- Station name Station name
- Umhlobo Wenene FM
- Description Description
- It is the second-largest radio station in South Africa, with 4 million listeners. Broadcasting began on May 6, 1960, from the city of Grahamstown now Makhanda before moving to Kingwilliamstown now Qonce and finally settled in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), under the name Radio…
- Launch date Launch date
- 6 May 1960
- Owner Owner
- SABC
- Contact Contact
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Umhlobo Wenene FM
South Africa
Format
48kbps • AAC
UMhlobo Wenene FM (UWFM) is a South African radio station, providing news, sports, and entertainment broadcasts in isiXhosa. The station broadcasts 24/7 on Channel 818 on DStv.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
South Africa
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|---|---|
| Language Language | Xhosa |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | umhlobowenenefm.co.za |
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Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
106 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
South Africa
Owner / network
SABC
First air date
6 May 1960
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| Station ID | 1023286 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Africa, Eastern Cape |
| Owner | SABC |
| Broadcast area | South Africa |
| Launched | 6 May 1960 |
| Website | umhlobowenenefm.co.za |
| Primary frequency | 106 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
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| Last check | 15 hours ago |
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| Stream host | playerservices.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 28933.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 879 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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About station About Umhlobo Wenene FM
UMhlobo Wenene FM (UWFM) is a South African radio station, providing news, sports, and entertainment broadcasts in isiXhosa. The station broadcasts 24/7 on Channel 818 on DStv.
It is the second-largest radio station in South Africa, with 4 million listeners. Broadcasting began on May 6, 1960, from the city of Grahamstown now Makhanda before moving to Kingwilliamstown now Qonce and finally settled in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), under the name Radio Xhosa, before a renaming following the fall of apartheid and the 1994 election. The station has a broadcasting license from ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa). The station has received a number of awards. The name "uMhlobo Wenene" means "True Friend" in Xhosa.
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