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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| owner = SABC
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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].
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Listenership Figures
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|+Estimated Listenership[//www.saarf.co.za/rams-presentations SAARF RAMS (Presentations)] ! ! 7 Day ! Ave. Mon-Fri |
Jan 2023
|293 000 |92 000 |
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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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External links
- [http://www.trufm.co.za Tru FM Website]{{Cite web |title=Frontpage |url=https://brcsa.org.za/frontpage/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Broadcast Research Council of South Africa |language=en-ZA}}
- [//www.saarf.co.za SAARF Website]
- [//www.sentech.co.za Sentech Website]
- https://brcsa.org.za/#radio
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Category:Radio stations in South Africa
Category:Mass media in the Eastern Cape
Category:Radio stations established in 2008
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