Kaya FM explained

Kaya FM
Area:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Airdate:August 1997
Frequency:95.9 MHz FM[1]
Format:Urban/Jazz/African Indigenous
Website:https://www.kaya959.co.za/

Kaya FM 95.9 is a commercial radio station that broadcasts from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.[2]

History

Kaya FM was launched in August 1997, and was one of the first frequencies to be approved for private commercial radio in South Africa. The station format is 60% music and 40% talk, thus making it unique to other ICASA approved licences.[3]

Format and listeners

According to its website, the current listenership stands at 628 000 per average day. Most of the target audience of KAYA FM resides in the urban areas. The music format offers a mix including Adult Contemporary music and Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Contemporary Jazz. It also includes African Indigenous Genre to its sound. Kaya FM 95.9 programming contains news, sport, and topical driven issues as well.

Footprint

Broadcast time

Listener figures

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Ave. 7 Day Mon-Sun
2018'3865 000
2018'2897 000
2018'1899 000
2017'4953 000
2017'3979 000
2017'2931 000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radio frequencies in South Africa. SouthAfrica.info. 31 January 2016.
  2. News: Sikhakhane. Zweli. Kaya FM appoints Mediamark to Drive advertising sales. 31 January 2016. BizNis Africa. 1 December 2015.
  3. Web site: The Station . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212062040/http://www.kayafm.co.za/about.php . 12 February 2009 . Kaya FM . 23 January 2020.
  4. Book: The Annual Guide to Radio in South Africa. 2012. Media 24. 14 December 2014.