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This is a list of radio stations in South Africa. M Note: The list of commercial stations tends to be more stable, with few additions or removals. The list of community stations tends to change quite a bit, with many changes over time (mainly due to funding issues).


National / multiprovincial (commercial stations)


Active

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5FM 5FM is a South African FM radio station that follows a Top 40 music format and is owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), South Africa's public broadcaster. SABC announced the appointment of Mr. JD Mostert as Business Manag ...
– previously Radio 5 *
CapeTalk CapeTalk is a commercial AM radio station based in Cape Town, South Africa, broadcasting on AM/MW 567 to Cape Town. The station is also webcast via its website. It claims to be Cape Town's number one news and talk station, offering news, sp ...
* Kfm 94.5 *
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– previously 94.7 Highveld Stereo * 99.2 YFM * 2000FM (Radio 2000) * Algoa FM (Radio Algoa) * BRFM (The Border Drive) * Capricorn FM * Hot 1027, formerly Classic FM 102.7 * East Coast Radio (ECR) * Gagasi FM * Good Hope FM * Heart 104.9 FM * iKwekwezi FM – previously Radio Ndebele *
Jacaranda FM Jacaranda FM, previously known as Jacaranda 94.2, is a South African radio station, broadcasting in English and Afrikaans, with a footprint that covers Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the North West Province and boasts a listening audience of 2 ...
* Kaya FM 95.9 *
Ligwalagwala FM Ligwalagwala FM is a South African national PBS radio station based in Mbombela, South Africa. History The year 2008 marked the rebirth of the station by launching a brand new, vibrant, jubilant and dynamic image. The launch of the new logo was ...
* Lesedi FM *
Lotus FM Lotus FM (formerly, Radio Lotus) is a South African national radio station based in Durban, loosely similar to the BBC Asian Network in the United Kingdom, that caters for the needs of the Indian South African community. It combines a mix of Ind ...
* Metro FM * Motsweding FM *
MPowerFM MPowerFM is a commercial radio station serving Mpumalanga. Broadcasting from studios in Emalahleni and Nelspruit, MPowerFM went on air in December 2007. History MPowerFM was a dream that became a reality in the early part of 2006. With African ...
* Munghana Lonene FM * OFM – previously Radio Oranje * Phalaphala FM * Power FM (Power 98.7 FM) *
Radio 702 702 is a commercial FM radio station based in Johannesburg, South Africa, broadcasting on FM 92.7 and FM 106 to the greater Gauteng province. The station is also webcast via its website. It claims to be Johannesburg's number one news and talk ...
* Radiokansel / Radio Pulpit * RSG – previously Afrikaans Stereo, Radio Suid-Afrika (1985), Afrikaanse Diens van die SAUK (1937) * SAfm – previously Radio South Africa (1985), English Service (1936) * Smile 90.4FM * Cybatar Tunes *
Thobela FM Thobela FM is the contemporary voice of Sepedi speaking/understanding South Africans. Coverage and frequencies The station broadcasts in these areas and in FM on the following frequencies throughout South Africa. Broadcast time *24/7 Targ ...
* tru fm – previously CKI FM * Ukhozi FM * Umhlobo Wenene FM * Vuma 103 FM * YFM99.2 * 100.6 FM * VUTHA FM COMMERCIAL * VUTHA FM NEWS *EVRH Evogue Radio (Digital radio station)


Ceased

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Springbok Radio Springbok Radio (spelled ''Springbokradio'' in Afrikaans, ) was a South African nationwide radio station that operated from 1950 to 1986. History SABC's decision in December 1945 to develop a commercial service was constrained by post-war financi ...
– owned by SABC; closed 31 December 1985 * Radio RSA – closed; renamed Channel Africa after 1992


Free State (community stations)


Active

* Koepel Stereo (KSFM 94.9) * Kovsie FM 97.0 * Lentswe Community Radio * Mosupatsela FM Stereo * Motheo FM *
Overvaal Stereo Overvaal Stereo is a South African community radio station based in the Free State. Coverage areas *Potchefstroom *Klerksdorp * Odendaalsrus * Coligny *Welkom *Kroonstad *Virginia *Parys *Vanderbijlpark *Sasolburg Broadcast languages *Predomi ...
* QwaQwa Radio * Radio Panorama 107.6 FM * Radio Rosestad 100.6 FM * Setsoto FM Stereo *Central University of Technology Campus Radio (CUT FM 105.8FM)


Gauteng (community stations)


