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TZANEEN: ON air or not?

Some say where there is smoke, there is fire, local Radio station, Greater Tzaneen FM seems to be having challenges yet again.

Since Friday, September 7, the station has been playing music and adverts only with no normal programmes.

A reliable source told Letaba Herald that the station’s broadcasting license has expired for a while now and that is the main reason to the current situation.

The Herald asked one member of the station as to why the station suspended its programmes and he could not give a clear answer.

Also Read: TZANEEN; GTFM accused of mismanagement again.

“We are busy fixing some things, but for now I cannot tell you why and we are not on air, because we are playing music and adverts,” said the man who wanted to remain annonymous.

one reliable source told the Herald that the presenters were told on Friday afternoon that they have to stop presenting as they are busy renewing the station’s license.

In the past the Herald has reported three times on mismanagement claims made mainly by former employees of the station.

Among other claims it was that the employees not getting paid on time or being paid at all.
More on the story as it unfolds.

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Emelda Tintswalo Shipalana

Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.

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