18 December 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of radio in South Africa. The first experimental broadcast took place in Johannesburg in 1923. Radio broadcasting began under the South African Railways and later merged into the African Broadcasting Company before being sold to the SABC in 1936.
Radio in South Africa turns 100 years old today. But advances in technology mean the medium is not standing still. 18 December 2023 – marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa , with the first experimental broadcast going out from Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg on 18 December 1923.
Radio broadcasting began under the auspices of South African Railways, followed by the licensing of three more services: the Association of Scientific and Technical Societies in Johannesburg, the Cape Peninsular Publicity Association in Cape Town and the Durban Corporation, which began broadcasting in 1924. These merged into the African Broadcasting Company in 1927, owned by a wealthy businessman, IW Schlesinger, but on 1 August 1936, they were sold to the SABC, established that year through an act of parliamen
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