According to the industry organisation’s audience data across the months of April through June, independent radio station Jacaranda FM garnered an impressive 5,64 million users of its website during this period, nearly one million more than its closest competitor East Coast Radio, which recorded 4.7 million page impressions during the same time.
Niche radio station sites that enjoyed high online page impressions during this period included Sepedi-, Zulu- and Tswana-language stations Thobela FM, Ukhozi FM and Motsweding FM, respectively.
Below, the biggest online radio station websites in South Africa for Q2 2024*:
| South Africa’s Top Online Radio Station Sites — Q2 2024 |
| 1 | Jacaranda FM | 5,643,773 |
| 2 | East Coast Radio | 4,718,614 |
| 3 | Metro FM | 1,638,228 |
| 4 | RSG | 1,587,326 |
| 5 | Thobela FM | 340,114 |
| 6 | Ukhozi FM | 288,243 |
| 7 | Radio2000 | 230,864 |
| 8 | SA FM | 152,239 |
| 9 | Motsweding FM | 144,782 |
| 10 | Umhobo Wenene FM | 134,263 |
*As of 16 July 2024. Note that these figures refer to radio audiences accessing the radio station websites, both to access audio and other information.
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