East Coast Radio (South Africa)
- East Coast Radio (South Africa)
Infobox Radio station
name = East Coast Radio
slogan = "Durban's Number 1"
airdate =
frequency = 94.00 - 95.90 MHz
area = KwaZulu Natal and certain areas of Eastern Cape
format = Top 40, news, traffic
owner = Kagiso Media Corporation
website = http://www.ecr.co.za/ |
East Coast Radio, also known as ECR, is a KwaZulu-Natal commercial radio station with an audience of just under 2 million. It is the second largest regional radio station in South Africa.
The radio station has an experienced line-up of presenters, including former Capital Radio 604 jocks Darren Scott, and Dave Guselli. Darryl Illbury is on the BIG breakfast weekday mornings, Neville Pillay handles mid-mornings, and Damon Beard is on weekdays 12-3pm. While Just Plain Darren(Darren Scott) in the afternoon from 3-6pm the weekends include Dave Guselli and Trevor Williams and Rowan Clelland's Global Hot Hits.
ECR dominates in the affluent LSM 6-10 urban group in KwaZulu Natal with an operating profit margin of 50.8% in 2006. [ [http://www.kagisomedia.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=30 Kagiso Media ] ]
The station can also be heard online from its [http://www.ecr.co.za/ website] and on channel 26 via Digital Worldspace Radio.
East Coast Radio is based in Durban, South Africa, and is part of the Kagiso Media Group.
East Coast Radio started as Radio Port Natal, broadcasting from the SABC studios in Old Fort Road, Durban on 1 May 1967. The presenter was Sarel Marais. When the station upgraded its technology to include stereo broadcasts, it was rebranded to RPN Stereo.
It was sold to the Kagiso Media Group on 1 July 1994.
Its studios are located in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
References
External links
* [http://www.ecr.co.za/ East Coast Radio]
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