Local Plett station, Radio204 reaches more than 56,000 listeners!
Radio204’s dedication and quality programming earned the station 14,500 new listeners. This achievement means a lot to Likhaya FM. Radio204 started broadcasting in 2020 and ever since then it never looked back.
“I’m so excited, I don’t have words to describe how I feel right now. I want to thank our talented, dedicated presenters who work hard to serve our lovely listeners,” said S’bongile (S’Bosh) Tom, the station manager. Radio204 is still looking for regular advertisers and additional financial support. Likhaya FM has many plans for the young people in Bitou.
Catch exciting programs of Radio204 – Mondays to Fridays between 08h00 and 18h00.
About SBosh
SBosh’s personal story starts like so many others of his generation: peer pressure and poor decisions saw him nearly missing obtaining his Grade 12 (Matric). As a result, he withdrew from society and suffered from depression. He says that during this difficult time, his only friend and family member was the radio. During this time, he developed a love of radio and media, and dreamed of becoming a radio presenter.
It was only when Radio Nkqubela (KQfm) was established in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) that SBosh saw the possibility of his dream becoming a reality. While he admits that his personality and his ambition did not match to bring his ambition to reality, he was fortunate to work as a show/content producer at the station and managed to turn this into a wonderful learning opportunity. Like any true creative, his highlight is a slogan he created which KQfm still uses as their popular station tagline.
Upon leaving Port Elizabeth for Plett, SBosh expanded his learning by working as a junior designer at The Print Shop where he eventually started a youth magazine, KMAG. Continuing his journey of creativity, SBosh worked with CXPress as a freelance journalist and had the opportunity to work under renowned photographer/videographer, Daron Chatz who is based in Plett. With Daron’s influence, SBosh produced his first 60-minute film which sold 1500 copies within its first week!
SBosh’s most recent project, before COVID made it impossible to continue, was his much-loved community newspaper, Plettvoice. However, COVID has given SBosh the opportunity to establish his own online radio station known as Radio204 and it grown to an incredible 56 000 listeners!
