Radio Orania
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| Broadcast area | Northern Cape |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Orania Uitsaaidienste[1] |
| History | |
First air date | 12 April 2008 |
Radio Orania is a South African community radio station based in the Northern Cape. The coverage area is Orania, a town in the Northern Cape,[2] although some reception is possible as far as Hopetown.[3]
Programmes are broadcast in Afrikaans language,[2] from 5 am to 4 pm and 5 to 10 pm.[2] The Orania community is the target audience.[2] Programme format includes about 40% music and 60% talk.[2]
The radio station was launched on 12 April 2008, after its predecessor Radio 100 had been shut down by ICASA.[4] The station is staffed by volunteers only,[5] counting over 50 contributors.[6]
Programmes include readings of Afrikaans literature such as Mikro's Die ruiter in die nag.[7] A 13-year-old student at Orania's Volkskool made local news in 2009, when his radio play about Battle of Majuba was broadcast by the station.[8]
| 7 Day | |
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| May 2013 | 22 000 |
| Feb 2013 | 8 000 |
| Dec 2012 | 9 000 |
| Oct 2012 | 8 000 |
| Aug 2012 | 6 000 |
| Jun 2012 | 6 000 |
