Congratulations to our Top 3 Finalists #The5FMWwarCryChamps
Congratulations to our top 3 finalists! Congratulations to the 5FM War Cry Championship Top 5! The finalists were selected from girls’, boys’, and co-ed schools.🏆
Congratulations to our Top 5 Finalists #The5FMWarCryChamps
Congratulations to the Top 5 Finalists Congratulations to the 5FM War Cry Championship Top 5! The finalists were selected from girls’, boys’, and co-ed schools.🏆
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5FM COMMENTS ON PRESENTER ARRESTS AS ITS ANNOUNCES IT’S 2025/26 LINE-UP
5FM presenters arrests doing the rounds on social media! Johannesburg – Thursday, 27 March 2025 – With pictures and videos of 5FM presenter arrests doing the rounds on social media, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station has issued a formal statement to set the record straight.
Standard Bank is your biggest cheerleader
Standard Bank is your biggest and proudest cheerleader this year, as the 5FM War Cry Championship sponsor.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5FM CELEBRATES THREE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Three International Music Awards Nominations Johannesburg – Tuesday, 18 March 2025 – 5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is proud to announce that it has received three international nominations from the Urban Music Awards South Africa (UMA SA).
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOLS: #5FMWarCryChamps BACK DUE TO MASSIVE DEMAND
The 5FM War Cry Championship, brought to you by Standard Bank! Johannesburg – Monday, 10 March 2025 – Are you ready to have your school’s ROAR heard across Mzansi, across the GLOBE?! 5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is back with the 2 nd instalment of the ultimate showcase of high school spirit: The 5FM War Cry Championship, brought to you by Standard Bank.
5FM and Academy of Sound Engineering Announce Exciting Live Show, Content Creation & Skills Development Partnership
5FM and Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE) ground-breaking partnership! Johannesburg, 25 February 2025 – 5FM and Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE) are proud to announce a ground-breaking partnership: 5 Listening Sessions powered by Academy of Sound Engineering – bringing listeners all their favourite, trending South African artists performing live in an intimate setting, whilst at the same time developing some of Mzansi’s hottest young sound engineering talent.
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BALWIN & 5FM TO HELP MZANSI GET FIT AND GIVE AWAY A R1 MILLION APARTMENT
Stand a chance to WIN a Balwin apartment to the value of a whopping R1 million! Johannesburg – Monday, 3 February 2025 – Balwin Properties and its media partner, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, 5FM, are pushing 2025 into overdrive with an EPIC set of cool marathons across Mzansi, as well as the chance to win a brand-new, furnished and equipped Balwin apartment to the value of a whopping R1 million.
Up The Creek Competition
South Africa’s hottest music destination! Love sucks, but missing Up the Creek? That’s even worse!
Ampli5 Your Summer!
Festive unlocked! Get ready to Amplif5 your summer! We’re bringing the heat with live broadcasts from various gigs around the country! Check out our gig guide and make sure to tune in for all the live action, energy, and vibes.
AMPLI5 TV Commercial Schedule
Catch the TV Special you heard on air on the SABC TV Stations!
5FM BAGS STATION OF THE YEAR NOMINATION, 14 OTHER NOMINATIONS AND 2 BRIGHT STAR INDUCTEES WITH 2024 RADIO AWARDS
5FM bags Station of the year nominations & 14 other Nominations! Johannesburg – Friday, 22 November 2024 – 5FM, SA’s favourite youth radio station, has bagged a Station of the Year nomination, along with 14 further nominations and 2 Bright Star Inductees at the 2024 Radio Awards. This follows the station celebrating multiple accolades in 2024 in the Radio Awards and beyond, and also recently winning a Silver Award in the 2024 Rapport Jou Keuse readers’ choice awards – the only English radio station in the Top 3.
Zanele Potelwa, Nick Archibald and 5FM's "5 Drive Gets High" with Listener Dares
Celebrating their 100th shows! Johannesburg – Wednesday, 13 November 2024 – In celebrating their 100th show as a new afternoon drive team, 5FM’s 5 Drive will be “getting high”, literally going to new heights this November and putting their fate in the hands of listeners to decide how wild and crazy the celebration stunts are.
5FM celebrates its birthday with CPT and JHB parties, and your share of R100 000
5FM turns 49 this October! Johannesburg – Monday, 7 October 2024 – 5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is turning 49 on 13 October this year and will be celebrating with two massive parties in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
5FM PARTNERS WITH COMIC CON – THE WORLD’S BEST IN POP CULTURE AND GAMING
The continent’s largest Pop Culture & Gaming festival! Johannesburg – Friday, 20 September 2024 – 5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, has partnered with Comic Con Africa - the continent’s largest Pop Culture & Gaming festival, set to bring a whole lot of vibe, colour and character to the JHB Expo Centre from 26 to 29 September 2024.
5FM’S 5 BREAKFAST HERITAGE TOUR 2024
5FM’S 5 BREAKFAST HERITAGE TOUR IS BACK! Johannesburg – Thursday, 5 September 2024 - The 5 Breakfast Heritage Tour 2024, proudly driven by Suzuki and officially launched at the Festival of Motoring at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on Friday, 30 August 2024 is back on Friday, 6 September 2024, with another cracking instalment, showcasing the absolute best that our colourful and richly diverse nation has to offer in celebrating Heritage month.
5 Extra: Heritage Month
We’re bringing all the proudly South African vibes you love! In case you missed any of our Heritage Month content, 5 Extra has got you sorted! We’re bringing all the proudly South African vibes you love—from the epic 5 Breakfast Heritage Tour to your favourite local bangers that remind us why Mzansi is so special.
5 Extra: What Women Want
Amplifying women's voices to tell the world what they truly want. This Women's Month, we're amplifying women's voices to tell the world what they truly want.
5 Extra: YB5, Mandela Month AMPLI5'ed
Mandela Month amplfive’d by 5FM is honouring the legacy and shining a spotlight on those who need our help.
5FM'S BRAND - NEW LINEUP AMPLI5'D
South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, has announced sizzling hot line-up changes!
5FM ANNOUNCES 2024 LINE-UP SA’S BIGGEST RADIO POWER PUNCH. FOR THE YOUTH, BY THE YOUTH.
2024 LINE-UP! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5FM ANNOUNCES 2024 LINE-UP SA’S BIGGEST RADIO POWER PUNCH. FOR THE YOUTH, BY THE YOUTH. Johannesburg – Wednesday, 3 April 2024 – Building on a strong foundation of power partnerships with prominent national and multinational brands, as well as numerous first tier nominations and awards, 5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is sticking to its winning recipe, but has some minor line-up tweaks for 2024.
5 Extra: 30 years of Democracy
Get ready to dance, to reminisce, relive and rediscover our country’s renowned history! South Africa's democracy is turning 30 this April and 5FM is here for it! Each week on 5 Extra, we'll be dusting off the cobwebs and diving into our treasure trove of cassettes, CDs, Mp3s, and even sifting through our digital streams to celebrate each decade! Celebrating the first decade (1994-2004): From our formation of our constitution, to our music icons. Relive our sports milestones that affirmed our blood as green and gold. Learn about the birth of our national anthem that unites and empowers us all. In our second decade (2004-2014): Reminisce the moments when we got our crowns at the Oscars and Grammys, to leaving no one behind in the LGBTQIA + community.
5 Extra: March goes Green
March Goes Green, sustained by 5 Extra! March Goes Green on 5 Extra is your guide to positive change! Discover ways to reduce your carbon footprint and how dietary changes impact global warming. Learn to vibe with the cool side of recycling and sustainable fashion!