Lotus FM

Lotus FM (previously called Radio Lotus) is a South African national radio station based in Durban that caters for the needs of the South African Indian community. It combines a mix of Indian music, news, current affairs, interviews and entertainment. Lotus FM targets South African Indians between the ages of 25-34 (core) and 35-49 (secondary) in the LSM 7-10 segment. Lotus FM is similar to the BBC Asian Network in the United Kingdom.

Lotus FM has occasionally been the subject of complaints, with people of South Indian descent claiming that the station's broadcasts favour Hindi music over Tamil music. [http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/Articles/TarkArticle.aspx?ID=1132923] [http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/Articles/TarkArticle.aspx?ID=1141296] .

Disc Jockeys

The following is a list of DJ's who play at the station (including weekends).

*Abigail Nadar
*Alan Chetty
*Althaf Suleman
*Ashit Desai
*Avin Moorley
*C J Benjamin
*Deon Chetty
*Diresh Sinath
*Elvis Gangiah
*Fahim Jamadar
*Ganas Murugan
*Jared Dhukki
*Julian Lurie
*Krishnan Nair
*Mala Lutchmanan
*Manick Thor
*Nichal Sarawan
*O'Neil Nair
*Patrick Ngcobo
*Pravina Maharaj
*Raeesa Mahomed
*Rakesh Ramdhin
*Ray Maharaj
*Saffee Siddique
*Sanjay Jayrajh
*Sudhisha Naidoo
*Suresh Harilal
*Varshan Sookhun
*Veena Lutchman
*Vikash Mathura
*Zakia Ahmed

Frequencies

The station broadcasts in FM on the following frequencies throughout South Africa.

* 87.7 MHz Durban
* 87.9 MHz Ladysmith
* 88.2 MHz Port Shepstone
* 88.3 MHz Pietermaritzburg
* 88.9 MHz The Bluff
* 89.4 MHz Durban North
* 90.0 MHz Glencoe
* 97.8 MHz Cape Town
* 98.3 MHz Port Elizabeth
* 100.1 MHz Pretoria
* 106.8 MHz Johannesburg

External links

* [http://www.lotusfm.co.za Lotus FM Official website]