How to submit your music

If you would like to submit your music to Bush Radio do the following:

Email the track in MP3 format (DO NOT SEND links)

Technical details for MP3:

• Sample rate – 44.1kHz or 48kHz
• Audio Quality: minimum 192 Kbps  maximum 256 Kbps
• “Tag” the audio files metadata such as the title, artist, album, track number or other information about the file’s contents correctly.

Also include the following in your email:

• Track title:
• Artist/s:
• Composer:
• Publisher:
• Country and City of origin:
• Email:
• telephone:

This information assists us ensuring that we submit the correct details to SAMRO and ICASA.

Please note that submission of a track DOES NOT mean automatic inclusion on the Bush Radio playlist.

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The Cape Town Top5 is back!

Check out Everyday People every Thursday when we bring you the Cape TOP 5 before 5pm, showcasing the tracks from Cape Town’s best artists.

If you like it and want to keep the tracks in the TOP5 before 5PM chart, all you need to do is VOTE.

Sms the word TOP5 and the name of your favorite artist to 32158

Or

Get the Bush Radio Mxit app on your cell phone by visiting: http://mxitapp.com/bushradio

Tune into 89.5 fm every Thursday 4.30pm To 5pm to hear the full tracks or visit the CAPE TOWN TOP5 Page

Let’s support and encourage our local artists and musicians

*R1 per SMS and free minutes do not apply.

*The Top5 will be compiled using totals from the Bush Radio Mxit App and sms’s to 32158.

Vote in the Cape Top5 before 5 and support #CapeMusic

Check out Everyday People every Thursday when we bring you the Cape TOP 5 before 5pm, showcasing the tracks from Cape Town’s best artists.

If you like it and want to keep the tracks in the TOP5 before 5PM chart, all you need to do is VOTE.

SMS the word TOP5 and the name of the track to 32158*.

OR

Add us on MXIT, by going to Tradepost > Entertainment > Radio > Bush Radio. Then send us the keyword TOP5 and the name of the track.**

It’s that easy.

Tune into Everyday People every Thursday as we bring you the Cape TOP5 before 5pm.

Let’s support and encourage our local artists and musicians

*R1 per SMS and free minutes do not apply.

** Mxit messages work out to only 2cents per message

MPs visit Bush to check on the state of community radio

Backchat's Bassie Montewa doing an impromptu interview with the delegation

Members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications, the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), Sentech, Post Office and Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) paid a visit to Bush Radio yesterday (19 January 2012).

Bush Radio’s Managing Director Brenda Leonard gave the committee members and MDDA a tour of the station and after that gave a short presentation on the state of community media in South Africa.

Chairperson of the committee, Sikhumbuzo Eric Kholwane being interviewed

Some of the challenges that Bush Radio highlighted in the presentation included: Sentech-transmission cost, SAMRO‘s-calculation of fees, SAARF‘s research methodology and accuracy, the funding structure of community media in South Africa, as well as issues around the advertising industry and the current state of development of the community media sector.

After the presentation Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications Sikumbuzo Eric Kholwane thanked Bush Radio for being a long and outstanding example of a community radio station.  He added that he is grateful that Bush Radio is still holding the fort, and a great example to coming generation.  

MPs and other members of the delegation listening to the Bush Radio briefing

Member of Parliament and Chief Whip of the Committee on Communications Annelize van Wyk said Bush Radio is a better example of a community radio. Van Wyk added that Bush Radio serves as a blueprint of what community radio stations need.

MP Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen (left) making notes during the briefing