106.9FM (Maseru music, talk Sesotho, English) Ultimate FM 99.8 was first established on May 9, 2006 as the first state owned commercial radio in Lesotho.
Its mandate is to cater for the business community and the youth and to become Ministry of Communication’s cash cow.
The station was established through former Radio Lesotho presenters, who were tasked to ensuring that there is a clear and proper roadmap, strategy, content and programmes.
From 2014 the station held the successful Annual Ultimate Radio Music Awards (UMAs).
Ultimate Radio broadcasts mainly in English for 19 hours a day, it is a predominantly music service which also offers sports, advertisements and news summaries.