UMhlobo Wenene FM
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| Broadcast area | South Africa |
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| Frequency | FM: 88-106 MHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SABC |
| Ukhozi FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 6 May 1960 |
| Links | |
| 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,[2] under the name Radio Xhosa, before a renaming following the fall of apartheid and the 1994 election.[3]
List of radio presenters
- Nokubonga Blaq Maci ( Khanyisa Kukhanye Mhlobo)
- Gudla Abatshakazi, lavuthibhayi
- Tshidi Monterio, masixolelane, emfuleni wothando
- Nomonde Vakalisa, imvuselelo, ngenani emasangweni endumiso
- Sphiwo"spitch" Magoda, umxholo kumhlobo
- Zintle "baby zee" Mbusi, umhlobo wenene fm drive
- Ma K, Ukholo nengqiqo
- Dikeledi Dikela(news reporter)
- Siphosethu Nonganga, news reporter
- Lali Tokwe", beka ithemba lakho kuye, seza umphefumlo
- Amaza Ntshanga, 123 pholaz
- King Booi, iikwayara eziphambili
- pastor breakfast eyondlayo ekuseni
- MAFA Breakfast eyondlayo ekuseni
- [putco ] Ezemidlalo Weekdays
- [Yarees] Jaiva Mzansi
UWFM Line Up
Monday - Friday
- 00:00-03:00 ~ Umxholo KuMhlobo
- 03:00-05:00 ~ Beka Ithemba Lakho Kuye (Mon-Thurs)
- 03:30-03:45 ~ Ibali Repeat
- 03:00-05:00 ~ Siyabakhumbula (Fri)
- 05:00-06:00 ~ Laphum' Ikhwezi
- 06:00-09:00 ~ Breakfast Eyondlayo Ekuseni
- 09:00-12:00 ~ Khanyisa Kukhanye Mhlobo (Mon-Wed & Fri)
- 09:00-12:00 ~ Ngenani Emasangweni Ngendumiso (Thurs)
- 12:00-13:00 ~ Zibuzwa Kuthi
- 13:00-15:00 ~ 123 Pholaz
- 13:30-13:45 ~ Ibali
- 15:00-18:00 ~ UMhlobo Wenene FM Drive
- 18:00-19:00 ~ Apha Naphaya
- 19:00-19:15 ~ Imiphanga (Mon-Thurs)
- 19:15-20:00 ~ Ezemidlalo
- 20:00-21:00 ~ Isikhokelo Kwezemfundo (Mon-Thurs)
- 21:00-00:00 ~ Masixolelane (Mon)
- 21:30 ~ Ibali Repeat (Mon-Thurs)
- 22:00 ~ Ufundo Lwencwadi (Mon-Thurs)
- 21:00-00:00 ~ Afro-Cafe (Tue)
- 21:00-00:00 ~ Umfula Wothando (Wed)
- 21:00-00:00 ~ Inkolo Yemveli (Thur)
- 20:00-22:00 ~ Ziyawa KuMhlobo (Fri)
- 22:00-01:00 ~ Jaiva Mzansi (Fri)
Saturday
- 01:00-03:00 ~ Masonwabe
- 03:00-04:30 ~ Kuze Kuse KuMhlobo
- 04:30-06:00 ~ Ibuzwa Kwabaphambili
- 06:00-07:00 ~ Ziyawoyika Umbethe
- 07:00-09:00 ~ Vuka Mzansi
- 09:00-09:30 ~ Izimvo Zabantwana
- 09:30-10:00 ~ Teen Zone
- 10:00-13:00 ~ Lavuth' Ibhayi
- 13:00-15:00 ~ UMhlobo Wenene FM Top 20
- 15:00-18:00 ~ Ezemidlalo
- 18:00-20:00 ~ Iqonga Labatsha
- 20:00-22:00 ~ Ziyawa KuMhlobo
- 22:00-01:00 ~ Jaiva Mzansi
Sunday
- 01:00-03:00 ~ Masonwabe
- 03:00-04:30 ~ Kuze Kuse KuMhlobo
- 04:30-05:00 ~ Inkolo ye Bahai
- 05:00-05:30 ~ Inkolo ye Islam
- 05:30-07:00 ~ Ukholo Nengqiqo
- 07:00-08:00 ~ Sakh' Abantwana
- 08:00-09:00 ~ Isandulela Senkonzo
- 09:00-11:00 ~ Seza Umphefumlo
- 11:00-13:00 ~ Eziyolisayo KuMhlobo
- 13:00-15:00 ~ Iikwayara Eziphambili
- 15:00-18:00 ~ Ezemidlalo
- 18:00-19:00 ~ Uphendlo Ndaba Zeveki
- 19:00-22:00 ~ Imvuselelo
- 22:00-00:00 ~ Umculo we Jazz
The station has a broadcasting license from ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa).[4]
The station has received a number of awards.[5]
References
- ^ "Top 10 Radio Stations 2018". sabcgroupsales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "UMhlobo Wenene Radio". gov. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Ally, Shireen; Lissoni, Arianna (2017). New Histories of South Africa's Apartheid-Era Bantustans. Routledge.
After 1994 [...] vernacular radio stations came up with new names and logos. [...] Radio Xhosa adopted the name 'Umhlobo Wenene'
- ^ ICASA Website (Checked April 2013)
- ^ "Umhlobo Wenene (Awards)". umhlobowenenefm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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