{"id":230825,"date":"2021-06-28T12:27:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T11:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=230825"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:27:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T11:27:20","slug":"list-of-sabc-radio-stations-and-the-languages-they-broadcast-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/list-of-sabc-radio-stations-and-the-languages-they-broadcast-in\/","title":{"rendered":"List Of SABC Radio Stations and The Languages They Broadcast In"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are currently 296 radio stations in South Africa. Most of them are community stations while the remaining 40 stations are commercial\/public owned radio stations. Among the biggest and most recognized of these are SABC radio stations – stations that are owned and controlled by the South African Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n

The SABC is recognized as the country’s public broadcaster, which means that it controls the operation of all the radio and TV stations that are owned by the country. While it has six TV stations, SABC has 19 radio stations under its belt, some of which transmit signals to neighboring countries. More so, among the stations are some that have emerged as the leading stations in the country. The likes of Ukhozi FM, Metro FM, and Umhlobo Wenene FM are regarded as the largest stations in the country based on listenership with 7.9 million, 5.4 million, and 4.2 million weekly listeners respectively.<\/p>\n

The different stations owned by SABC deliver content in varying languages, including English, Xhosa, Ndebele, and Hindi. The oldest station under the media outfit is SAfm which dates back to 1936 while the most recent is X-K FM which began airing in 2000.<\/p>\n

A Complete List Of SABC Radio Stations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In no particular order, here are all the radio stations owned by the SABC.<\/p>\n

1. SAfm<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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