Slogan "rina nw'i misi yothe" First air date 2 February 1965 Website www.phalaphalafm.co.za | Frequency Multiple Owner SABC | |
Format Middle of the Road (MOR) | ||
Phaphala FM is a South African radio station operating through SABC, South Africa's government owned national broadcaster. Phalaphala broadcast in the Tshivenda language and can be received mainly in Gauteng and Limpopo provinces. The station‘s Music format is Middle of the Road Format (MOR) with Mid Tempo Bit.
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History
Phalaphala FM was born on 2 February 1965 and came into being after a merge between Radio Venda and Radio Thohoyandou in 1998. The two radio stations of different backgrounds with the one being Venda Bantustan origin and the other being a SABC public broadcaster. Radio Thohoyandou had a commercial wing which did broadcast in English and did not have the same license conditions as Radio Venda. The station broadcasts out of Limpopo in Tshivenda.