Thursday, 16 March 2017

 Ikwekwezi Fm celebrates 34 years of a great radio life

As the Station turns 34 this March, one cannot help but look back with nostalgia the road travelled, amid turbulences, victories, challenges and celebrations. At this age, the Station should be considered to be in its maturity stages and should be in a position to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well. With over a Million potential audiences, the Station will always strive to a strike a balance amongst its diverse audience, young and old, particularly because there has been a paradigm shift in terms of how audiences access information.

The Station has, over the years, managed to build an emotional bond with its listeners. This has been achieved by ensuring that their listeners are part of the Station by encouraging them to send continuous comments, feedback on how they believe we can do things better, qualitative research and conducting Public Feedback sessions quarterly.
Since the birth of the Station 34 years ago, ikwekwezi FM has changed its corporate identity two times, changing from “lapho sikhona kunokukhanya” meaning that where we are there is light and now recently, to “ku khanya bha.”
They say dynamites come in small packages, and ikwekwezi FM has demonstrated that this notion is not a fallacy by achieving what critics may view as a farfetched dream for a Station which struggled to reach a million listeners since it hit the airwaves way back in 1983

The Station also boosts young and vibrant personnel who relate well to the listeners and are continuously reminded of practicing emotional intelligence to ensure that the bond between the Station and its audience grows stronger. That is why the Station is able to move with times through interaction with listeners through social media.
Happy birthday to ikwekwezi fm. May they continue to bring change in people’s lives.

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