Kaya FM 95.9 is the 2020 Commercial Station of the Year and Radio 2000 is the Public Broadcast Station (PBS) of the Year, while Hot 91.9FM is Station of the Year in the community radio category and Tuks FM is the choice for campus radio.
The winners of the 2020 Radio Awards were announced last week at an online ceremony hosted by comedian Loyiso Madinga. “The winners of the Station of the Year category were determined by how many times they appeared as a finalist across all general categories of the awards,” says Taryn Westoby, head of Arena Events, which manages The Radio Awards. “Furthermore, each entrant was required to submit a motivation which outlined their assets in terms of innovation, community outreach, audience growth and general achievements – together with that undefinable X-factor. The Radio Awards advisory panel then scored these motivations, which [made up] half of the station’s final score, while the balance was made up of its success in the other categories.”...
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