Active

* 90.6FM Stereo / VCR FM * Hellenic Radio * Hope FM * IFM 102.2 *
Jozi FM Jozi FM (formerly known as Soweto Buwa Radio) is a local radio station that started in 1995 as Soweto Community Radio. In 1999–2000, Soweto Community Radio and Buwa Radio merged to form Jozi FM, to form the largest community radio station in ...
* Kasie FM 97.1 * Pretoria FM * Tuks FM 107.2 * TUT FM 96.2 * UJFM 95.4 * Arrowline Chinese Radio AM 1269


KwaZulu-Natal (community stations)


Active

* DYR (Durban Youth Radio) 105.1 FM – reactivated as of April 2016 * Icora FM (Indonsakusa Community Radio) * KZN Capital 104FM * Ugu Youth Radio FM * VOD RADIO 105.4 AM* FAITH ARMARIA ONLINE


Limpopo (community stations)


Active

* Giyani Community Radio * Makhado FM 107.3 * John Hagan Radio


Mpumalanga (community stations)


Active

* Radio Laeveld 100.5FM Stereo


Northern Cape (community stations)


Active

* Kurara FM * Radio NFM 98.1 * Radio Orania * Radio Riverside 98.2 FM *
Radio Teemaneng Stereo 89.1 FM Radio Teemaneng Stereo 89.1 FM is a South African community radio station based in the Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split ...
* Ulwazi FM 88.9 * X-K FM 107.9


North West (community stations)


Active

* Aganang FM * Letlhabile Community Radio * Lichvaal Stereo (92.6FM) * Life FM * Mafikeng Community Radio 96.7 * Modiri FM * PUK FM 93.6 * Radio Mafisa 93.4 FM * Star FM 102.9 Mhz * Kopanong FM 100.0 and 103.5 Mhz


Western Cape (Cape Town radio stations)


Active

* 5FM - Frequency 89.0FM * Bush Radio 89.5FM * Smile 90.4FM * Metro FM 93.0
HelderbergFM 93.6
* Kfm 94.5 * Good Hope FM 95.3FM * Lotus FM 97.8FM * Radio 2000 98.6FM * CCFM 107.5 * Heart 104.9FM *
Fine Music Radio Fine Music Radio is a radio station that is based within the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1995, Fine Music Radio focuses mainly on classical music and jazz, and broadcasts on frequencies 101.3 in the greater Cap ...
* MFM 92.6 * One FM 94.0 * Radio 786 100.4FM * Radio Kaap se Punt * 70vibeFM


Online Radio Stations


Active

* Massiv Metro * Homegrown Radio * Chiff Central * Urban Fusion Radio


Border areas

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Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...
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Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
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Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Service Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Service is the state-owned broadcast and print information provider of Eswatini, which essentially wields total control over all media within the country. It was founded in 1966 as a radio broadcaster, and was ...
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Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a population ...
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Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
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LM Radio LM Radio is a radio station based in Maputo, Mozambique. Historically it was a shortwave station broadcasting to South Africa and Rhodesia from Lourenço Marques, the colonial era name of Maputo, hence the name "Lourenço Marques Radio" from 193 ...
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Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...


International

* 93.6 RAM FM *
Radio France Internationale Radio France Internationale, usually referred to as RFI, is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of France. With 37.2 million listeners in 2014, it is one of the most-listened-to international radio stations in the world, along with ...
– news, sport and features, across Africa


See also

* List of newspapers in South Africa *
Media of South Africa The mass media in South Africa has a large mass media sector and is one of Africa's major media centres. While South Africa's many broadcasters and publications reflect the diversity of the population as a whole, the most commonly used language i ...
* Lists of radio stations in Africa *
Music of South Africa South Africa is well known for its distinct musical styles which have played a huge role towards the country's society. The music of South Africa is very diverse with a wide variety of genres such as Marabi, Kwaito, house music, Isicathamiya ...
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South African Audience Research Foundation The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) is a non-profit organisation which publishes media audience and product/brand research on traditional media. It was formerly known as the South African Advertising Research Foundation (foll ...
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References


Further reading

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External links


Live All Radio Stations From South Africa OnlineAfrican radio onlineEcouter Radio En DirectListen to all South Africa FM radio stations online
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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090227013730/http://fmlist.org/ FMLISTdatabase of FM stations (select country "AFS" after logging in or continuing as guest)
FMSCAN
reception prediction of FM, TV, MW, SW stations (also use the expert options for better results)
Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South AfricaRadio Station World
list of station websites
South African Radio channelSAARF (South African Audience Research Foundation)Radio station in South Africa Live Stream
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Reference lists of all radio by province from South Africa
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