- Station name Station name
- 5FM
- Description Description
- Originally named Radio 5, the station was re-branded as "5FM" in 1992, and has as its current logo a red "5" and superscripted "FM" within a circle and the words "The Power of" inscribed along the upper periphery of the circle.
- Launch date Launch date
- 13 October 1975
- Owner Owner
- SABC
- Contact Contact
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5FM
South Africa
Format
48kbps • AAC
5FM is a South African FM radio station forming part of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), South Africa's public broadcaster. 5FM follows a Top 40 music format aimed at a youth market, together with news and sports coverage.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
South Africa
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|---|---|
| Language Language | Unknown |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | 5fm.co.za |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
98 MHz
Service type
DAB
Owner / network
SABC
First air date
13 October 1975
Digital service
DAB · 98 MHz
Digital broadcast
DAB · 98 MHz
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Station details
Station details
9 details
Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 914390 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Africa, Gauteng |
| Coordinates | -26.1859, 28.0094 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Owner | SABC |
| Launched | 13 October 1975 |
| Website | 5fm.co.za |
| Primary frequency | 98 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
Stream health
Stream health
7 details
Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 1 day ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | playerservices.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 28563.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 1027 ms |
Source information
Source information
1 detail
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
1 day ago
Last successful stream
1 day ago
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About station About 5FM
5FM is a South African FM radio station forming part of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), South Africa's public broadcaster. 5FM follows a Top 40 music format aimed at a youth market, together with news and sports coverage.
Originally named Radio 5, the station was re-branded as "5FM" in 1992, and has as its current logo a red "5" and superscripted "FM" within a circle and the words "The Power of" inscribed along the upper periphery of the circle. The station is currently managed by Masixole Mdingane, Business Unit Manager of the PCS Combo (Good Hope FM & 5FM).
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