5FM

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5FM

Broadcast area	Broadcast Nationwide (via, repeaters)
Frequency	various nationwide, 98FM in Johannesburg
First air date	October 13, 1975 (1975-10-13)
Format	CHR (Contemporary hit radio)
Owner	SABC
Webcast	[1]
Website	www.5fm.co.za

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. Headquartered in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 5FM broadcasts nationally to a youth audience.

Origin and History

Formerly known as Radio 5, the station developed from a commercial station, LM Radio, which had been operating from Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) in neighbouring Mozambique. Radio 5 first went on the air on October 13, 1975 after Mozambique gained its independence. Radio 5 was established with 8 medium wave transmitters, catering for the pop music audience. The name indicated the SABC's 5th radio channel at that time.

Re-branded 5FM in 1992, the current logo is a red 5 and superscripted FM within a circle and the words "The Power of" inscribed along the upper periphery of the circle. Music is the heart of 5FM's format, supported by news, sports and traffic catering to a wide range of tastes for a youthful market.

External links

• Official website