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CCFM (Cape Community FM) is a 24-hour,[1][2] 7-day-a-week[3] community radio station[4] serving the people of Cape Town, South Africa. As a non-profit radio station, CCFM broadcasts a mix of contemporary Christian music, combined with talk, views and interviews, and up-to-the-minute news, weather, and traffic information.[3] Its slogan is “Changing lives for good.”

CCFM started as Radio Fish Hoek in 1993.[5] The station was founded by the Fish Hoek Baptist Church.[1][6] It currently broadcasts in Cape Town, False Bay, Stellenbosch, Goodwood, Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town, and Atlantis on 96.7 & 107.5 FM.[2] English is its primary language, but airs some Xhosa & Afrikaans as well.[2]

CCFM styles itself as a family radio station,[2] boasting about 152,000 listeners as of October 2014. About 10% are younger than 25, a quarter of listeners are 25-34, a third 35-49, and 30% are 50 or older. The sex of the audience breaks 48% male, 52% female.[2][7]

CCFM produces a television show advertising CCFM's best content, from gospel music to celebrity interviews on DStv Channel 263. It also shows CCFM Sing For The King, a local gospel singing competition.

References

  1. ^ a b "Radio CCFm 107.5". All About Mzansi Information Services.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "GivenGain - Cause - Radio CCFm". GivenGain.
  4. ^ "Community radio in South Africa".
  5. ^ https://www.towncaptain.com/article/radio-ccfm-joins-towncaptain-com/
  6. ^ "Our Story – Living Hope".
  7. ^ "SAARF".