Your clients are spending ₦5M–₦50M per campaign on radio. They expect proof like they get from digital (impressions, clicks, views). Radio gives them... a handwritten log sheet. How long before they shift that budget to digital entirely?

5 No system of accountability

There's no independent third party verifying whether spots actually aired. The station self-reports, the agency trusts, and the client pays. The entire system runs on trust in an industry where millions change hands daily.

6 You're flying blind on campaign performance

Which station ran your spot on time? Which one played it during off-peak? Did anyone run it at all? Without real data, you can't optimise. You just spend and hope.

The result? Billions of Naira in radio ad spend with zero verifiable proof.

And to be fair to the stations

A spot that does not air is rarely dishonesty. Transmitters fail, storms take out equipment, a power cut can swallow an hour of airtime — and most of the time the station never gets the chance to explain, so the buyer assumes the worst. The problem was never bad faith. It was the absence of one shared record everyone could trust. On Air Proof is built to give every side the same facts — and to give stations a place to account for what happened, not just be marked down for it.

The Solution

On Air Proof Fixes This. Permanently.

We built what the Nigerian radio industry has needed for 25 years: an independent, automated system that listens, detects, records, and proves.

Audio Fingerprint Detection

When you upload your advert, OAP creates a unique audio fingerprint — like a DNA signature of your spot. Our engine compares this fingerprint against live radio streams 24/7. The moment your spot plays on any monitored station, we detect it — by sound, not metadata.

Off-Air Dub Recording

Every detection comes with a downloadable MP3 recording — the actual audio captured from the station's live stream at the exact moment your ad played. This is your off-air dub: certified, timestamped, tamper-proof proof of broadcast.

Scheduled vs. Actual Comparison

Import your traffic schedule (or enter it manually). OAP automatically compares what was booked against what actually aired. Missed spots, late spots, wrong time slots — everything is flagged automatically. No more guesswork.

Live Campaign Dashboard & Analytics

Track your campaign as it runs. Detections appear soon after each airing. View compliance rates by station, time slot, and campaign. Export reports for your clients in PDF or CSV. Give them the same data transparency they expect from digital campaigns.

Station Compliance Portal

Radio stations get their own free account. They receive compliance logs from agencies, can confirm or dispute detections, and build a verifiable track record. Stations that comply well attract more agency bookings. Everyone wins.

Airplay Alerts

Get notified soon after your spot airs — or when it doesn't. Email alerts and dashboard notifications keep your team informed without lifting a finger.

Before OAP vs. After OAP

Before On Air Proof
  • Station sends you a handwritten log sheet
  • No way to verify if your spot actually aired
  • Missed spots discovered weeks later (or never)
  • Staff hired to manually listen to radio all day
  • Client asks for proof — you have nothing concrete
  • Campaign ends, budget spent, no performance data
  • Station self-reports with no independent check
  • Disputes become "he said, she said" arguments
After On Air Proof
  • Every detection is timestamped with audio fingerprint match
  • Downloadable off-air dub file for every confirmed spot
  • Missed spots flagged automatically — before the campaign ends
  • Automated 24/7 monitoring across all registered stations
  • Client gets a branded compliance report with actual recordings
  • Real-time dashboard shows exactly which spots aired and when
  • Independent third-party verification — not station self-reporting
  • Disputes settled with audio evidence, not arguments
Who It's For

One Platform. Every Stakeholder.

Click your role to see exactly what OAP does for you

Ad Agencies
Media Buyers & Brokers
Brands & Advertisers
SMEs & Independent Advertisers
Radio Stations
Media Auditors

For Advertising Agencies

You buy airtime for your clients. OAP gives you the proof to justify every Naira spent.

Upload your client's radio spot (MP3) and OAP creates an audio fingerprint automatically

Import your traffic schedule or type it in — this is your compliance baseline

OAP monitors every station 24/7 and flags each airing soon after it happens (or when it doesn't)

Download off-air dubs and compliance reports to present to clients as certified proof

Track multiple campaigns, multiple clients, multiple stations — all from one dashboard

Give your clients the same data transparency they expect from Google and Meta

How It Works

From Upload to Proof in 4 Steps

No technical expertise needed. If you can upload an MP3, you can use OAP.

1
Upload Your Radio Spot

Drop your MP3 advert into OAP. Our system creates a unique audio fingerprint — a mathematical signature of your audio that works even if the station compresses or adjusts levels.

2
Set Your Traffic Schedule

Enter your booked air-time slots station by station, or import your entire traffic schedule via CSV. This becomes your compliance baseline — what was supposed to air, where, and when.

3
OAP Monitors 24/7

Our engine listens to every registered station's live stream continuously. The moment it detects your audio fingerprint in the stream, it logs the detection — exact station, exact time, exact confidence score.

4
Receive Your Proof

Every detection generates: a timestamped log entry, a scheduled-vs-actual variance report, and a downloadable off-air dub MP3. This is your certified proof of broadcast — ready for your client.

