MFM 92.6 is a

campus radio Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produced ...

station based in

Stellenbosch Stellenbosch (; )A Universal Pronouncing Gazetteer.
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. The station broadcasts in the region of a 20 km radius to approximately 35 000 listeners. The station broadcasts 24/7 and is targeted to the youth market, and in particular,

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University (SU) (, ) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Sahara ...

students. It broadcasts in

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

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and

Xhosa Xhosa may refer to: * Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa * Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people See als ...

and is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters of South Africa (NAB).

History

The station was started in 1995, broadcasting only in the Stellenbosch University's Student Centre, the Neelsie.

Coverage areas and frequencies

*Stellenbosch and surrounding Boland area *92.6 FM

Broadcast languages

*English *Afrikaans *Xhosa

Broadcast time

*24/7

Target audience

*Youth market (Age Group: 16 - 35)

Programme format

*60% Music *40% Talk

Listenership figures

References

External links

* /www.mfm.co.za MFM Website* /www.studentradionetwork.co.za Student Radio Network* /www.saarf.co.za SAARF Website Radio stations established in 1995 Companies based in Stellenbosch Student radio stations in South Africa Stellenbosch University 1995 establishments in South Africa Mass media in Stellenbosch {{SouthAfrica-radio-station-stub