Tru fm

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Tru FM
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Broadcast area Eastern Cape
Frequency 89.9 to 104.1 MHz
Ownership
Owner SABC
History
First air date
2008
Links
Website http://www.trufm.co.za

Tru FM is a South African commercial radio station based in the Eastern Cape. The station is unique in the SABC PBS stable as it is the only station primarily targeting the youth with two languages of broadcast, IsiXhosa and English. [1]

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The station is a successor of CKI fm [2] which itself was formerly known as Radio Ciskei. The station was rebranded and relaunched in 2008 [3]

trufm runs an annual presenter search called tru talent search. Some of the winners include Boyz Mpunzi in 2016 and Ntombozuko Balintulo.

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Listenership Figures

Estimated Listenership [6]
7 DayAve. Mon-Fri
Jan 2023293 00092 000
Dec 2022286 00092 000
Sep 2022262 00087 000
June 2022259 00090 000
Mar 2022242 00078 000
Jan 2022238 00069 000
Oct 2021261 00077 000
Aug 2021282 00076 000
May 2013245 000102 000
Feb 2013299 000131 000
Dec 2012315 000141 000
Oct 2012339 000151 000
Aug 2012317 000116 000
Jun 2012275 00098 000

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tru FM Website (Profile) Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "CKI FM". Media Update. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. "Finally, a youth radio station for Eastern Cape". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. 1 2 SABC Website (Tru FM)
  5. The Annual Guide to Radio in South Africa (AdVantage 2012). Media 24. 2012.
  6. SAARF RAMS (Presentations)


  1. "Frontpage". Broadcast Research Council of South Africa. Retrieved 2023-03-24.