UCT Radio
Radio station in Cape Town, South Africa
UCT Radio is a campus radio station operated by students of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in Cape Town, South Africa. UCT Radio broadcasts on the online at radio.uct.ac.za. The station broadcasts from the main Upper Campus in the Southern Suburbs.
01Management
- Station Manager: Natalie Brandreth
- Programme Manager: Nikiwe Zilwa
- Tech Manager: Kyle Robbertze
- HR Manager: Keitumetse Makhanya
- Marketing Manager: Azara Mthembu
- Head DJ and Content Manager: Yorke Coulson
- Production and Music Manager: Zodia Cloete
- News Manager: Marlynne Brandt
- Online and Social Media Manager: Erin Prins
- Events Manager: Olwethu Mbisholo
02Programming on UCT Radio
As a student-run, campus-community station, our programming reflects the culture, ethos and diversity of campus life, following a cross-genre approach to music and playing 60% of South African music.
03Notable alumni
Dan Corder (5FM Presenter) Mark Gillman (Former 5FM presenter), Randall Abrahams (Former Idols SA judge), Station Director Russell Warner (transformed the station into a community broadcaster and consequently obtained the first legal and current licence to broadcast on the FM 104.5 frequency using a 20 W transmitter). For the first time UCT Radio was a fully fledged radio station as opposed to a wired public address system (there was a history of the occasional pirate wireless broadcast from time to time until authorities would shut it down. Suga (Good Hope FM/MC at 46664 events), Bongani Njoli (e.tv) and Natalie Bekker (P4/Free Spirit/Top Billing presenter).
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