Radio Khwezi (which means “the morning star” in isiZulu) is the most successful and largest rural community radio station in South Africa. Situated near Mapumulo in the KwaZulu Natal heartland, Radio Khwezi, a non-profit organisation (NPO), has been broadcasting programming for the community, by the community since 1995. With a broadcast footprint that covers the KwaZulu Natal midlands and north coast areas, Radio Khwezi enjoys the support of over 140 000 listeners a day—the vast majority of whom are from rural, underdeveloped and economically disadvantaged communities. Broadcasting from two transmitters (Greytown on 90.5FM; and Eshowe on 107.7FM), Radio Khwezi broadcasts 80 per cent in isiZulu—each day broadcasting an hour in English, Afrikaans and German. Radio Khwezi works together with the rural communities it serves to develop, produce and broadcast quality programming with sound values geared at educating, empowering, mobilising and uplifting the social, economic and spiritual lives of individuals, families and communities. Programming reflects the interests of the rural community and is balanced with national and international priorities, all presented with a local flavour. The station broadcasts news, current affairs and educational programmes, talk shows and local dramas. Music programmes dedicate the majority of air time to local content while nurturing the talents of local choirs and gospel artists.

The programming and journalistic excellence of this rural community radio station is widely recognised. In the past five years, Radio Khwezi’s awards have included:

• 4 MTN Radio Awards won in 2012
• Best Community Radio Station in Africa, presented by AMARC, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
• Vodacom’s Ten Years of Democracy Prize
• The Vodacom Journalism of the Year Award (won in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007)
• Five national Department of Communication awards including Best Community Station in KwaZulu Natal.

This level of commitment and dedication has seen Radio Khwezi “benchmarked” by the media sector in South Africa as an example of excellence in community radio—an achievement made even more remarkable by the fact that the station is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers. A true community radio station, Radio Khwezi is the trusted voice for rural communities in KwaZulu Natal.

Our objectives:

• To be a viable, credible alternative to the public broadcaster for rural communities throughout the KwaZulu Natal midlands and north coast areas.
• To develop, produce and provide ethical programming and development media aimed at educating, empowering and uplifting the community.
• Through good business practices, sound programming policies and journalistic excellence, to increase our listenership base and become the largest and most successful community radio station in South Africa.
• To enhance and actively encourage the participation of the community in the activities of the station.
• To forge and nurture mutually beneficial partnerships and strategic alliances with and between Radio Khwezi, the community, civil society organisations, the business sector and government.
• To participate in the rebuilding and strengthening of civil society and to support and help deepen the impact of other civil society organisations working in the interests of the community.
• To promote the role of community radio in support of democracy, development, the empowerment of communities, freedom of expression and the combating of all forms of discrimination and poverty in South Africa.

Our Vision:
Radio Khwezi strives to contribute to a society in which all forms of poverty, discrimination and injustice have been eradicated, and the marginalised rural community is empowered and mobilised to engage in their own development.

Izwi Lomzansi fm is a community radio station that broadcasts to the Greater EThekwini Metropolitan municipality.

Its prime business is 60% Talk and 40% Music. Izwi Lomzansi fm is a community isiZulu-medium information, entertainment, music and talk radio station targeting audiences in the 24-49 and 16-35 age groups. The station transmits 24-hours. The station identifies with its modern listeners by way of a target-oriented content mix.

We aim to satisfy listeners’ needs in order to maintain majority market share through quality programming. As a market leader in the community broadcast arena in the Kwa Zulu-Natal, Izwi Lomzansi fm sets the pace and trend for today’s audience in community radio. Apart from the thought provoking content in topic discussions, the station’s programming is predominantly driven by educational talk oriented content, with top presenters on-air. Izwi Lomzansi started transmitting in 1999 through short term licences. Members of staff have developed valuable experience in radio broadcasting and production expertise.

The station has four main departments namely Marketing, News Room, Presenters (on-air staff) and Production. On a regular basis we recruit trainee journalists on attachment from the major institutes as part of our commitment to the community we broadcast to.

