Mediamark, a multi-media advertising sales house, has recently signed contracts with Smile 90.4FM, Capricorn FM and much anticipated Power FM to represent them in the advertising sales spectrum. On air from March this year, Smile 90.4FM broadcasts and creates content aimed at reaching LSM 6-10 audiences in the Cape Metropole with an Afrikaans and English talk [...]
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SABC’s radio share increases by 68%
Following SABC Radio’s exceptional performance at the recent MTN Radio Awards, and now the portfolio has also delivered a sterling performance in the May release of the (The South African Audience Research Foundation) SAARF RAMS data which covered the period Oct 2012 – Mar 2013. SABC’s share of all adult listening increased to a substantial [...]
Stephen Grootes returns to Daily Maverick
The Daily Maverick has announced that one of their original journalists, is re-joining the Daily Maverick. Stephen Grootes is the host of the Midday Report talk show on Talk Radio 702 and Cape Talk radio as well as EWN senior political reporter; his analytical skills and deep insight and understanding of the political and economic South African landscape [...]
All the MTN radio award winners
All the 2013 MTN Radio Awards winners Afternoon Drive Presenter (Gautrain) Campus Nolz v d Merwe – TUKS FM Community Siphila Ngomusa – Radio Khwezi PBS Ba2cada Leine – Lesedi FM Commercial David O’Sullivan – Talk Radio 702 Afternoon Drive Show (Doritos) Campus The Drive on MFM 92.6 – MFM 92.6 Community Vuurvas – Radio [...]
New line-up for 5FM
Commercial hit radio station 5FM announces its new line-up, effective from 1st April 2013 and confirms three new on air personalities to join the 5FM family. Capetonian, Stephanie B joins 5FM from sister station, Good Hope FM. Stephanie B is a multi-talented on-air personality who is passionate about music. Stephanie will host the 10pm – [...]
Ja.fm grows audience by 2000%
Ja.fm blazes a trail for crowdsourced digital radio Ja.fm, the first South African digital radio station that drives its playlists through its listeners’ votes, has grown its audience from around 4,500 unique browsers in January 2012 to nearly 100,000 in January 2013. This represents a 2000%-plus growth in unique listeners over this period [...]
SAfm appoints new marketing manager
SAfm has announced Liesl Hefkie as the station’s new Marketing Manager. In this role Liesl Hefkie will be the custodian of the station’s overall Marketing Strategy. For the last seven (7) years Liesl has worked for the SABC Corporate Marketing office. Ms Hefkie was in charge and responsible for all the activations, events, campaigns as [...]
Paul Rotherham to host Jacaranda FM’s KIA Top 20
From Saturday 16 March 2013, well known radio personality Paul Rotherham takes to the air as the host of Jacaranda FM’s Kia Top 20. Every Saturday from 10:00 to 12 noon Rotherham will be bringing you the biggest tracks on the Jacaranda playlist. Rotherham will bring you the lekkerhits plus celebrity news, charts from [...]
Jacaranda FM officially opens new broadcast headquarters
Jacaranda FM officially opened its state-of-the-art broadcast headquarters on Thursday, 07 March 2013. The new home, situated in the business hub of Midrand, was opened by Executive Director of Kagiso Media and CEO of Kagiso Broadcasting, Omar Essack and Chief Financial Officer of Kagiso Media, Siphokhazi Chivizhe. Amongst the guests who attended the roof wetting [...]
ComutaNet hosts Yvonne Chaka Chaka Rank TV and Comuta Radio
Rank TV, which reaches more than 5 million viewers weekly, and Comuta Radio, which reaches over 2 million commuters daily, are just a few of the platforms that ComutaNet uses to bring content to commuters across South Africa. ComutaNet recently hosted the renowned artist Yvonne Chaka Chaka on both Rank TV and Comuta Radio, [...]
