The Kathorus community radio station 97.1, which is also known as
Kasie fm- from its slogan: A kasie station for kasie people, was launched on 24 September 2007. The radio station is based in Spruitview Shopping Centre, Ekurhuleni and is broadcast in the southern regions of Ekurhuleni, which includes Katlehong, Thokoza, Vosloorus (Kathorus), Alberton, Germiston, Boksburg, Tsakani and surrounding areas. The broadcast area has a population of about 1-million people, that are relatively cohesive with similar needs and interests.
Kasie fm strives to express community initiatives, needs, aspirations, commitment and concerns through better communication and to act as a forum for community members to exchange development ideas and to debate local, regional and national issues.
The programming format is 40% talk, 60% music and 30 minutes a day is dedicated to news. The language format is Zulu 40%, Sotho 20%, English 30% and 10% is divided into township lingo and other languages.
For more information, email Jabu at
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