Admin contacts:
Phone: 031-305-7304
Mobile: 078 372 1945
Email: info@izwi98fm.co.za
onair@izwi98fm.co.za
admin@izwi98fm.co.za

For more information, click on the link below:
Izwi Lomzansi 98.0 FM

Highway Radio is a community family friendly radio station that caters for all tastes and age groups. As we have to decide on a particular audience profile, Highway Radio appeals mainly to a target market of the 18 – 60 year old listener in the LSM categories 4 -10. Specific limited programming is aired daily to cater for categories of listeners who fall outside this description. Strict attention is paid to program and presenter content in order to ensure that the tone of programming is smut and innuendo free, ensuring that listeners are not subject to questionable input, unsuitable for any member of the family.

Our listenership is estimated at 357 000 (119 000 radios tuned to the station with an average of 2 – 3 listeners per radio), and 4500 letters received in a two week period. Our programmes include various features from daily news headlines, weather financial reports, competitions, and more.

The broad program approach is 55% music and 45% talk.

Frequency:
101.5 FM
Broadcast area:
Pinetown, Durban, up the North Coast to Stanger and down the South Coast to Scottburgh
Language:
English

Connect us:
812 Sangro House 417 Anton Lembede Street Durban 4001
Tel No: (031) 3010367
Fax No: 086 509 1420

Good News Radio is Back on Air! In answer to worldwide prayer and pressure, the dynamic Good News Community Radio has at last been awarded a new licence and is now back on air in Kwazulu Natal. The station has been involved in a 6 year legal battle after the ANC government’s ICASA refused to renew their licence.

Good News Community Radio, which is based at Shortlands near Verulam on the North coast of Kwazulu Natal, been broadcasting since September 1995. It won a national award for their “Exam Buzz” education programmes, just before being forced off the air by ICASA. This was viewed as an ominous threat to religious freedom on the airwaves in South Africa.

Good News Community Radio were forced to shut down in June last year. Their frequency, 98 FM was awarded to a secular station called Izwe Lomzansi, which, to date, has not broadcast a single programme.

GNCR Station Manager, Steven Mabugana, explained: “We were amongst the first to apply in this area, in 1995. We were successful and were issued with a one year temporary license. This had to be renewed every year. But in 2002, we were shocked when we applied for the four year license and were turned down. The reasons given to us were that our station did not broadcast exclusively in the language of the largest population in our coverage area  Zulu – and that our board management did not reflect these demographics.” This led to a long and expensive legal battle to stay on air.

The main population groups, however, including Zulu, Indian, and White, were represented on the board and staff. Despite having a board that is entirely black, the secular station (Izwi Lomzansi) was awarded the frequency (98 FM) that GNCR occupied for 11 years. It therefore appears that a non-racial, multi-lingual Christian radio station broadcasting in five languages, 24 hours a day, is not as “racially representative” as a station that consists entirely of secular Zulus.

GNCR had over R300 000 in legal fees to pay off (although R230 000 has now kindly been “knocked off” by their legal team). Their expenses, however, are still numerous for updating their studio equipment.

Steven Mabungana praises God for granting them the new licence. “It is the beginning of new things and more souls won to Christ. Thank you to supporters, churches and individuals who have prayed for and supported us during this battle. We desire to be a radio station that will make a real difference in our community.”

Frequency:
98.0 FM
Broadcast area:
Tongaat, Mtunzini, Chatsworth, up the North Coast to Stanger and down the South Coast to Durban
Language:
English

Contact details:
email  : 93.6fm@gncr.org.za
onair email  : onair@gncr.org.za
news email  : news@gncr.co.za
tel      : 032 5333003
fax     : 032 5333802

For more information, click on the link below:
Good News Community Radio

Indonsakusa Community Radio affectionately known as ICORA FM is situated in the Northern part of KZN, Eshowe. It was established on the 10th of December 1997 in King Dinuzulu Township Eshowe. The prime objective was and still is to redress the imbalances of the past particularly in rural areas.

The idea of forming this radio station was born out of the conviction that the station would stimulate and guide the communities to action.
Some programs that are being broadcast are teenage pregnancies, sexual transmitted disease, child abuse, drug additions, and development issued to name but a few.

Managemnt:
ICORA FM management has undergone training courses in most recognized broadcasting institutions, like NEMISA, ABC Ulwazi, Institute for the advancement of Journalism and many other institutions in South Africa to acquire the management skills in the industry.

Vuma FM is a Zulu language South African commercial radio station based in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal The station can also be heard online from its website and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

An isiZulu inspirational lifestyle commercial radio station, represented by the slogan ikhaya lentokozo, which means the home of happiness.

