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Began after World War 1. Programmes offered were popular and reportedly heard well. Listeners had to build their own receivers in order to hear programmes.
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Radio began with a few enthusiastic amateur radio hams, followed by several experimental broadcasts and only later by regular programming on a more organised basis.
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An American electrical engineering company, Western Electric, provided the transmitting and receiver equipment as they viewed the experimental broadcast as a business opportunity to promote their receivers.
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Government called for applications for licences to provide regular and sustained radio broadcasts.
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Isidore William Schlesinger took over broadcasting operations of three fledging radio stations with the consent of the government and created the ABC.
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The majority of Afrikaners lived in rural areas and medium-wave signals did not reach these areas of the country satisfactorily. The re-enactment of the Great Trek in 1938 stimulated the development of Afrikaans broadcasting.
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By 1946 the SABC was beginning to experience financial difficulties. They considered a move to commercialisation and sell advertising time on air. The Schoch Commission was appointed to investigate broadcasting issues.
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The SABC reached an agreement with the South African Press Association in 1936 to provide four news bulletins a day.
SABC created an internal news department in 1950.
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In 1949, a half-hour programme was transmitted daily in isiZulu, isiXhosa and seSotho.
In August 1952, a diffusion service was installed in Orlando. Loudspeakers were hired out subscribers and installed in their homes.
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FM transmissions would provide for improved radio reception over a distance of about 60 km.
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The first service in seSotho and isiZulu was broadcast in Johannesburg on 1 January 1962.
Services were presented in North Sotho and seTswana on 1 July 1962.
isiZulu transmissions were introduced in Natal on 1 February 1963.
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In 1969, three regional stations we fully automated. The sequence was regulated by means of inaudible pulses on the recording tape.
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Government announced on the 27 April 1971 that SABC was to provide a television service.
The first test broadcast began on 5 May 1975 and regular service was introduced on 5 January 1976.
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Arrival of M-Net.
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Festival FM
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