UCT Radio

Broadcast areaCape TownProgrammingFormatCampus radioOwnershipOwnerUniversity of Cape TownHistory1976LinksWebsitewww.radio.uct.ac.za

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.

• Station Manager: Natalie Brandreth
• Programme Manager: Aphelele Jack
• Tech Manager: Kyle Robbertze
• HR Manager: Thendo Bianca Mukwevho
• Marketing Manager: Erin Bailey
• Head DJ: Clarence Ntini
• Production Manager: Thomas Hele
• News Manager: Mpho Makhetha
• Music Manager: Zahrah Britow
• Online and Social Media Manager: Nikiwe Zilwa
• Events Manager: Allert Ramphisa

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.^[1]

Dan Corder (5FM Presenter) Mark Gillman (Fromer 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 ICT 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).^[2]

• UCT Radio official website
• UCT Radio live internet stream