Pretoria: Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong and the Board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) will unveil new state-of-the-art TUT FM and Tshwane FM studios in Pretoria. Morolong is set to deliver a keynote address at the event, highlighting the significance of the digitised studios, which have been funded by the MDDA to enhance community media across Gauteng and the nation.
According to South African Government News Agency, TUT FM 96.2, a community radio station operating from the Soshanguve South campus of Tshwane University of Technology, serves a 50km radius with a robust listenership of 61,000. The station primarily targets the youth demographic aged 15 to 35 and broadcasts in six languages: English, Setswana, Sepedi, IsiZulu, Tshivenda, and Xitsonga.
Tshwane FM, meanwhile, functions as the official student radio station of Tshwane University of Technology. It reaches audiences within a 50km radius across Greater Tshwane, Atteridgeville, Laudium, Mamelodi, Centurion, Midrand, and parts of northern Johannesburg on the 93.6 FM frequency.