Five Star Media Competitors

OFM is central South Africa's largest independent radio station. Catering to an English and Afrikaans audience of LSM of 7 to 10 across the Free State, North West Province, Northern Cape and southern Gauteng. Visit www.ofm.co.za Ownership breakdown: AME – 75.1%, Kagiso – 24.9% Broadcasting hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week Broadcast area: Free State, Northern Cape, Southern Gauteng, and North West. Advertising policy: Eleven minutes of advertising per hour in English and/or Afrikaans. Major station events: OFM Classic Cycle Race, OFM Carols by Candlelight, Bakkie Day music festival Past 7 day listenership: 529 000 (RAMS 2010/06) Target audience: An LSM 7-10 audience, 25-49 years of age. Listeners are innovators, and enjoy leisure activities, sport and the outdoors. They are brand loyal (the station calls them “the most loyal audience in SA”), and are not price sensitive. Listeners are social media savvy and engage regularly on ofm.co.za, on their mobiles on m.ofm.co.za, on twitter with @_OFM and OFM’s facebook fanpage Broadcast languages: English and Afrikaans Format: Adult Contemporary, interspersed with news and views from the station’s team of on-air personalities. The community is strongly reflected. Positioning: Wherever you go in central South Africa, from Upington to Harrismith and Vereeniging to Potchefstroom to Colesberg – OFM covers central South Africa. OFM, the sound of your life.

East Coast Radio, also known as ECR, is a KwaZulu-Natal commercial radio station with an audience of more than 1 million. It is the largest regional radio station in South Africa. The station can also be heard online from its website, streamed on the ECR App, and even on DSTV channel 836. It broadcasts from Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. East Coast Radio dominates in the affluent SEM 7-10 group in KwaZulu Natal

Radio 702 is a talk radio station based in Gauteng. Over 40 years, we have become a positive force for change. We don’t just report the news – we make sense of it and hold those in power to account. We believe in the transformative power of information and dialogue and that access to different ideas promotes understanding and changes lives. The station has built a reputation for pursuing the truth relentlessly and getting the answers and this is achieved through fearless interrogation. If you're looking for the latest news from a credible and trustworthy source or just want to take part in spirited conversations, 702 is the YouTube channel for you! If you prefer to sit back and listen to the radio old-fashioned style, you can find us on 92.7 FM or 106 FM or you can tune in to DStv Channel 856. If you're on the go and nowhere near the radio, now you can take 702 with you on your phone. Download the 702 app or listen live on www.702.co.za. #LetsWalkTheTalk