Talk Radio 702 back on 702 KHz

Icasa (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) granted the station permission to broadcast on the 540 KHz while an investigation was conducted and repairs were carried out at the transmitter.

"The building and transmitter have been repaired in order to restore the service," said Michelle Potgieter, Sentech's general manager for sales and marketing. "We are ready to broadcast from 702 KHz on Monday from 12 noon," she said.

Sentech has stated that the cause of the fire was electro-mechanical.

Station manager for 702, Pheladi Gwangwa said, "We are thankful to our listeners and clients for their support and loyalty over the past month. We are satisfied with the report we have received from Sentech as to the cause of the fire and look forward to providing our listeners with the latest news and information on 702 KHz".

Talk Radio 702 has applied to ICASA to allow the station to continue broadcasting on 540 KHz as a back-up for its primary signal on 702 KHz and to allow for the smooth migration of its listeners back to 702 KHz.