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MEDIA STATEMENT METRO FM SPICES UP LINE-UP WITH NEW SHOWS ‘MORNING FLAVA’ AND ‘THE KINGS SUITE’
| MEDIA STATEMENT METRO FM SPICES UP LINE-UP WITH NEW SHOWS ‘MORNING FLAVA’ AND ‘THE KINGS SUITE’ Johannesburg - Thursday, 01 August 2019 - METRO FM will on Monday, 05 August 2019 shake things up a little with Moeti ‘Moflava’ Tsiki taking over the coveted 05:00-09:00 breakfast slot. This exciting new show called ‘Morning Flava’ promises to keep listeners entertained, informed and ready to tackle the day ahead. He moves over with his team Pearl Shongwe on news, Owen Hannie as the sports guru of the show and Moshe Ndike who will join the team every Friday. Moflava joined the METRO FM family in 2015 to anchor the 08:00 – 10:00 morning slot and recently hosted the highly successful afternoon drive time show #TheDrive from 15:00 – 18:00. The station is also pleased to announce the new afternoon drive show, ‘The Kings Suite’ between 15:00 – 18:00. This new show sees the much anticipated return of the duo, the Kings Of The Weekend (KOTW), Siphesihle ‘Sphectacula’ Ngwenya and Lebogang ‘DJ Naves’ Naves, who make their come back to METRO FM after being away for the past two years. Their show promises to bring the high paced, interactive and crazy fun to the station’s afternoon audience and Sphectacula and DJ Naves will be joined by Relebogile Mabotja on news and Angie Khumalo on sports duty. These changes will not affect the rest of the day time lineup, which still sees all other shows remain the same. METRO FM Station Manager, Ms. Sibongile Mtyali stated: “We are convinced that we’ve found the perfect balance of on-air talent to carry on with the strategy of the station and ensure that we deliver to our commitment, of keeping our listeners informed and entertained, plus servicing the needs of our commercial spenders. Our intention is to carry on delivering top quality content, the coolest way we know how and these newly introduced shows are a part of the station’s strategy to refresh its lineup through repositioning and strengthening its talent pool to ensure it still remains number one in the game.” METRO FM is committed to maintaining its leading position in commercial radio in South Africa and has maintained its coolest station position for the past seven years at the Sunday Times Generation Next Awards. END Issued By: Group Communications Media Enquiries: Ms. Vuyo Mthembu (SABC Spokesperson) Mthembuv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 2236 |C. 083 300 9221 |
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