citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message munghana lonene fm broadcast area limpopo mpumalanga gauteng and north west provinces slogan makomba ndlela frequency multiple first air date 1 february 1965 audience share 1.3 % june 2012 june 2012 http www.saarf.co.za rams commercial 2012 saarf rams owner sabc website www.munghanalonenefm.co.za munghana lonene fm is an sabc radio station broadcasting in tsonga language in south africa . in tsonga munghana lonene means a true friend . munghana lonene fm is geared to listeners who understand xitsonga . munghana lonene fm is branded as an infotainment radio station with a 50 % split of music and talk . it offers an environment interactive with its listeners providing a mixture of news music current affairs talk shows education sport weather and traffic . the music repertoire consists of jazz r & b kwaito house gospel music and african music . munghana lonene fm s broadcast areas includes gauteng limpopo eastern mpumalanga and mozambique contents 1 history 2 coverage & frequencies 3 programming 3.1 monday friday 3.2 friday variants 3.3 saturday 3.4 sunday 4 broadcast time 5 social media 6 listenership figures 7 author 8 references 9 external links history edit on 1 february 1965 initial programmes in the tsonga language were broadcast for listeners in the then northern transvaal from the johannesburg studios of the south african broadcasting corporation at that time situated in broadcast house commissioner street . this service later became known as radio tsonga . on 1 february 1984 radio tsonga was also broadcast on medium wave from pietersburg now polokwane . on 1 may of the same year coverage was extended to listeners in soweto via a low power fm transmitter atop the sabc building at auckland park . now the station manager is former presenter and radio 2000 manager james shikwamabane 1 after tsakani baloyi left the station in 2011 . lawrence ubisi programmes manager and vongi nkanyane marketing manager . to keep listeners interested the station has a team of presenters . from 07 00 09 00 phaphama breakfast is hosted by sydney baloyi dj brian rikhotso and rhandzu mthombeni sports presenter and produced by tebogo jacko magubane from 09 00 12 00 khensani nyango hosts a women magazine show called gingirikani from 12 00 15 00 khalanga pat mathebula gives the listeners current affairs talk show afrika wa vulavula from 13 00 15 00 n wana n wa gee gives the listeners music show dzumba na mina . from 15 00 18 00 the quintinizer and connizer come with the afternoon drive show called 326 thwii 18 00 19 00 the current affairs team takes onto air tiko axi etleli . 19 00 20 00 matthews mokoena hosts the etimbaleni previously hosted by the famous james shikwambana and more shows follow . the station has educational programmes produced by bella nyathi and morgan shivambu hosts shows mondays to fridays exluding wednesday at 21 00 22 00 . thembzana reloaded hosts the station s music chart show called switshongo on saturdays 07 00 10 00 . munghana lonene fm is proud of its culture xitsonga a traditional presenter bongani sithole or dj soulcrusher hosts a show called gongomela from mondays to thursdays at 22 00 00 00 . every tuesday night bishop mlungisi erasmus malungani of don t blame god international ministries hosts hi tshovela leswi hi swi byalaka we reap what we sow from 11 pm talking about various topics at hand with listener feedback . former sports presenter james swikwambane has won more national and international awards ; he is now the station manager since may 2012 . coverage & frequencies edit coverage areas & frequencies area freq . mhz mbombela 89.4 makhado 90.0 punda maria 91.0 hoedspruit 92.0 tzaneen 92.6 mokopane 99.6 johannesburg 103.2 programming edit monday friday edit 00 00 03 00 phofula with erik makelani 03 00 06 00 mahlamba ndlopfu with morris sibuyi 06 00 07 00 current affairs tiko a xietleli 07 00 09 00 phaphama with sydney baloyi and dj brian rikhotso 09 00 11 45 gingirikani with khensani nyango 11 45 12 00 mina hi mina radio soapie 12 00 13 00 afrika wa vulavula with khalanga pat mathebula 13 00 15 00 dzumba na mina with n wana n wa gee 15 00 17 00 326 thwii with quintonizer and conizer 18 00 19 00 current affairs tiko a xietleli 19 00 20 00 the sports show etimbaleni with matthews mokoena 21 00 22 00 community diary and death announcements . 22 00 00 00 gongomela with dj soul crusher mon thur 21 00 22 00 khumbheka na mina with rose tshabalala wednesday s only friday variants edit 22 00 00 00 xiseveseve with dj soul crusher saturday edit 00 00 03 00 ta mporoma with mchangani 03 00 06 00 ta mporoma with lindiwe makhubele 06 00 07 00 current affairs tiko a xietleli 07 00 10 00 top 30 switshongo with thembzana reloaded 10 00 12 00 dj brian on mindzhumba ya afrika 12 00 13 00 teen programmes with rooitjie maringa 13 00 14 00 thlariha muntshwa with chiechie rikhotso 14 00 15 00 ta mitlangu with nyiko sithole 15 00 18 00 timbaleni sports live with matthews mokoena 18 00 21 00 ahixuxeni with matthews mokoena 21 00 00 00 music variety with thembzana reloaded sunday edit 00 00 03 00 ta mporoma with mchangani 03 00 06 00 pyupya lindiwe makhubele 06 00 09 00 gospel with beka ntsan wisi 09 00 10 00 youth ke yona with rooitjie maringa 10 00 11 00 khindlimuka with chiechie rikhotso 11 00 12 00 mina hi mina drama omnibus 12 00 14 00 jazz & fussion with sydney baloyi 14 00 15 00 sports hour with nyiko sithole 15 00 18 00 timbaleni sports live with nyiko sithole 18 00 19 00 current affairs tiko a xietleli 19 00 20 00 choral music with pastor strike manganyi 20 00 22 00 minkondzo ya tingwazi with pastor strike manganyi 22 00 00 00 ta mbilu yanga with matthews mokoena broadcast time edit 24 7 2 social media edit twitter munghana facebook munghana lonene fm makomba ndlela instagram munghanalonene youtube munghana lonene fm listenership figures edit estimated listenership 3 7 day ave. mon fri may 2013 1 198 000 755 000 feb 2013 1 039 000 670 000 dec 2012 1 092 000 704 000 oct 2012 1 096 000 696 000 aug 2012 1 214 000 657 000 jun 2012 1 175 000 635 000 author edit munghana lonene fm digital content specialist ben malubane references edit http www.sowetanlive.co.za entertainment 2012 03 14 big jamm now heads mlfm radio the annual guide to radio in south africa advantage 2012 . media 24 . 2012 . saarf rams presentations external links edit http www.clumag.co.za index.php option com content & view article & id 1205 & itemid http www.sowetanlive.co.za sowetan archive 2008 04 15 dj brian back with best http english.people.com.cn 90001 90779 90871 7038965.html http www.sabc.co.za wps portal sabc munghanalonenefm http www.rab.co.za munghana lonene fm official website munghana lonene fm live munghana lonene fm saarf website sentech website v t e south african broadcasting corporation radio 5fm channel africa ikwekwezi fm lesedi fm ligwalagwala fm lotus fm metro fm motsweding fm munghana lonene fm phalaphala fm radio 2000 radio sonder grense safm thobela fm tru fm ukhozi fm umhlobo wenene fm x k fm 107.9 current television channels sabc 1 sabc 2 sabc 3 sabc 4 sabc news international former television channels south west african broadcasting corporation sabc africa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title munghana lonene fm & oldid 736897769 categories radio stations in south africanews and talk radio stationsmedia in johannesburghidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2013all articles needing additional referencesuse dmy dates from august 2013south africa articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 august 2016 at 15 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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