Internet radio in South Africa in numbers
As of , radioko lists 162 radio stations from South Africa that stream online. 161 of the 162 stations we could test on played. The count covers the internet streams radioko lists and tests every night, with duplicates merged; it is not the number of licensed broadcasters.
Last updated:
- Stations listed
- 162
- Played in our latest check
- 161 of 162 (99%)
- Did not play
- 1
- No clear result
- 0
- Not tested yet
- 0
- Typical bitrate (median)
- 128 kbps
We hide a station once it fails our check three nights running: these figures describe the stations listed here, not every stream on the internet.
How the numbers are made
| Step | Stations |
|---|---|
| Records in our sources marked as working | 232 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | +1 |
| Duplicates merged | -58 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -13 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | 0 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | 0 |
| Stations listed | 162 |
| Played in our latest check | 161 |
Stations by province
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | 22 | 14% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 18 | 11% |
| Western Cape | 12 | 7% |
| Eastern Cape | 4 | 2% |
| Limpopo | 3 | 2% |
| Free State | 2 | 1% |
| North West | 2 | 1% |
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 98 | 60% |
Cities with the most stations
| City | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 5 | 3% |
| Cape Town | 4 | 2% |
| Johannesburg | 3 | 2% |
| Polokwane | 1 | 1% |
| Bloemfontein | 1 | 1% |
| Kariega | 1 | 1% |
| Worcester | 1 | 1% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pop | 15 | 9% |
| Rock | 10 | 6% |
| Talk and culture | 9 | 6% |
| Electronic and dance | 7 | 4% |
| News | 6 | 4% |
| Christian | 6 | 4% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 6 | 4% |
| Jazz and soul | 4 | 2% |
| Oldies | 3 | 2% |
| Country and folk | 3 | 2% |
| Community and college | 3 | 2% |
| Classical | 3 | 2% |
| Latin | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 120 | 74% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 17 | 10% |
| Xhosa | 3 | 2% |
| Swahili | 1 | 1% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 91 | 56% |
| AAC | 30 | 19% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 20 | 12% |
| HLS | 13 | 8% |
| HE-AAC | 7 | 4% |
| Ogg Opus | 1 | 1% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KFM 94.5 | 94,5 FM | MP3 · 64 kbps | |
| 2 | Lesedi | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | ||
| 3 | ThobelaFM | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | ||
| 4 | Radio Sonder Grense | Gauteng | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | |
| 5 | Jozi FM | Johannesburg | AAC | |
| 6 | Munghana Lonene | Polokwane | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | |
| 7 | Kaya FM | AAC | ||
| 8 | 5FM | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | ||
| 9 | Phalaphala FM | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | ||
| 10 | Metro FM | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps |
Our order: stations that played in all our recent nightly checks come first, and among them the best known (a regulator's licence, an encyclopedia article). Updated . Every stream here passed its latest check.
Source: the stations from South Africa listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .