Tru fm

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| name = Tru FM

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| city = Port Elizabeth

| area = Eastern Cape

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| frequency = 89.9 to 104.1 MHz

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| airdate = 2008

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| website = [http://www.trufm.co.za http://www.trufm.co.za]

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Tru FM is a South African commercial radio station based in the Eastern Cape. The station is unique in the SABC PBS stable as it is the only station primarily targeting the youth with two languages of broadcast, IsiXhosa and English.[http://www.trufm.co.za/station/station-profile Tru FM Website (Profile)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510014630/http://www.trufm.co.za/station/station-profile/ |date=2013-05-10 }}

The station is a successor of CKI fm{{Cite web |title=CKI FM |url=https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/4200/cki-fm |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Media Update |language=en}} which itself was formerly known as Radio Ciskei. The station was rebranded and relaunched in 2008 {{Cite web |title=Finally, a youth radio station for Eastern Cape |url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/59/23382.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Bizcommunity |language=en}}

trufm runs an annual presenter search called tru talent search. Some of the winners include [https://www.heraldlive.co.za/lifestyle/leisure/2016-10-21-tru-calling-for-presenter/ Boyz Mpunzi] in [https://www.sabc.co.za/sabc/media-statement-trufm-2022-23-line-up/ 2016] and [https://www.sabc.co.za/sabc/media-statement-trufm-announces-winners-of-trutalent-for-2022/ Ntombozuko Balintulo].

Broadcast Languages

  • English[http://www.sabc.co.za/wps/portal/SABC/trufm SABC Website (Tru FM)]
  • isiXhosa

Broadcast time

  • 24/7{{cite book|title=The Annual Guide to Radio in South Africa (AdVantage 2012)|year=2012|publisher=Media 24|url=http://www.advantagemagazine.co.za}}

Listenership Figures

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|+Estimated Listenership[//www.saarf.co.za/rams-presentations SAARF RAMS (Presentations)]

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! 7 Day

! Ave. Mon-Fri

Jan 2023

|293 000

|92 000

Dec 2022

|286 000

|92 000

Sep 2022

|262 000

|87 000

June 2022

|259 000

|90 000

Mar 2022

|242 000

|78 000

Jan 2022

|238 000

|69 000

Oct 2021

|261 000

|77 000

Aug 2021

|282 000

|76 000

scope="row"| May 2013

| 245 000

| 102 000

scope="row"| Feb 2013

| 299 000

| 131 000

scope="row"| Dec 2012

| 315 000

| 141 000

scope="row"| Oct 2012

| 339 000

| 151 000

scope="row"| Aug 2012

| 317 000

| 116 000

scope="row"| Jun 2012

| 275 000

| 98 000

References

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