Phaphala FM is a South African

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

operating through SABC, South Africa's government owned national broadcaster. Phalaphala broadcasts in the

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language and can be received mainly in

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and

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provinces. The station's Music format is Middle of the Road Format (MOR) with Mid Tempo Bit.

History

Phalaphala FM was born on 2 February 1965 and came into being after a merge between Radio Venda and Radio Thohoyandou in 1998. The two radio stations of different backgrounds with the one being Venda Bantustan origin and the other being a SABC public broadcaster. Radio Thohoyandou had a commercial wing which did broadcast in English and did not have the same license conditions as Radio Venda. The station broadcasts live from Polokwane or Thohoyandou SABC studios . its historical Djs Line up includes the legendary Mpho Nefale, Mbalavhali D, Terry 'Big Dude" Mudau, Dj Lagugga & Many More. It is also known for hosting the biggest music festival called Phalaphala Fm Royal Heritage Festival in Limpopo and throughout South Africa. The station broadcasts out of

in Tshivenda.

Coverage and frequencies

Broadcast time

*24/7

Target audience

*Ages 16 – 24 (43%) *Ages 25 – 34 (20%) *Ages 35 – 49 (21%) *Female (51%) *Male (49%) *LSM 1-4 (46.6%) *LSM 5-6 (42.9%) *LSM 7-10 (10.5%)

Listenership figures

References

External links

Phalaphala FM WebsitePhalaphala FM Stream
* /www.saarf.co.za SAARF Website* /www.sentech.co.za Sentech Website Radio stations in South Africa Mass media in Limpopo {{SouthAfrica-radio-station-stub