5FM

Before, dem dey call am "Radio 5". Di station stat from one commercial station wey dem call LM Radio, wey dey brodkast to South Afrika young pipul from Lourenço Marques (wey now be Maputo) for neighbouring Mozambique. Wen Frelimo government shut down LM Radio afta Mozambique gain independence, South Afrika government tell SABC make e take ova di staff and di service.Templet:Fix/category

Dem change di name to Radio 5, and former LM Radio presenter Nick Megans present di first live show wey stat 05:00 on 13 October 1975 from SABC Broadcast House for Commissioner Street. Radio 5 dey brodkast for medium wave band from transmitters for Welgedacht, Maraisburg, Pietersburg, Durban, Bloemfontein, Brackenfell, Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. Later dem move di brodkast go di basement of di Broadcast Centre, Auckland Park for Johannesburg.

Di name Radio 5 mean say na SABC fifth national radio channel for dat time, afta Radio Suid-Afrika, Radio South Africa, Springbok Radio and Radio Bantu.

At first, di government-controlled SABC want make Radio 5 dey use two language - English and Afrikaans - equal. Dem dey control and censor di music well well. Radio 5 dey compete with independent Channel 702 (wey later change to Radio 702) wey dey brodkast from Bophuthatswana and Capital 604 from Transkei. Radio 702 change im music format go Top 40 format, on di advice of one American consultant, Bob Hennaberry, and e go carry former Radio LM presenter John Berks from Radio 5. Inside one year, 702 claim nearly one million listeners from PWV area (wey now be Gauteng) while di nationwide Radio 5 get less dan 150,000.

Malcolm Russell, wey be former Rhodesian TV and radio host, and wey host di new Radio 5 Breakfast Show, dem appoint am Programme Director and e stat work to improve di station, with support from Riaan Eksteen wey become Director General of di SABC for 1984. English become di main language and dem change how dem dey do commercial scheduling make e no too much. Dem re-engage presenters on annual freelance contract with shows wey dem name and design by demselves.

Dem launch new evening shows to compete with television, one of dem na Chris Prior - di "Rock Professor". Dem introduce FM stereo nationally, and brodkast extend to 24/7. Di Chuckle and Chat, one live phone-in show with music, dem introduce am as di first talk show on South Afrika music station, and David Blood and Tony Sanderson present am. E become di most popular programme with listenership wey reach around 1 million every night.

Russell make di presenters responsible for dia own success or failure with promise say, wen dia year contract finish, dem go free to renegotiate based on di audience wey dia shows deliver. But Russell remain on salary and e try negotiate di same performance-based contract for imself. Senior management reject di proposal and Russell resign to stat im own company, di Broadcast Development Group, and later dem contract am to help Radio 702 with im repositioning and transition to 702 Talk Radio.

Former Presenters

• Mark Gillman
• Alex Jay
• Kevin Savage
• Brian Oxley
• Martin Bailey
• Rafe Lavine
• Tony Blewitt
• Tich Mataz
• Ian F (Also Hosted the 5fm Top 40 with Sasha Martinengo)
• Darren Scott (Drive time with John Walland, Ray White and Leigh-Ann Mol (née Van der Stadt))
• Mark Pilgrim with Ray White (Weekend Breakfast Show)
• Rob Vega
• Tony Murrell
• Cleone Cassidy
• Ursula Stapelfeldt (Host of the World Chart Show)
• Sami Sabiti (Host of the World Chart Show)
• Koula (Host of the World Chart Show)
• Nicole Fox
• Sasha Martinengo
• Zuraida Jardine
• Gareth Cliff
• Derek the Bandit
• Keith Lindsay
• Barney Simon
• Phil Wright
• Christina Knight (Knight School The Really Early Morning Show on Weekends)
• Thando Thabethe
• Ms Cosmo
• DJ Fresh
• Minnie Ntuli

Breakfast Shows

Mark Gillman show na Mark Gillman host am with support from Kevin Fine and Reuben Goldberg, Catherine Strydom (Grenfell) and stuntman "DangerBoy". Pipul know Gillman for im loud personality and im slogan "I Love it in the Mornings".

Afta small time as host of di drive-time show, Gareth Cliff replace Gillman as 5fm Breakfast Show host. With Cliff as host, di show get support from Leigh-Ann Mol on News, Mabale Moloi on traffic & Sias DuPlessis on Sport, with production team wey get Damon Kalvari (Assistant to the Producer), and Thabo Modisane (Executive Producer). Di show end for 2014 wen Cliff stat online radio platform, and all im team except DuPlessis & Modisane follow am.

Afta Cliff comot for 2014, DJ Fresh take o202va di morning show, as e don dey host di drive-time4 show since 2003. Carmen Reddy join am on News |, Duran Collett on Sports News, Sol Phenduka (and later Nonala Tose) on Traffic. On 31 March 2017, Fresh comot 5FM go sister station, Metro FM.

Roger Goode replace am, and e host di show with Robbie Kruse on Sports, Sureshnie Rieder on News and Zanele Potelwa (wey dem dey call 'Young Boomerang') on traffic.

