{"id":14163,"date":"2023-03-15T09:36:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/sabc\/?p=14163"},"modified":"2023-03-15T09:36:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:36:47","slug":"media-statement-umhlobo-wenene-fm-makes-cosmetic-changes-to-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/media-statement-umhlobo-wenene-fm-makes-cosmetic-changes-to-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA STATEMENT | UMHLOBO WENENE FM MAKES COSMETIC CHANGES TO LINEUP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gqeberha &#8211; Wednesday, 15 March 2023<\/strong>&#8211; &#8211; Umhlobo Wenene FM is pleased to announce a few changes to its current line-up, effective 1 April 2023. These changes include welcoming a dedicated digital team that will produce audio-visual content to improve the station&#8217;s visibility on all digital platforms, as well as a content team that will re-introduce monthly thematic documentaries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the 6-6 weekday line-up remains unchanged, the station is excited to welcome Lusanda Mbane as a co-presenter on <em>123 Pholaz with Amaza Ntshanga<\/em>. Lusanda has been with the station since April 2022 as the weekend breakfast show co-host for Vuka Mzantsi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other notable additions to the Monday to Friday programming include the extension of Uf<em>undo Lwencwadi (<\/em>book reading), which will now broadcast from Monday to Thursday at 22h00, and <em>Inkolo ye Islam<\/em>, which will now move from its early Sunday morning slot to Friday 04h30 to coincide with the day of gathering for the \u00a0Muslim listeners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gudla Bangi&#8217;s popular Maskandi show, Lavuth&#8217; iBhayi, will serve as the station&#8217;s Saturday breakfast show from 07h00-10h00. UWFM Top 20 will now broadcast from 11h00 to 13h00, followed by a new show called &#8216;Ezezolo,&#8217; which will focus on classic hits and will be hosted by Elvis Mali.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the station&#8217;s strategy of ensuring a smooth transition between shows, <em>uNcuthu lomculo weJazz<\/em>, hosted by Dumza Maswana, will now follow <em>Eziyolisayo<\/em> and begin at 13h00. <em>Iikwayala eziphambili<\/em>, hosted by Thembela Booi, will now start at 22h00, following <em>Imvuselelo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The station is pleased to welcome Sisa Maxakana, a seasoned radio presenter , who will host Ezolimo on Saturdays from 04h30 &#8211; \u00a005h00. Okuhle Kezile, a sports anchor and commentator , will join Lavuth&#8217; iBhayi as the sports presenter. In addition, Reverend Akhona Gxamza will join <em>Inkolo Nengqiqo<\/em> as a permanent contributor, beginning at 05h00 on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Cape Combo Business Manager, Mr Loyiso Bala stated, \u201cThe station takes pride in attracting seasoned and versatile talent who complement the station&#8217;s diverse audience. We are certain that this line-up will cement our place as one of South Africa&#8217;s top radio stations and express our promise that we radiate a sense of genuine, deep friendship with our listeners. Unomhlobo Mhlobo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Issued By: Group Communications <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Group Executive: Corporate Affairs &amp; Marketing) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Seapolelomv@sabc.co.za\"><strong>Seapolelomv@sabc.co.za<\/strong><\/a><strong> | T. 011 714 3057 | C. 073 688 1590<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gqeberha &#8211; Wednesday, 15 March 2023&#8211; &#8211; Umhlobo Wenene FM is pleased to announce a few changes to its current line-up, effective 1 April 2023. These changes include welcoming a dedicated digital team that will produce audio-visual content to improve the station&#8217;s visibility on all digital platforms, as well as a content team that will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14164,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14163\/revisions\/14164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/sabc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}