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East Rand Stereo
Ekurhuleni FM, previously known as East Rand Stereo is a community radio station based in Springs Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ..., Gauteng, South Africa. It broadcasts on the 93.9 FM radio frequency across the East Rand and Ekurhuleni area. The station was one of the first to go on air on 25 October 1996, this was during the birth of community radio in South Africa in the early nineties, History The station was founded as East Rand Stereo and initially broadcast from a studio in Casseldale Springs with a small reception area. Its first license was granted for three and a half days a week, sharing its 93.9 FM frequency with another community radio station. It received a license in 1999 to broadcast seven days a week, 24 hours a day. In 2004 they became one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springs, Gauteng
Springs is a former independent city that is now part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, City of Ekurhuleni, based in the east of Johannesburg East Rand, (East Rand), in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies 50 km (31 mi) east of Johannesburg and 72 km (45 mi) southeast from Pretoria. Its name derives from the large number of spring (hydrosphere), springs in the area, and its estimated population is more than 121,610 in 2011. It is situated at 1628 m (5,340 ft) above sea level. Springs was divided during the Apartheid era into the middle- and upper-income white suburbs around the city centre and the Indian area of Bakerton east of the CBD; while black people were relocated to KwaThema, southwest of the CBD. History The town of Springs, east of Johannesburg, is on the East Rand, or what is now known as the Metropolitan area of Ekurhuleni, in the Gauteng Province. It was founded as a coal and gold mining town in 1904, but its history can b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
