Good Hope FM turns 50 and plans to celebrate throughout July

The SABC radio station has had listeners hooked with their fast paced, music and lifestyle centric programming, and has paved the way for many in what is now a thriving radio industry in South Africa. The race to gain and retain listeners is never-ending and was brought about largely by the deregulation and liberalisation of broadcasting in the late 1990’s when commercial radio licences were granted to eight new radio stations.

However Good Hope FM managed to survive and thrive and are still leading the way by continually reinventing themselves and responding to changing listener demands.

Reaching this milestone is a significant feather their cap and Good Hope FM sees it as an opportunity to reflect on top achievements and also to strengthen the brand even more.

“We are on a constant mission to reinvent ourselves and to stay ahead of the curve but we are also proud of our past, knowing that radio and entertainment industry heavyweights like Mark Gillman, Riaan Cruywagen, Randall Abrahams, Zuraida Jardine, Jeannie D and more recently Nick Hamman all launched their careers and got noticed first at Good Hope FM. As a brand we are an integral part of Cape Town culture and heritage and we intend to keep it that way, so to commemorate this exciting occasion I’d like to personally invite all our loyal listeners to celebrate with us because we wouldn’t be here without them,” says Good Hope FM station manager, Brendan Ficks.

A jam-packed calendar of celebratory activities for the month includes: 10 fun days of live broadcasts for the ‘Suck it, we’re 50!’ campaign where listeners are encouraged to pop in and meet their favourite DJs; the announcement of a brand new weekend show The Full House co-hosted by Lalla Hirayama and Taryn Louch; on-air birthday giveaways; and supporting the ‘Souper Heroes’ drive to donate 67 litres of soup for Madiba Day. Celebrations will culminate at a big ‘5.0 Gold’ themed birthday party for listeners and VIPs.

The brand new weekend show, The Full House is going live on Sunday, 5 July from 09:00 to Noon with co-hosts South African celebrity, dancer, actor and TV presenter, Lalla Hirayama and entertainer, entrepreneur and writer, Taryn Louch. Together, they will entertain listeners on their weekly show, which will be largely broadcast from the SABC studios in Johannesburg. The duo’s first show will be broadcast live from Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay and listeners are invited to pop in and say hello.

Good Hope FM frequencies

Hout Bay - 94.1; Constantia Berg - 95.3; Franschhoek - 93.9; Paarl - 94.8; Sea Point - 96.7; Simonstown - 93.9; Stellenbosch - 94.1; Table Mountain - 95.8; Tygerberg - 96.2; Hermanus 91.9; and Villiersdrop – 90.2. 

For more information on Good Hope FM, visit www.goodhopefm.co.za. Alternatively, connect with them on Facebook or on Twitter.