Launched on the 22 November 2012 as a commercial radio station. Content is 90% isiZulu and 10% English. Music accounts for 70% of the content and is inspirational with a 50/50 split between international and local. The remainder of the content covers topics such as lifestyle, news, current affairs, events and roadshows, and is inspired by community involvement.

VUMA 103 FM has attracted listeners who resonate with its inspirational brand of music and content.

We have an exciting mix of presenters, who each bring a unique voice to the VUMA 103 FM family.

Our mandate is to deliver 70% inspirational, award winning music (made up of 50% international and 50% local artists).

To give you an idea of the type of music we play, here are some of our much loved international artists and their favoured titles:

Luther Vandross ‘Miracles’, Bette Midler ‘From a Distance’, Eric Clapton ‘My father’s Eyes’, John Legend ‘ Coming Home’, Marvin Gaye ‘What’s goin on’, Michael Jackson ‘Man in the Mirror’, Dionne Warwick ‘That’s what friends are for’, James Ingram ‘Remember the Dream’, Yolanda Adams ‘Someone Watching over You’, Donnie McClurkin ‘Ooh Child’, Whitney Houston ‘One Moment in Time’, R. Kelly ‘I Believe I can Fly’, Bob Carlyle ‘Butterfly Kisses’, Mary Mary ‘Shackles’, Kirk Franklin ‘Imagine Me’, Kirk Whalum ‘Make me a Believer’, Josh Groban ‘You Raise me Up’, Aretha Franklin and Michael McDonald, J Moss ‘Rebuild’.

Our local award winning artists and their titles include:

Sibongile Khumalo ‘Little Girl’, Judith Sephuma ‘A Cry, a Smile, a Dance’, Gloria Bosman ‘Time will Tell’, Lira ‘Phakade’, Mimi Ntenjwa ‘Good Bye Loneliness’, Joel Zuma ‘Bambelela’, Zonke ‘Thank you for Loving Me’, Lulu Dikane ‘Ndithembele Kuwe’, Khaya Mthethwa ‘Praise Him’, Joyous Celebration ‘Wangilwela’, The Soil ‘Joy, we are Family’, Letta Mbulu ‘Unity’, Ringo Madlingozi ‘Lyeza Nakuwe’, Solly Mahlangu ‘Siyabonga Jesu’, Hlengiwe Mhlaba ‘Laphal Igazi’, Ernie Smith ‘Blessed be your Name’, Siphokazi ‘Ndiyabulela’, Jabu Hlongwane ‘Ngiyavuma’, Loyiso Bala ‘More than Enough’ and Babo no Sgwili ‘Amatshe’.

For more information, click on the link below:
Vuma 103 FM

Ukhozi FM is a South African national radio station based in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal that caters to the needs of the Zulu-speaking community. Founded in 1960, it is the largest radio station in South Africa (by listenership). The station has a broadcasting licence from ICASA.

Ukhozi means “Eagle” in Zulu.

The Ukhozi FM is biggest station in Africa and the second largest station in the world which is streaming current affairs, sports, old and new romantic music, local and international Gospel music, local and international Jazz music, fusion music and infotainment.Ukhozi FM is one of the biggest radio stations and the largest in Africa with its listener ship in constant access of 7.2 million over the past decade. Ukhozi FM broadcasts mainly in IsiZulu and also targets IsiZulu speaking and understanding audiences in South Africa.Ukhozi FM’s headquarters is in KwaZulu Natal, Durban.

Coverage Areas & Frequencies:
KwaZulu-NatalGautengMpumalangaNorth-Eastern parts of Eastern CapeEastern parts of Free StateEastern parts of North WestSouthern parts of Limpopo

Target Audience:
The station caters to people ranging from young to elderly, however focuses on the youth.

For more information, click on the link below:
Ukhozi FM

Gagasi FM (previously P4 99.5 FM or P4 Radio Durban) is a radio station broadcasting in Durban and surrounding areas in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, specialising in R&B, Afro pop, hip hop, house and kwaito.  As of May 2007 it has a listenership of approximately 989 000 people. The station launched on 13 March 2006. It claims to be the only English and Zulu radio station in the country.

The station had 1 million listeners during its first year of operation.

Frequency:
99.5 in Durban, 88.6 throughout the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, 98.5 in Pietermaritzburg, 94.7 along the North Coast and 103.5 along the South CoastKHz

For more information, click on the link below:
Gagasi FM