Cape Talk
Encyclopedia
567 CapeTalk is a commercial AM
radio station
based in Cape Town
, South Africa
, broadcasting on AM/MW 567 to Cape Town
. The station is also webcast
via its website. It claims to be Cape Town's number one news and talk station, offering news, sport, business and actuality programming, with plenty of phone-in debates. It was established in 1997. The station is owned by Primedia
.
567 CapeTalk's sister station
is TalkRadio 702
, a Johannesburg
based AM/FM radio station.
between 1997-2000.
The 567 CapeTalk Fire Relief Fund Radiothon raised over R1, 25 million for the city's fire services when fires on Table Mountain threatened homes and lives in the city.
About 3000 Capetonians participated in the 567 CapeTalk Silence the Violence Walk for Peace march to protest against crime and violence in the city.
The 567 CapeTalk Birthday Build generated about R1, 12 million in aid of Habitat for Humanity, resulting in the building of 28 homes in poor communities.
Thanks to the 567 CapeTalk Blanket Drive more than 19 000 blankets were collected and about R250 000 was raised after rains and floods left thousands of people homeless.
The annual 567 CapeTalk Wiggle Waggle Walkathon, held to raise money for the animals at the Cape of Good Hope SPCA, is a fun walk for dogs and owners that has become a tradition among thousands of two and four-legged entrants.
Every year Capetonians flock to 567 CapeTalk’s flagship event Moonstruck on Cape Town’s Clifton 4th Beach. It’s a fun family picnic evening of music and dancing on the beach under the stars and a way of raising funds for the National Sea Rescue Institute.
AM broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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based in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
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, broadcasting on AM/MW 567 to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. The station is also webcast
Webcast
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via its website. It claims to be Cape Town's number one news and talk station, offering news, sport, business and actuality programming, with plenty of phone-in debates. It was established in 1997. The station is owned by Primedia
Primedia Broadcasting
Primedia is a leading South African media group, headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg. It currently operates more than 50 brands in broadcasting, advertising, marketing, promotions, sport, entertainment and digital media.-History:...
.
567 CapeTalk's sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
is TalkRadio 702
Radio 702
Radio 702, currently known as Talk Radio 702, is a commercial FM radio station based in Johannesburg, South Africa, broadcasting on FM 92.7 and FM 106 to the greater Gauteng province. The station is also webcast via its website. It claims to be Johannesburg's number one news and talk station,...
, a Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
based AM/FM radio station.
History
567 CapeTalk celebrated a decade of independent broadcasting in 2007. The station hit the airwaves at 06h00 on Tuesday, 14 October 1997. From the start it was positioned to provide an independent forum for the citizens of the Mother City, allowing them to swap ideas and voice opinions. The first home of 567 CapeTalk was in Bree Street and it was here that presenter John Maytham welcomed Cape Town to the station’s first broadcast. Former presenters include the former Sunday Times columnist Jani AllanJani Allan
Jani Allan is a South African columnist and radio commentator. She became a household name as a columnist for the Sunday Times where she worked between 1979-90. She is also known for her alleged affair with an interviewee, the late right-wing political leader Eugène Terre'Blanche...
between 1997-2000.
Current Studios
The studios are now located at Suite 7d, Somerset Square, Highfield Road, Greenpoint, Cape Town. The station relocated in 2006 after its sister station 94.5 Kfm became a subsidiary of Primedia (PTY) Ltd. and bigger premises were needed to house both stations in one building.Charity and social events
567 Cape Talk is well known for hosting, sponsoring and promoting many charity and social events in Cape Town. Examples of these include:The 567 CapeTalk Fire Relief Fund Radiothon raised over R1, 25 million for the city's fire services when fires on Table Mountain threatened homes and lives in the city.
About 3000 Capetonians participated in the 567 CapeTalk Silence the Violence Walk for Peace march to protest against crime and violence in the city.
The 567 CapeTalk Birthday Build generated about R1, 12 million in aid of Habitat for Humanity, resulting in the building of 28 homes in poor communities.
Thanks to the 567 CapeTalk Blanket Drive more than 19 000 blankets were collected and about R250 000 was raised after rains and floods left thousands of people homeless.
The annual 567 CapeTalk Wiggle Waggle Walkathon, held to raise money for the animals at the Cape of Good Hope SPCA, is a fun walk for dogs and owners that has become a tradition among thousands of two and four-legged entrants.
Every year Capetonians flock to 567 CapeTalk’s flagship event Moonstruck on Cape Town’s Clifton 4th Beach. It’s a fun family picnic evening of music and dancing on the beach under the stars and a way of raising funds for the National Sea Rescue Institute.