Gagasi FM (previously P4 99.5 FM or P4 Radio Durban) is a radio station broadcasting in Durban and surrounding areas in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, specialising in R&B, Afro pop, hip hop, house and kwaito.[1] As of May 2007[update] it had a listenership of approximately 10 million.[2] The station launched on 13 March 2006. It claims to be the only English and Zulu radio station in the country.
Broadcast area | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal |
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Frequency | 99.5 MHz PMB : 98.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban |
Ownership | |
Owner | MRC Media (PTY) LTD |
Heart FM | |
History | |
First air date | 13 March 2006 |
Links | |
Website | https://gagasiworld.co.za/ |
The station had 1 million listeners during its first year of operation.[citation needed]
Broadcast time
edit- 24/7[3]
Listenership figures
edit7-day | Avg. Mon-Fri | |
May 2013 | 1,791,000 | 801,000 |
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Feb 2013 | 1,769,000 | 833,000 |
Dec 2012 | 1,736,000 | 796,000 |
Oct 2012 | 1,765,000 | 824,000 |
Aug 2012 | 1,778,000 | 777,000 |
Jun 2012 | 1,836,000 | 795,000 |
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Gagasi 99.5 FM. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "Commercial Station Summary". RAMS 2007. South African Advertising Research Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ The Annual Guide to Radio in South Africa (AdVantage 2012). Media 24. 2012.
- ^ SAARF RAMS (Presentations)
External links
edit- Gagasi FM website Archived 2015-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- SAARF website
- Sentech website