UMhlobo Wenene FM

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UMhlobo Wenene FM (UWFM) is a South African radio station, providing news, sports, and entertainment broadcasts in isiXhosa. The station broadcasts 24/7 on Channel 818 on DStv. It is the second-largest radio station in South Africa, with 4 million listeners.[1]

Broadcasting began on May 6, 1960, from the city of Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha),[2] under the name Radio Xhosa, before a renaming following the fall of apartheid and the 1994 election.[3]


The station has a broadcasting license from ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa).[4]

The station has received a number of awards.[5]

The name "uMhlobo Wenene" means "True Friend" in Xhosa.

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