Nqubeko Community Radio NPC, Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

Community Radio was initiated in 2012 by community volunteers in the Ladysmith Local Municipality to establish a community radio station that will address a number of community issues, including health and education. The project has been licensed to broadcast in the uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Nqubeko Community Radio targets the entire family. The format of the license is 40% music and 60% talk. The broadcast languages are 90% isiZulu, 8% English, 1% Afrikaans and 1% Islamic. The project has been assigned a permanent Radio Frequency of 104 MHz to broadcast 24/7. MDDA support is for operational costs, salaries, transmission costs, broadcast equipment and audio streaming.