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Broadcast area | South Africa |
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Frequency | FM: 88-106 MHz |
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Owner | SABC |
Ukhozi FM | |
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First air date | 6 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-06) |
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Website | www |
UMhlobo Wenene FM (UWFM) is a South African radio station, providing news, sports, and entertainment broadcasts in isiXhosa. The station broadcasts 24/7 on Channel 818 on DStv. It is the second-largest radio station in South Africa, with 4 million listeners.[1]
Broadcasting began on May 6, 1960, from the city of Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha),[2] under the name Radio Xhosa, before a renaming following the fall of apartheid and the 1994 election.[3]
The station has a broadcasting license from ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa).[4]
The station has received a number of awards.[5]
After 1994 [...] vernacular radio stations came up with new names and logos. [...] Radio Xhosa adopted the name 'Umhlobo Wenene'
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