Radio Orania Explained
Radio Orania is a South African community radio station based in the Northern Cape. The coverage area is Orania, a town in the Northern Cape,[2] although some reception is possible as far as Hopetown.
Programmes are broadcast in Afrikaans language, from 5 am to 4 pm and 5 to 10 pm. The Orania community is the target audience. Programme format includes about 40% music and 60% talk.
The radio station was launched on 12 April 2008, after its predecessor Radio 100 had been shut down by ICASA.[3] The station is staffed by volunteers only,[4] counting over 50 contributors.[5]
Programmes include readings of Afrikaans literature such as Mikro's Die ruiter in die nag. A 13-year-old student at Orania's Volkskool made local news in 2009, when his radio play about Battle of Majuba was broadcast by the station.[6]
Listenership figures
Estimated Listenership[7] !! 7 Day| May 2013 | 22 000 |
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| Feb 2013 | 8 000 |
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| Dec 2012 | 9 000 |
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| Oct 2012 | 8 000 |
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| Aug 2012 | 6 000 |
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| Jun 2012 | 6 000 | |
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External links
- [//www.saarf.co.za SAARF Website]
- [//www.sentech.co.za Sentech Website]
Notes and References
- http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/30230.pdf Notice 1046 of 2007
- Book: The Annual Guide to Radio in South Africa (AdVantage 2012). 2012. Media 24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130523110957/http://www.advantagemagazine.co.za/. 2013-05-23.
- Web site: Voorgrond. July 2011. Orania Beweging. 4 April 2015. Afrikaans. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150410111752/http://issuu.com/oraniabeweging/docs/orania_voorgrond_jul_2011. 10 April 2015.
- News: Get ready for Radio Orania.... 12 April 2015. IOL News. 10 April 2008. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412113920/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/get-ready-for-radio-orania-1.396119#.VSowFmbv4T0. 12 April 2015.
- Web site: Orania Beweging. Twitter. 6 April 2015. 31 March 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305143916/https://twitter.com/oraniabeweging/status/450611593903341568. 5 March 2016.
- News: Lombard. Eleanor. Pluimpie vir jong skrywer. 12 April 2015. Volksblad. 20 March 2009.
- //www.saarf.co.za/rams-presentations SAARF RAMS (Presentations)
