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NMB Metro pitching to be part of Extreme Sports Festival
17:36 (GMT+2) Fri, 14 Dec 2018
South Africa is the only African country among four other counties bidding to host an Olympic qualifier extreme sports festival in 2019.This emerged during a French delegation's visit to Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday.The delegation was in town to
EC heading for one of lowest rainfall years on record
15:58 (GMT+2) Fri, 14 Dec 2018
The PE branch of the SA Weather Service says that with half the month gone and not much rain expected over the short term, the Eastern Cape is heading for a disastrous year, as far as rainfall is concerned.Although some good rains fell in September a
PE cop killer suspect in court
12:18 (GMT+2) Fri, 14 Dec 2018
A 26-year-old man implicated in Mount Road Police Constable Bongani Ngcingwana's murder has made his first appearance in the New Brighton Magistrate's court.Hawks spokesperson, Captain Anelisa Feni, said Sizwe Moshara made a brief appearanc
Former Knysna Mayor makes a comeback
11:21 (GMT+2) Fri, 14 Dec 2018
Former Knysna Mayor Eleanore Bouw-Spies is back in the hot seat.She was inaugurated as a Councillor of the Garden Route District Council during a Special Council Meeting on Thursday.Shortly after her inauguration, she was also elected as the Speaker
Bobani rapped over knuckles for late payments
11:18 (GMT+2) Fri, 14 Dec 2018
The Acting Chief Financial Officer in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has rapped Executive Mayor Mongameli Bobani over the knuckles for the late payment of invoices in respect of various service providers.Jackson Ngcelwane writes in a letter to t
NSRI - please don't steal our Pink Buoys!
17:34 (GMT+2) Thu, 13 Dec 2018
The NSRI at Jeffrey's Bay is appealing to four young teenagers, three males and a female, who have been captured on CCTV cameras to return a Pink Rescue Buoy that is now missing from its post at Point Beach, Wavecrest, Jeffrey's Bay.The inc
Zuma has 90 days to account for legal expenses
12:11 (GMT+2) Thu, 13 Dec 2018
DA leader Mmusi Maimane says the Pretoria High Court ruling ordering former president Jacob Zuma to pay his own legal costs should serve as a warning to everyone implicated in State Capture.The North Gauteng High Court ruled in favour of the DA on Th

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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). 


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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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