Why Now

The Nigerian Radio Industry Is at a Crossroads

Radio advertising in Nigeria is estimated at over ₦100 billion annually. Yet it remains the only major media channel with no independent verification system.

— Industry Context, 2026

  • Digital ad spend now demands impression-level accountability
  • Clients are shifting budgets away from channels they can't measure
  • APCON and industry bodies are pushing for broadcast transparency
  • Radio stations that can prove compliance will win more bookings
  • First-mover agencies using OAP gain competitive advantage with clients
What Digital Gets That Radio Doesn't (Yet)
Metric Digital Radio (Old Way) Radio + OAP
Proof of delivery
Real-time tracking
Independent verification
Downloadable proof file
Scheduled vs actual
Performance analytics
Pricing

Simple Naira Pricing. No Hidden Fees.

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Junior

For agencies that book per job — one station at a time

₦45,000 /month

₦450,000/yr (save 2 months)

  • 1 monitored station included
  • Extra stations ₦50,000/mo each
  • 5 adverts per month
  • Email alerts for missed spots
  • Basic compliance reports
  • 7-day detection history
  • Email support
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Senior

For agencies with active client campaigns

₦55,000 /month

₦550,000/yr (save 2 months)

  • 1 monitored station included
  • Extra stations ₦50,000/mo each
  • 25 adverts per month
  • Off-air dub downloads
  • CSV schedule import/export
  • Email & dashboard alerts
  • Compliance PDF reports
  • 90-day detection history
  • Priority email support
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Veteran

For large agencies and media buying houses

₦105,000 /month

₦1,050,000/yr (save 2 months)

  • 2 monitored stations included
  • Extra stations ₦45,000/mo each
  • 100 ad fingerprints
  • Off-air dub downloads
  • API access with docs
  • White-label reports
  • Webhooks & event notifications
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Custom analytics
  • Full detection history
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Radio stations register and use OAP for free. No subscription required for stations.

Frequently Asked Questions

When you upload your advert, our system analyses the audio waveform and creates a unique mathematical signature (fingerprint). This fingerprint is then compared against live radio streams around the clock. Even if the station compresses the audio, adjusts volume, or adds station jingles around it — the fingerprint still matches. It's the same technology used by Shazam and YouTube Content ID, adapted for Nigerian radio monitoring.

OAP can monitor any radio station that has a live internet stream. We already have 100+ Nigerian stations registered. If your station isn't listed, you can submit it and we'll add it within 24 hours. We're expanding to cover every major station in Nigeria and West Africa.

Unfortunately, we can only monitor stations with live internet streams. However, most major Nigerian stations (Cool FM, Wazobia FM, Nigeria Info, Beat FM, Ray Power, etc.) all stream online. We're working with stations to help them get online where they aren't already.

Absolutely. Your uploaded adverts are stored securely with encryption. Audio files are backed up to Google Drive (if enabled). Only your account and authorised team members can access your adverts and detection data. We never share your audio with third parties.

Yes — watch our live demo: a real compliance report and an off-air recording, so you see exactly what OAP produces. Signing up is free, and you pay only when you are ready to monitor a station. There is no free trial of live monitoring, because a monitored stream costs us from the first day; the demo shows you the proof instead.

Calling the station gives you their word. OAP gives you timestamped audio evidence. You get the actual recording of your spot as it aired, matched by audio fingerprint with 99%+ accuracy. It's the difference between "trust us" and "here's the proof."

No. Station accounts are completely free. Stations register, complete verification, and receive compliance logs from agencies. The platform is funded entirely by agency subscriptions. This encourages station participation and benefits the whole industry.

Absolutely. Any organisation that buys radio airtime — agencies, brands, corporate comms departments, PR firms, political campaigns, event promoters — can use OAP. Register as an agency account and start monitoring.

For more than 25 years I've worked in Nigerian radio — as a DJ, studio manager, music librarian, traffic manager and production manager. I've seen this industry from nearly every seat in the building, and one problem has outlived them all: proof of broadcast. Agencies spend millions. Stations report that the spots aired. And when one doesn't, no one can say for certain why.

It is rarely anyone's fault. Transmitters fail. Storms take out equipment. A power cut can swallow an hour of airtime — and more often than not the station never gets the chance to explain, so the agency is left to assume the worst. The real gap was never dishonesty. It was the absence of one shared, factual record that everyone could trust.

On Air Proof is that record. It listens to every station around the clock, proves what aired with the audio itself, and gives stations a place to account for what didn't — not to catch anyone out, but so the whole industry can stop running on blind trust. We built it for Nigeria first, but the problem is global, and so is the solution.

If you buy or sell radio airtime, give it seven days. I think you'll wonder how you ever worked without it.

Nurudeen A. Dauda
Nurudeen A. Dauda
Founder, On Air Proof
Nu World Entertainment

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