UCT Radio

UCT Radio
Cape Town; South Africa;
Broadcast area	Cape Town
Programming
Format	Campus radio
Ownership
Owner	University of Cape Town
History
First air date	1976
Links
Website	www.radio.uct.ac.za

UCT Radio is a campus radio station operated by students of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in Cape Town, South Africa. UCT Radio broadcasts on the online at radio.uct.ac.za. The station broadcasts from the main Upper Campus in the Southern Suburbs.

Management

Station Manager: Natalie Brandreth
Programme Manager: Aphelele Jack
Tech Manager: Kyle Robbertze
HR Manager: Thendo Bianca Mukwevho
Marketing Manager: Erin Bailey
Head DJ: Clarence Ntini
Production Manager: Thomas Hele
News Manager: Mpho Makhetha
Music Manager: Zahrah Britow
Online and Social Media Manager: Nikiwe Zilwa
Events Manager: Allert Ramphisa

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 60% of South African music.^[1]

Notable alumni

Dan Corder (5FM Presenter) Mark Gillman (Former 5FM presenter), Randall Abrahams (Former Idols SA judge), Station Director Russell Warner (transformed the station into a community broadcaster and consequently obtained the first legal and current licence to broadcast on the FM 104.5 frequency using a 20 W transmitter). For the first time UCT Radio was a fully fledged radio station as opposed to a wired public address system (there was a history of the occasional pirate wireless broadcast from time to time until authorities would shut it down. Suga (Good Hope FM/MC at 46664 events), Bongani Njoli (e.tv) and Natalie Bekker (P4/Free Spirit/Top Billing presenter).^[2]

References

^ "UCT Radio - About Us". University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^ "UC Radio - About Us". University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

External links

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[1] "UCT Radio - About Us". University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[2] "UC Radio - About Us". University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

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