Akon lands Capital FM presenting slot

Akon has been signed up to present a weekly show on London's Capital FM.

The R&B singer will host a two-hour slot on Saturday evenings from 7pm, starting on February 13.

Current host Dave Kelly will continue to present the weekday late-night show on the station from 10pm to 2am.

"We are delighted to welcome one of the world's greatest R&B artists to 95.8 Capital FM. Akon has worked with legendary performers such as Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Eminem and his brand-new show on Capital will be awesome," group programme director of 95.8 Capital and Global's Hit Music Network Paul Jackson said.

According to the latest Rajar figures, Capital has more listeners than any other London commercial station, with an average weekly reach of 1.83 million in the last quarter of 2009.