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. UCT Radio broadcasts on the 104.5 MHz frequency from a 20

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transmitter located at . According to the university website, the station broadcasts its signal from the main Upper Campus in the Southern Suburbs, and all the way across the Cape Flats towards the Northern Suburbs of the greater Cape Town area. According to the Radio Audience Measurement Survey, UCT Radio had a weekly listenership of 30,000 people.

Management

* Station Manager: Natalie Brandreth * Traffic and Tech Manager: Kyle Robbertze * HR Manager: Torben du Toit * Programme Manager: Resego Molope * Marketing Manager: Spokazi Tati * Head DJ: Michael Owen * Production Manager: Liezel Boudreaux * News Manager: Tej Bagirathi * Content Manager: Reitumetse Malefane * Music Manager: Rèné du Toit * Online and Social Media Coordinator: Rebecca Cullum * Events Coordinator: Caitlin Samuels

Programming on UCT Radio

As a student-run, campus-community station, our programming reflects the culture, ethos and diversity of campus life, following a cross-genre approach to music and playing 90% of South African music.

Notable alumni

Mark Gillman ( 5FM presenter), Randall Abrahams ( Idols SA judge), Suga (

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/MC at 46664 events), Bongani Njoli (

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) and Natalie Bekker (P4/Free Spirit/

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presenter).

References

External links

UCT Radio official website

UCT Radio live internet stream
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