Luckily, we have a pretty good choice to pick from here. Talk radio (in many languages) to classical to trashy pop to pirate dance radio - take your FM pick!
This list isn't definitive but hopefully there will be something to your liking before you can get to a CD shop!
National
- 5FM. Cape Town, 89.0; Johannesburg, 98.0; Durban, 89.9; 5fm frequency finder. Hails from our national broadcaster and is broadcast countrywide. Currently undergoing what would appear to be a minor demographic change, 5FM caters predominantly for the younger crowd playing anything from pop, to hip-hop to dance (Sat evening's Saturday Surgery is good) to rock.
- RSG: 100-106 (another from the SABC). More suitable for the daring Dutch tourist, this station is purely Afrikaans. With a mixture of talk radio, rock, classical and some boeremusiek, it caters for the contemporary Afrikaans speaking set.
Gauteng - Johannesburg/Pretoria and surrounds
- 94.7 Highveld. Can also be streamed across the net (not so easy to do in a car though). Highveld caters for a varied crowd and is listened to in offices all over Gauteng. Broadcast in English, music is mostly contemporary pop.
- 94.2 Jacaranda. Also available online, Jacaranda is also changing it's demographics. It's now like the Afrikaans/English cousin of Highveld, although the two companies are not connected. Music leans from contemporary 'adult' pop to hits of yesteryear.
- 95.9 Kaya. Also available online. Playing a lot of jazz and contemporary South African music, Kaya caters for a predominantly black African market. Listened to in offices all over Gauteng.
Cape Town
- 94.5 KFM. Similar in concept to Jacaranda with the English/Afrikaans programming with its mix of 'adult contemporary' music.
Durban
- East Cost Radio. Based in Durban. Programming aimed at younger ages with its contemporary pop music.
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