Good Hope FM

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Good Hope FM is an SABC regional radio station for Cape Town, which was launched in 1965. It broadcasts in the contemporary hit radio format containing news, current affairs, traffic and sport information, features, and a music mix of R&B, pop, hip hop and dance. It targets young, global, routedTemplate:Explain and "now generation" listeners. Its footprint covers the Cape including the city, surrounding towns and villages the Overberg and Plettenberg Bay. The station has a target audience of LSM 6-9, 22-32 year olds.

It contributes to the development of South African music and local content through a consistent delivery according to ICASA guidelines and expectations. The station has regular interviews with local artists and supports the local music industry. It broadcasts predominantly in English with English/Afrikaans news, traffic reports and commercials.

Coverage and frequencies

The Good Hope FM broadcast footprint covers Cape Town metropolis and surrounding suburbs, towns and villages and also extends to the Overberg and Plettenberg Bay regions. The surrounding towns and villages include Langebaan, Saldanha Bay, Malmesbury, Paarl, Wellington, Worcester, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Gordon's Bay.

Transmitters and frequencies:
Site name Frequency
Simons Town 93.9 MHz
Franschhoek 93.9 MHz
Paarl 94.8 MHz
Stellenbosch 94.1 MHz
Tygerberg 96.2 MHz
Constantia Berg 95.3 MHz
Table Mountain 95.3 MHz
Sea Point 96.7 MHz
Overberg 90.9 MHz
Hermanus 91.9 MHz
Riviersonderend 90.2 MHz
Plettenberg Bay 91.3 MHz

Broadcast Languages

  • English (predominantly)[1]
  • Afrikaans (sometimes)[1]

Broadcast time

24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Listenership figures

Estimated listenership[2]
7 Day 1 Day
Feb'22-Jan'23 698,000 266,000

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External links

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