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==Early life== |
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Bush Radio started out as a project of the Cassette Education Trust during the last stages of the struggle against [[apartheid]].<ref name=transformations>[http://www.transformationsjournal.org/journal/issue_10/article_05.shtml "Community radio in post-apartheid South Africa: The case of Bush Radio in Cape Town"]. ''Transformations'', February 2005.</ref> Its programmes were distributed on [[cassette tape]].<ref name=transformations /> Many of its volunteers and programmers were students from the [[University of the Western Cape]], which did not at the time have its own [[campus radio]] station.<ref name=rjr>"The road to community radio". ''Rhodes Journalism Review'', September 2004.</ref> |
Bush Radio started out as a project of the Cassette Education Trust during the last stages of the struggle against [[apartheid]].<ref name=transformations>[http://www.transformationsjournal.org/journal/issue_10/article_05.shtml "Community radio in post-apartheid South Africa: The case of Bush Radio in Cape Town"] {{wayback|url=http://www.transformationsjournal.org/journal/issue_10/article_05.shtml |date=20130410022707 }}. ''Transformations'', February 2005.</ref> Its programmes were distributed on [[cassette tape]].<ref name=transformations /> Many of its volunteers and programmers were students from the [[University of the Western Cape]], which did not at the time have its own [[campus radio]] station.<ref name=rjr>"The road to community radio". ''Rhodes Journalism Review'', September 2004.</ref> |
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After being denied broadcast licenses on two occasions by South Africa's broadcast regulator, the station launched as an illegal [[pirate radio]] station on April 25, 1993,<ref name=transformations /> but was shut down by authorities within a few hours.<ref name=transformations /> With the democratization of South Africa around the time of the [[South African general election, 1994|1994 elections]], however, the station was soon granted a temporary broadcasting license,<ref name=transformations /> becoming one of the first media outlets in South Africa not owned by either the government or a commercial media company.<ref name=rjr /> Due to bureaucratic difficulties surrounding the country's transition to democracy, however, the station only received yearly temporary license renewals until being granted its first permanent broadcasting license in 2002. |
After being denied broadcast licenses on two occasions by South Africa's broadcast regulator, the station launched as an illegal [[pirate radio]] station on April 25, 1993,<ref name=transformations /> but was shut down by authorities within a few hours.<ref name=transformations /> With the democratization of South Africa around the time of the [[South African general election, 1994|1994 elections]], however, the station was soon granted a temporary broadcasting license,<ref name=transformations /> becoming one of the first media outlets in South Africa not owned by either the government or a commercial media company.<ref name=rjr /> Due to bureaucratic difficulties surrounding the country's transition to democracy, however, the station only received yearly temporary license renewals until being granted its first permanent broadcasting license in 2002. |
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| Frequency | 89.5 MHz (FM) |
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| Programming | |
| Format | community radio |
| History | |
First air date | April 25, 1993 |
| Links | |
| Website | Bush Radio |
Bush Radio is a popular and pioneering community radio station in South Africa. It broadcasts from Cape Town on 89.5 MHz FM, with a music and talk format aimed at the 18 to 39 age group.
Early life
Bush Radio started out as a project of the Cassette Education Trust during the last stages of the struggle against apartheid.[1] Its programmes were distributed on cassette tape.[1] Many of its volunteers and programmers were students from the University of the Western Cape, which did not at the time have its own campus radio station.[2]
After being denied broadcast licenses on two occasions by South Africa's broadcast regulator, the station launched as an illegal pirate radio station on April 25, 1993,[1] but was shut down by authorities within a few hours.[1] With the democratization of South Africa around the time of the 1994 elections, however, the station was soon granted a temporary broadcasting license,[1] becoming one of the first media outlets in South Africa not owned by either the government or a commercial media company.[2] Due to bureaucratic difficulties surrounding the country's transition to democracy, however, the station only received yearly temporary license renewals until being granted its first permanent broadcasting license in 2002.
In its original incarnation, the station was led by Edric Gorfinkel.[1] Once the station became a licensed operation, its management was taken over by Zane Ibrahim,[1] who oversaw the station's transformation from an anti-apartheid activist project into a broader community-oriented broadcaster.[1] Station volunteer Lumko Mtimde was also tapped to head the National Community Radio Forum, an organization which helped to establish a legislative and collaborative framework for the establishment and expansion of community radio in South Africa,[2] and later became a member of South Africa's new broadcast regulator, the Independent Broadcasting Authority.[2]
In 2000 Bush Radio received one of the Prince Claus Awards in the theme "Urban Heroes".
Services
In addition to the radio service, Bush Radio also offers media training, multimedia and community development programs.
References
External links
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