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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC (SOC) Limited, is a Schedule 2 (Major Public Entity) entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act NO. 1 of 1999, as amended. It was established through an Act of Parliament in 1936, which replaced the previous state-controlled African Broadcasting Corporation. This was followed by the enactment of the Broadcasting Act NO. 4 of 1999 in which section 7 allowed for the establishment of the SABC. Each of the radio and television services under the SABC portfolio are licensed separately by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and required to adhere to their respective license conditions, and the provisions of the Broadcasting Act as well as the Broadcasting Charter. Over the years, the public service provider has demonstrated unwavering commitment to the delivery of its mandate through showcasing content aimed at informing, educating and entertaining its audiences. Its portfolio includes 19 radio stations and 5 television channels which command millions of audiences on a daily basis. Boasting state of the art technology, top of the range on-air talent and a dedicated workforce across all Provinces in South Africa, the SABC has proven to be a media powerhouse. The public service provider is constantly transforming its brands in order to remain relevant and bring about change which is aligned to the ever-changing needs of its audiences.

acaranda 94.2 is a commercial South African radio station, broadcasting in English and Afrikaans, with a footprint that covers Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the North West Province and boasts an audience of nearly 2 million. The station's format is mainstream Adult Contemporary with programming constructed around a playlist of popular music from the 80's, 90's and today, as well as interactive and emotive features woven into daily programming. It is an important player in South Africa's most competitive radio market, Gauteng, and dominates all of its target audience demographics in the nation's capital, Pretoria. According to official numbers from the South African Advertising Research Foundation released in 2010, Jacaranda 94.2 is the no. 1 station among Afrikaans home language consumers in Gauteng province, at 26.9% market share, followed by the national public-service station RSG (20,2%) and 94.7 Highveld Stereo (18.4%). Gauteng is South Africa's economic powerhouse and home to the vast majority of the country's economically active population. Jacaranda 94.2 operates a regional transmitter split service, known as Jacaranda RMFM from a studio in Polokwane. It can be heard in most of the Capricorn, Bushveld and Lowveld regions of the Limpopo Province as well as in the Mpumalanga Lowveld, notably Nelspruit and the Kruger National Park. Broadcasts occur weekdays from 12:00-16:00 and on Saturdays from 10:00-14:00. It also provides morning and afternoon drivetime newscasts to the regional audience.

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