Radio Rosestad 100.6 FM (City of Roses) is a South African community-based
radio station
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based in
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...
,
South Africa
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of the
Free State.
Formed in 1994 as Radio Vryheid, it subsequently changed its name to Radio Rosestad. It mainly broadcasts for the Boer-Afrikaner community on 100.6 FM.
Coverage areas
From its Bloemfontein studio, it reaches:
*Boshof
*Winburg
*Petrusburg
*Bultfontein
*Theunissen
*Brandfort
*Reddersburg
*Edenburg
*Dewetsdorp
*Thaba Nchu
*Touches Hertzogville & Virginia
Broadcast languages
*Afrikaans
Broadcast time
*24/7
Target audience
*Afrikaans-speaking urban & farming communities in the central
Free State
*LSM Groups 6 - 10
*Age Group 25 - 49
Programme format
*60% Talk
*40% Music
Listenership Figures
References
External links
Official WebsiteSAARF Website
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Afrikaans-language radio stations
Community radio stations in South Africa
Mass media in the Free State (province)
Radio stations established in 1995
Radio stations in Bloemfontein