History of the NCRF
Community Radio collectively still the No. 1 Radio Broadcasting preference by South Africa with 6,6 million listeners SAARF Rams May 2007.
The National Community Radio Forum
(NCRF), registered as a Section 21 Company not for gain, was formed in
1993 in Orlando, Soweto, in order to lobby for the diversification of
the airwaves in South Africa, and to foster a dynamic broadcasting
environment in the country through the establishment of community radio
stations.
The NCRF has about 120 community radio station projects in its membership, with about 75 of the stations on air and others waiting to be licensed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Community Radio collectively is now the third largest broadcaster nationally according to SAARF 2004B, with almost 5 million listeners in the most rural areas of our country covering all provinces.
The NCRF has about 120 community radio station projects in its membership, with about 75 of the stations on air and others waiting to be licensed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Community Radio collectively is now the third largest broadcaster nationally according to SAARF 2004B, with almost 5 million listeners in the most rural areas of our country covering all provinces.