Dan Corder take ova as host of di Breakfast Show for April 2021, with Thabo Baloyi dey deliver news, Xoli Zondo dey cover sports, and Marli van Eeden dey provide traffic reports. But for April 2024, just one month afta e sign im contract for di 2024/2025 lineup, Corder announce say e dey comot from di show.

For July 2024, former Drive Presenter Nick Hamman take ova di Breakfast Show, and e keep im predecessor team.

Weekday Mid-Morning Shows

5FM weekday mid-morning presenters include Rob Vember, Poppy Ntshongwana and before dia Drive Shows, Thando Thabethe, Nick Hamman & Zanele Potelwa.

For May 2020, Msizi James and Stephanie Be pair up to present di Mid Mornings on 5 show during di brunchtime slot. Since den, James comot go Johannesburg-based rival station 947 and Stephanie dey host di show now with Yonaka Theledi on news.

Rob Forbes and Fix Moeti host di Forbes&Fix show during di lunchtime slot, with Kim Schulze on news. For 2021, dem comot di station, and Zanele Potelwa take ova di lunchtime show, until July 2024, wen former YFM jock Lula Odiba move to 5FM, and e dey present di show with Nadia Romanos on news.

Drive Time Shows

Until 2014, DJ Fresh host "The Fresh Drive" with Catherine Grenfell, Poppy Ntshongwana, Duran Collett & Carmen Reddy. Roger Goode, Ms Cosmo, Sureshnie Rieder and Sias du Plessis replace dem, and Robbie Kruse later replace Sias.

For 2017, Thando Thabethe become di first woman to host di Drive Time show for di station. "The Thabooty Drive" get Durbanite Msizi James as co-host, Sibaphiwe Matiyela (and later, Nadia Romanos) on News and Duran Collett on Sports.

For May 2020, Nick Hamman, wey don host di Hamman Time show during di mid-morning slot before, take ova as host of 5Drive with producer Mad Money Mike, Nadia Romanos on news, Yonaka Theledi on traffic and Jude van Wyk on sports.

For July 2024, dem launch new Drivetime show, with former Lunch show presenter Zanele Potelwa as host, and former Top 40 on 5 presenter Nick Archibald as co-host and traffic presenter. Yanga Mjoli join dem on news and Jude van Wyk, wey don dey on di prior iteration of di station drivetime show, on sporting duties.

Weekday Evening & Night Programming

Evening Programming stat with Kyle Cassim, wey dey present one hour-long mix show on Mondays to Thursdays, and Roger Goode, wey dey host four-hour specialist dance show on Friday evenings. Di evening show, 5Nights na Karabo Ntshweng dey host am from 19:00 - 22:00 Monday to Thursday. Dis na fresh show with genre-specific charts every day wey dey highlight di best local indie, pop, hip hop and dance songs.

Di late-night show wey dey air Monday to Thursdays, 5 After Hours na Leah Jazz dey host am, while Friday late night offering, one dance music show wey dem call In Das we Trust, na Das Kapital dey present am.

Early Morning Programming

Until 2021, 5FM dey brodkast round di clock. Di station now dey automated with music between 01:00 and 04:00 every day. 5FM early morning programming na 5 Early Mornings, wey Tshepang The Big Chief Moji dey host between Monday and Friday between 04:00 and 06:00, and dia weekend counterpart, 5 Weekend Early Mornings wey UCT Radio alumni Thomas Hele & Mtha Agbiriogu dey host on Saturdays and Sundays between 04:00 and 07:00.

Weekend Breakfast Shows

Before 2019, di Weekend Breakfast show, A Cuppa JT na Justin Toerien dey host am, with Nadia Romanos & Jude van Wyk on News & Sports respectively.

For April 2019, Nicole da Silva take ova di weekend morning slot, and e name di show 5FM Xtra Loud Mornings. Sibaphiwe Matiyela join am on News and Duran Collett on Sports.

As of May 2022, KwaZulu-Natal born Minnie Ntuli from East Coast Radio join di national youth radio station to anchor 5 Weekend Breakfast with Monique De Villiers on News and Aaron Masemola on Sports. A 2023-line up change see Retshepile Seakamela take ova di show, and e keep Aaron Masemola on di sports desk and bring Palesa Lemeke as Newsreader. Mike V take ova di Weekend Breakfast Show for April 2025.

Weekend Shows

Weekend music shows na collective of specialist music show hosts dey host dem, including Roger Goode, DJ Speedsta, Das Kapital, DJ Tshepi, and dance DJ outfit CINIMIN, wey brothers Kyle & Austin Cassim form.

Harrison Mkhize dey anchor di Top 40 on 5 chart show on Saturday afternoons, with TuksFM alumna Jodell Tantij dey host di 5 Takeover request show on Sundays.

Di weekend afternoon slot, Smash Afrika Weekends na Smash Afrika dey anchor am, and e dey host di show with newsreader Karabo Hobo & sportsreader Kaybee Modishane, while di evening offering, 5 Weekend Nights, na Boipelo Mooketsi dey host am.

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