UMhlobo Wenene FM (UWFM) is a South African radio station, providing news, sports, and entertainment broadcasts in isiXhosa. The station broadcasts 24/7 on Channel 818 on DStv. It is the second-largest radio station in South Africa, with 4 million listeners.[1]
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| Broadcast area | South Africa |
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| Frequency | FM: 88-106 MHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SABC |
| Ukhozi FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 6 May 1960 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Broadcasting began on May 6, 1960, from the city of Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha),[2] under the name Radio Xhosa, before a renaming following the fall of apartheid and the 1994 election.[3]
The station has a broadcasting license from ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa).[4]
The station has received a number of awards.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Top 10 Radio Stations 2018". sabcgroupsales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "UMhlobo Wenene Radio". gov. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Ally, Shireen; Lissoni, Arianna (2017). New Histories of South Africa's Apartheid-Era Bantustans. Routledge.
After 1994 [...] vernacular radio stations came up with new names and logos. [...] Radio Xhosa adopted the name 'Umhlobo Wenene'
- ^ ICASA Website (Checked April 2013)
- ^ "Umhlobo Wenene (Awards)". umhlobowenenefm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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