Excitement is written on the faces of all the employees of Sosha fm after being awarded with the best music show among all community
radio station countrywide on the 2013 MTN Radio Awards that we held on the 15 of April at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
The first time nominated for MTN Radio Awards, the station was crowned with the best music show on the category of community radio stations. Ingcwenga Yokholo is the name of the gospel show that made them winners; it is presented by Wendy Dlamini. According to Dlamini she said it was a tough competition, considering the fact that it was their first time nominated and there were so many radio stations they were competing with. Dlamini said, “W e were happy that we were nominated but we could not believe that we can be the winners. Then when the announced the best music show under community radio station Ingcwenga Yokholo, I was so over excited I even do not know what to do because of excitement,” she said. Her secret on presenting the show as fantastic one she said “I always say God stay in the station, every time before began the show we just invite the Almighty God. Also passion and involving our listeners is what make us to win the award.”
The station manager Nolulama Sithole said “We feel great honoured as new management of the station after taking since from last year now we have something to be proud of, it is so amazing our happiness cannot be measured. This award we dedicate it to our listeners, we are proud of them, they are the one that make the programme to be the best through their contribution,” she said. Sithole added that their main focus this year is to help people living with disability to feel part of the community,” We have already started with our mission, we have donate 17 wheelchairs to people and very soon we will be donating with blankets. Our aim is to make disable people not isolated”
As one of the minor radio station in the country, Soshanguve community radio station is also facing some challenges. One of them is losing their qualified presenters to public radio stations. “ Even though we are proud of themselves where ever they go, but the fact is we are affected because we then have to start training new presenters and by that way our listeners have to start adapting as a result our listeners drop. Also funding is a problem, we do not have funders that is why we always relaying on volunteers since we cannot hire permanent presenters,” she added
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