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Ever wondered if Google listens in on your private conversations?
14:27 (GMT+2) Thu, 11 Jul 2019
San Francisco/New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Third-party contractors working for Google are recording and secretly listening to your bedroom conversations via Google Assistant on smartphones, home speakers and security cameras, a new report has claimed, s
Facial Recognition: The ultimate crime fighter or invasion of privacy?
08:56 (GMT+2) Wed, 10 Jul 2019
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) As the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under Home Ministry aims to install Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) to track and nab criminals, the debate on the misuse of the face recognition technology has sparked fr
Boeing to compensate families of 737 crash victims
11:38 (GMT+2) Thu, 04 Jul 2019
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said on Wednesday it would be pledging $100 million to address the needs of families and communities affected by the 737 Max aircraft crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, in which 346 people died.These funds will s
FB clamps down on misleading health posts
10:16 (GMT+2) Wed, 03 Jul 2019
San Francisco, July 3 (IANS) Facebook has begun addressing sensational and misleading nutrition, health and fitness claims on its platform by lowering them in your News Feed.The social networking platform has made two ranking updates to reduce posts
Kenyan stowaway lands in UK garden
10:23 (GMT+2) Tue, 02 Jul 2019
Shortly before Kenyan Airways Flight 100, which was travelling from Nairobi to London, landed at Heathrow Airport the body of a male stowaway fell out of the plane.London’s Metropolitan Police informed the airline that a body had fallen from th
Japan resumes commercial whale hunting after 31 years
10:11 (GMT+2) Mon, 01 Jul 2019
Tokyo, July 1 (IANS) Japanese whaling fleets set sail on Monday to hunt whales for commercial purposes for the first time in 31 years, a day after Tokyo formally withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC).As an IWC member, Japan halted
NASA to explore Saturn's moon for signs of life
08:06 (GMT+2) Fri, 28 Jun 2019
The US space agency NASA announced on Thursday that it will launch a spacecraft in 2026 to explore the richly organic world of Titan, an analogue to the very early Earth.A rotorcraft called "Dragonfly" will arrive at the Saturn's moon

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Algoa FM broadcasts from the Garden Route to the Wild Coast. The on-air product is lifestyle focused towards adults who enjoy good music and indulge in quality life experiences.

The station also provides global, national, regional and local news, as well as sport, local traffic, weather reports and the latest entertainment news. We've been broadcasting in the Eastern Cape since 1 January 1986. In December 2011, our broadcast footprint expanded to include the Garden Route, in particular: Knysna, George and Mossel Bay.


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Algoa FM, together with Classic FM in Gauteng; OFM in the Free State; Moneyweb and United Stations, a radio sales house, form part of the African Media Entertainment group (AME). 


AME is a focused media group with clearly identified expansion objectives, and core interests in production, distribution and other commercial exploitation of all forms of content for media, communication and entertainment industries. Read More...


WHY ALGOA FM?

Algoa FM offers its loyal listeners music driven radio with news, weather, traffic and so much more. Talk is minimal and all promotional activities project aspirational lifestyle values. In order to best target our upwardly mobile audience, we provide familiar, well-loved music with a skilful blend of entertainment, news, weather and information that keeps our listeners tuned in longer. Read More...

Algoa Cares is Algoa FM’s official Corporate Social Investment initiative. It was started in 1997 as an on air feature with the aim of supporting local non-profit organisations with their mission to assist and empower those in need, especially the most vulnerable within our community. We use the power of radio and digital to increase awareness, influence positive change and inspire development within our broadcast footprint. 

Algoa Cares has three focus areas namely: Health & Welfare; Education & Skills Development; and the Environment & Sustainability. The initiative’s focus is to highlight star projects that model sustainability.

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