Kaya FM

Kaya FM 95.9 is a commercial radio station that broadcasts from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.[2]

Kaya FM
Broadcast areaJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Frequency95.9 MHz FM[1]
Programming
FormatUrban/Jazz/African Indigenous
History
First air date
August 1997
Links
Websitehttps://www.kayafm.co.za/

History

Kaya FM was launched in August 1997, and was one of the first frequencies to be approved for private commercial radio in South Africa. The station format is 60% music and 40% talk, thus making it unique to other ICASA approved licences.[3]

Format and listeners

According to its website, the current listenership stands at 628 000 per average day.[3] Most of the target audience of KAYA FM resides in the urban areas. The music format offers a mix including Adult Contemporary music and Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Contemporary Jazz. It also includes African Indigenous Genre to its sound. Kaya FM 95.9 programming contains news, sport, and topical driven issues as well.[3]

Footprint

Broadcast time

Listener figures
Estimated Listenership[5]
Ave. 7 Day Mon-Sun
2018'3 865 000
2018'2 897 000
2018'1 899 000
2017'4 953 000
2017'3 979 000
2017'2 931 000

References
  1. "Radio frequencies in South Africa". SouthAfrica.info. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. Sikhakhane, Zweli (1 December 2015). "Kaya FM appoints Mediamark to Drive advertising sales". BizNis Africa. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. "The Station". Kaya FM. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. The Annual Guide to Radio in South Africa. Media 24. 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. Archived 15 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine


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