BBC gives South African youth a voice - live from Soweto World Have Your Say, the BBC interactive radio and online radio programme broadcast by BBC World service has teamed up with local South African youth station Y FM for a special live broadcast from the heart of Soweto. BBC presenter Ros Atkins will host the hour long debate with Y FMs presenter Leslie Lee Kasumba.
The broadcast takes place on Monday, 22 May at 20.00 local time which is 18.00 GMT and 19.00 BST. Listeners can take part by sending their opinions and questions via SMS text message: +44 77 86 20 60 80 by telephone: +44 20 70 83 72 72 via email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or online at bbcnews.com/worldhaveyoursay where audiences can also listen live. Ros Atkins, World Have Your Say presenter said: We are excited to be broadcasting live from the heart of Soweto with Y FM. Young people are the future of Africa and we want to give them an opportunity to debate the topics most important to them and bring their voices to a global audience. We also want listeners, especially young people across the world to text, email and phone us and use the BBC to talk with each other and be a part of this global dialogue. Bondo Ntuli, Y FMs Programme Manager said: Y FM is a groundbreaking urban radio station. We have set many trends over the years which is why we are now the countrys most popular youth station. For many young South Africans we define youth culture. Our listeners expect us to create platforms allowing them to engage with other young people on issues that interest and concern them. Partnering on this special broadcast with a world class station such as the BBC World Service proves that we are listening and responding to them. BBC World Service programmes can also be heard nationwide through SABC, in Cape Town on Bush Radio 89.5 FM: in Durban on radio Hindvani 91.5 FM, in Johannesburg on 1485 AM Radio Today and in KwaZulu Natal on Radio Khwezi 90.5 FM and 107.7 FM. BBC programmes can also be accessed via Multichoice DSTV channels 50, 51 and 52.Also listen in 6190, 3255, 21470, 21660, 15420, 11940, 9630 and 6190 KHz SW frequency Ends For more information contact: Mark Sandell, Editor, World Have Your Say, BBC World Service (in South Africa) Mobile: +44 (0) 7802 907 432 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fiona Crack, Producer, World Have Your Say, BBC World Service (in South Africa) Mobile: +44 (0) 7810 698 477 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christine George, Assistant International Publicist, BBC World Service Tel: +44 (0) 207557 1142; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note to editors: BBC World Service is an international radio and online broadcaster delivering programmes and services in 33 languages. It uses multiple platforms to reach 163 million listeners globally, including SW, AM, FM, digital satellite and cable channels. It has more than 2,000 partner radio stations which take BBC content, and numerous partnerships supplying content to mobile phones. Its international online sites, which include audio and visual content and offer users opportunities to interact directly with world events, receive more than 330 million page impressions a month. YFM 99.2 is South Africas first and original urban rhythmic station playing the best mix of original Urban South African music and international artists. Today YFMs has over 1.342 million weekly listeners. YFM also broadcasts news that takes a localised angle on stories and has regular traffic updates, sporting bulletins and weather round-ups. Visitors to its online site www.yfm.co.za which receives over 330m page impressions a month, can access news, competitions, a forum and profiles for all DJs and find out about its magazine Ymag. Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
