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Radio station in Port Elizabeth
UMhlobo Wenene FM
Broadcast areaSouth Africa
FrequencyFM: 88-106 MHz
Ownership
OwnerSABC
Sister stationsUkhozi FM
History
First air date6 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-06)
Links
Websitewww.umhlobowenenefm.co.za

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.

Broadcasting began on May 6, 1960, from the city of Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), under the name Radio Xhosa, before a renaming following the fall of apartheid and the 1994 election.


The station has a broadcasting license from ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa).

The station has received a number of awards.

The word "Umhlobo wenene" is a Xhosa word meaning "True Friend"

References

  1. "Top 10 Radio Stations 2018". sabcgroupsales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "UMhlobo Wenene Radio". gov. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. 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'
  4. ICASA Website (Checked April 2013)
  5. "Umhlobo Wenene (Awards)". umhlobowenenefm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

External links


South African Broadcasting Corporation
Radio
Current television channels
Former television and radio channels

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