July has been earmarked as OFM's birthday month, with special on-air birthday programming planned for Thursday, 1 July.

From Friday, 2 July, listeners can expect the Secret Song competition, where one listener stands to win R35 000 cash for correctly guessing the title, as well as the artist performing the song in question.

OFM has selected a 'secret song', which was released roundabout 1986. A short clip of this song will be played on air throughout the month and listeners will be asked to guess what it is.

To enter, listeners need to SMS the keyword 'secret' to 36636 (R1.50 / SMS) with the full title of the song, as well as the artist. They also need to include their name and surname, and from where they are listening. Only entries that include all of the required information will be eligible.

From Monday, 12 July to Thursday, 29 July, OFM will select 35 finalists, who will be announced on air. Their names and song selections will be published on the station's website.

Once a song has been guessed, the finalist announced and the name displayed on the website, it is no longer in contention. Another song choice can then be guessed. Selected finalists' choices are final and they cannot enter another song choice.

Clues as to what the song is can be obtained by SMSing 'clue' to 36636 (R1.50 / SMS) from Friday, 2 July. These clues will change from time to time. Keep an ear out as presenters will notify listeners of new clues being released.

OFM's programme manager Tim Thabethe says, "The Secret Song concept is a tried and tested and fun competition mechanic that talks to OFM's biggest product offering, which is music."

"The R35 000 prize is a life-changing sum of money. OFM is driven to surprise and delight the listener and July presents one of three campaigns in 2021 that celebrate OFM’s 35th birthday," adds Thabethe. "The suspense of the Secret Song should create a lot of talkability among OFM’s listening audience."

In the spirit of giving, OFM will waiver a 60-day winning rule, meaning that should listeners have won anything on OFM’s platforms in the last 60 days, they will still be eligible to enter the Secret Song competition. Other general competition rules will still apply and can be found on OFM’s website.

Although there is only one grand prize of R35 000 cash, all finalists will receive limited edition retro OFM memorabilia in celebration of our 35th birthday year.

The grand prize winner will be announced on OFM on Friday, 30 July, during the Good Morning Breakfast show between 06:00 and 09:00.

For more information, visit www.ofm.co.za. You can also follow OFM on Facebook, Twitter or on Instagram.