Good Hope FM

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Good Hope FM

Broadcast area	South Africa
Frequency	94 - 97 MHz
Programming
Format	Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR)[1]
Ownership
Owner	SABC
History
First air date	1965
Links
Website	http://www.goodhopefm.co.za/

Good Hope FM is Cape Town's leading music focused interactive lifestyle radio station, whose contemporary hit radio format provides a music mix of R&B, pop, hip hop and dance. It targets young, global, routed^{[further explanation needed]} and "now generation" listeners. Its footprint covers the Cape including the city, surrounding towns and villages the Overberg and Plettenberg Bay. The station has a target audience of LSM 6-9, 22-32 year olds.

The intrinsic offering is:

• Entertainment (music, competitions, entertaining features)
• Information (news, weather, sport, traffic and surf reports)
• Community involvement (fundraising, interviews, sponsorships, events)
• Commercial advertising platform

It contributes to the development of South African music and local content through a consistent delivery according to ICASA guidelines and expectations. The station has regular interviews with local artists and supports the local music industry. It broadcasts predominantly in English with English/Afrikaans news, traffic reports and commercials.

Good Hope FM is a SABC commercial radio station and was launched in 1965. The station is a well-established Cape Town brand which provides a platform for advertisers to reach the affluent 20-something market of metropolitan Cape Town.