13 February 2018 is World Radio Day – a day to celebrate radio as a medium: to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves.
Radio is the mass media reaching the widest audience in the world. It is also recognised as a powerful communication tool and a low cost medium
For more visit World Radio Day.
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has declared the 13th February as World Radio Day. As Africa’s oldest community radio station project we at Bush Radio fully support this intiative as we believe in the power of radio to help build communities and improve lives.
Whether it is through our Children’s Radio Education Workshop (CREW) launched in 1996 where young people learn to use the medium to develop their skills and understanding of media or one of our programmes like Sakhisizwe – Bou die Nation, Build the Nation or even our specialised music programmes like Blues in the Bush where we connect the music to its roots in Africa – radio plays a vital part in almost everyone’s daily life.
Through technology like internet streaming Bush Radio is able to connect to the entire planet with it’s audience not just from Cape Flats but with dedicated listeners in Asia, Europe and the Americas tuning into the station online through computers or mobile phones, Bush Radio truly is more than just FM radio.
Related: How to listen to us online
Bush Radio is recruiting children and youth aged 6 – 18 years to be trained as volunteer presenters and producers in their children’s radio project; Children’s Radio Education Workshop (CREW) which has been running since 1996.
The programme is divided into three age groups and is on air every Saturday from 10:00 – 13:00.
We are using the following as criteria to select the young people:
– Age (must be between 6 – 18 years old)
– Gender (balance between male and female)
– Language capabilities (English, Afrikaans and Xhosa speakers)
– Geographical area they live in (Greater Cape Town + Cape Flats)
– The willingness and ability to participate weekly
For more information call Sinethemba at Bush Radio’s reception on 021 448 5450.
Closing date: Monday 25 March 2013 at 16:00, and only 30 children will be selected.
Application forms can be downloaded here (Adobe Reader required)
or call 021 448 5450 to have it faxed/e-mailed to you.
Background information: Bush Radio’s CREW project: growing with media education (A paper prepared for UNESCO on media education)
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has declared the 13th February 2013 as World Radio Day. As Africa’s oldest community radio station project we at Bush Radio fully support this intiative as we believe in the power of radio to help build communities and improve lives.
Whether it is through our Children’s Radio Education Workshop (CREW) launched in 1996 where young people learn to use the medium to develop their skills and understanding of media or one of our programmes like Sakhisizwe – Bou die Nation, Build the Nation or even our specialised music programmes like Blues in the Bush where we connect the music to its roots in Africa – radio plays a vital part in almost everyone’s daily life.
Through technology like internet streaming Bush Radio is able to connect to the entire planet with it’s audience not just from Cape Flats but with dedicated listeners in Asia, Europe and the Americas tuning into the station online through computers or mobile phones, Bush Radio truly is more than just FM radio.
Related: How to listen to us online
Once again Bush Radio has made its series of 2012 Matric Revision Programmes available for free download below.
If you are in Grade 12 and feel you need advice, tips and other information for the specific exam paper, download the programme of your choice.
Right-click on the links below and save the MP3 to your computer or open in it on your cellphone.
* We have compressed the programmes significantly (largest file only 9MB) to save you bandwidth. High quality copies are available on CD (R 30.00 each) contact Bush Radio on 021 4485450.
Accounting (English & Afrikaans version)
Business Studies (English & Afrikaans version)
History Paper 1 and 2 (English & Afrikaans version)
Life Sciences Paper 1 and 2 (English & Afrikaans version)
Maths Paper 1 and 2 (Afrikaans version)
Maths Paper 1 and 2 (English version)
Bush Radio 89.5 FM and the Western Cape Education Department has once again partnered to help Grade 12 learners get ready for their final exams through a series of revision programmes. Please check below for a schedule of what will be aired, the dates and times.
If you are in Matric or know anyone who is, you owe it to yourself to tune into 89.5FM or on your mobile/computer via www.bushradio.co.za and listen to the advice and tips in these programmes.
Let’s get through the Matric exams together on 89.5 FM!
Matric Revision Broadcast Schedule on 89.5FM:
Monday, 20 August – 8pm – Afrikaans HL 1
Tuesday, 21 August – 7pm – Afrikaans HL 2
Wednesday, 22 August – 7pm – Mathematics
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Monday, 27 August – 7pm – English FAL 1
Tuesday, 28 August – 7pm – English FAL 2
Wednesday, 29 August – 7pm – Business Studies
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Monday, 3 September – 7pm – Accounting
Tuesday, 4 September – 7pm – Life Sciences
Wednesday, 5 September – 7pm – History
The entire Matric Revision series will be made available for download via this blog shortly.
On the 9th August 2012, National Women’s Day, we kick off a month of celebration at Bush Radio as we reach 17 years of legal community radio broadcasting in South Africa. Besides some of the fun activities planned for our birthday month we are also taking the opportunity of looking back and reflecting on the struggle to free the airwaves in South Africa and look at how we keep it free.
Bush Radio is also in the process of digitising its extensive archive of recordings and photographs and below is a sample of some the pictures – see if you can spot yourself and if you have material that you think belongs in the archive let us know.
related: Celebrating 16 years on air
We have made our series of 2011 Matric Revision programmes available for download below.
If you are in Grade 12 and feel you need advice, tips and other information for the specific exam paper, download the programme of your choice.
Right-click on the links below and save the MP3 to your computer or open in it on your cellphone.
* We have compressed the programmes to save you bandwidth. Should you feel you need a higher quality copy on CD (R 30.00 each) contact Bush Radio on 021 4485450.
Afrikaans (Huistaal – Vraestel 1)
Afrikaans (Huistaal – Vraestel 2)
English (First Additional Language – Paper 1)
English (First Additional Language – Paper 2 & 3)
Business Studies (English/Afrikaans version)
Business Studies (English/Xhosa version)
Economics (English/Afrikaans version)
Economics (English/Xhosa version)
Accounting (English/Afrikaans version)
Accounting (English/Xhosa version)
Life Sciences (English version)
History (English/Afrikaans version)
History (English/Xhosa version)
Related posts: Calling all Matrics – time to revise
The 2011 Matric exams are fast approaching and Bush Radio 89.5 FM and the Western Cape Education Department is attempting to ease the stress of matrics through a series of revision programmes. Please check below for a schedule of what will be aired, the dates and times.
If you are in Matric or know anyone who is, you owe it to yourself to tune into 89.5FM or on your mobile/computer via www.bushradio.co.za and listen to the advice and tips in these programmes.
Let’s get through these Matric exams together on 89.5 FM!
Schedule for the Matric Revision Programmes on Bush Radio:
Monday – 19 September – 7pm – Afrikaans (Home Language)
Tuesday – 20 September – 7pm – Afrikaans (Home Language)
Wednesday – 21 September – 8pm – English (First Additional Language)
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Monday – 26 September – 7pm – English (First Additional Language)
Tuesday – 27 September – 7pm – Business Studies
Wednesday – 28 September – 8pm – Economics
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Monday – 10 October – 7pm – Accounting
Tuesday – 11 October – 7pm – Life Sciences
Wednesday – 12 October – 8pm – History
At the end of August, Bush Radio and the Western Cape Education department launched a series of programmes in order to get Matrics ready to write their 2010 final exams.
The programmes were a big success, as it gave learners the chance to get advice from the actual people who draft and mark them.
Bush Radio has decided to make these programmes available online and so that learners could use them as a refresher and something to help ease their stress.
Please note we have compressed the files in order to save you bandwidth – should you want a high quality / cd copy of the programme call Sharon on 021 448 5450.
Simply right click on the links below and save the file to your computer.
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