OFM

OFM may refer to:

OFM (South Africa)

OFM is Central South Africa’s leading commercial radio station with offices in Bloemfontein, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark. Broadcasting to the greater Free State, Northern Cape, Southern Gauteng as well as parts of North West, this regional radio station has the country’s second largest footprint. OFM’s payoff line is "The Sound of Your Life".

History

Having begun broadcasting on 1 July 1985, OFM was originally a split of Radio Hoëveld broadcasting only four hours a day in the evenings under the name Radio Oranje (after the Orange Free State, its home province). The station operation with a staff compliment of only three people namely; Station Manager Christo Olivier, Programme Manager, Albe Grobbler and Advertising Manager Bill Otto. Furthermore, OFM had two full-time presenters, Manie Kitching and Johleen du Plessis in addition to student Jaco de Wet who assisted during weekends.

OFM became a regional broadcaster on 1 July 1986 and has since established itself as the media power house of central South Africa. Today the station broadcasts in English and Afrikaans across four provinces - Free State, Northern Cape, North West and Southern Gauteng.