Yarona FM is a radio station based in Gaborone

Gaborone

' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....

  Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

 with a core broadcast audience of youth (age 16-24), with a spill out to ages 35. The radio station started its 24 hour broadcast on August 22, 1999, and was primarily a local broadcaster i.e. within Gaborone

Gaborone

' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....

 ( the capital city of Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

) covering a radius of 50 km from its central transmitter till in June 2007 when it was offered a national broadcast license by the Botswana Telecommunications authority- and began its national rollout covering Botswana's major centres: Lobatse, Mahalapye

Mahalapye

Mahalapye is a town located in the Central District of Botswana.The town has about 39,000 inhabitants and is situated along the main road between the capital Gaborone and the second largest city Francistown....

, Serowe

Serowe

Serowe was famed as Botswana's largest village after Molepolole. Serowe has a rich history in Botswana'; it being the capital for the Bamangwato people in the early part of the 20th century and for being the birth place of many of Botswana's Presidents...

, Palapye

Palapye

Palapye is a large town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone . Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes...

, Selibe Phikwe, Francistown

Francistown

Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...

 and Maun

Maun

Maun is the fifth largest town in Botswana. As of 2001, it had a population of 43,776. It is an eclectic mix of modern buildings and native huts. Maun is the "tourism capital" of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland district...

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Brand

From its conception, Yarona FM has identified itself with the "freshest" and newest songs, targeted towards Botswana's urban youth audience. Its tag lines have changed from "Re tswhere vibe": setswana for "we've got the vibe" and "blazing GC's most rocking tunes". When the station went national in 2008, the tag line changed to "Live the music". Yarona FM is a positive, upwardly mobile forward thinking brand that encapsulates the aspirations, style, language, lives and future of the Youth of Botswana.

Frequencies(From South to North)

Until April 2008, the radio station was broadcasting through the frequency 106.6 FM, which was part of its logo and brand until 7 more frequencies were added.

• Lobatse: 102.1FM
• Gaborone: 106.6FM
• Mahalapye: 99.9FM
• Serowe: 102.9FM
• Palapye: 105.1FM
• Selibe Phikwe: 97.5FM
• Francistown: 100.1FM
• Maun: 97.5FM

Popular past presenters

Luzboy, Stups dawg, Big Duke, Chawa Bale, Dollar Mac, Tshepo Ntshole, Dig Nash, Otis Fraser, Kepi, O'neal, Juniour Psy, Jazelle,Owen Rampha( Current Programmes Manager) McD, Kingdom, Dum-luv( Current Station manager), and Big Fish were all popular names identified with the Yarona FM brand in the past. Many of these have now moved on to other local radio stations or to other ventures. Of late, and due to the high standards at Yarona FM, the station has become the number one breeding ground for talent amongst other broadcast entities in Botswana.

The youngest presenter in the history of the station are Kabelo "Japs" Tlhomelang (at age 15), airing in July 2000 with Kgosi "Dollar Mac" Kgosidintsi.

Monday to Wednesday

• The real enchilada: 6am-10am with Sesame and Scar
• the brigde: 10am-1pm with Tshepang T-izzy Motsisi
• Fak' Safety Belt: 4pm-7pm with Dollar mac and Miss B
• The Carling Express: 6pm-10pm with Carlos

Thursday

• The real enchilada: 6am-10pm with Tumie and Scar
• Bold, outrageous, impulse: 10am-2pm with Boipelo Seleke
• The fast lane: 2pm-6pm with Dollar mac and Miss B
• 6-1-0: 6pm-9pm with Sesame
• The Dance Experience: 9pm-11pm with Mr O

Friday

• The real enchilada: 6am-10pm with Tumie and Scar
• Bold, outrageous, impulse: 10am-2pm with Boipelo Seleke
• The fast lane: 2pm-6pm with Dollar mac and Miss B
• The Underground: 6pm-7pm with Dj Ski
• The 61OH: 7pm-10pm with Sesame
• Kas'lam la o bitsa: 10pm-2am with Mocrenko

Saturday

• The Saga Continues: 6am-9am with Carlos
• The Hotness: 9am-1pm with T-Izzy
• Game Time: 1pm-2pm with Chilly Boy
• The Saturday rush:2pm-5pm with Petula
• The PMS: 5pm-8pm with Paps
• The Coke Football and Mix Show-8-10pm with A1
• Kas'lam lao bitsa: 10-2am with Mcrenko

Sunday

• Inspirational Grooves: 6am-9am with Nkamo
• The chill zone: 9am-12pm with Monica
• Sunday Sermon: 12pm-3pm with Paps
• The Hotness Part 2: 3pm-6pm with T.Izzy
• Riddim Control(Dancehall blazing Show)by DJ RED PEPPER : 6pm-8pm
• Sudden Death: 8pm-10pm with Chillyboy