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This thread of social and community cohesion carries
through on East Coast Radio’s Durban Day as the
station brings together music lovers to celebrate the
best in South African entertainment.
Likewise, the East Coast Radio Business Breakfast
and East Coast Radio Women’s Business Breakfast
have become key events on the annual KZN corporate
calendar, with the station playing host to the country’s
top forward thinkers, thought-leaders and strategists.
In addition to its aspirant lifestyle offering, East Coast
Radio has positioned itself as a key corporate player
on the continent, with its successful Connecting
Africa initiative. With robust buy-in from Trade
and Investment KZN and Tourism KZN, the station
annually hosts radio stations from other parts of
Africa to broadcast live to their respective audiences,
showcasing KZN as a premier trade, investment and
tourist destination.
East Coast Radio goes beyond radio too through their
CSI initiatives. Award-winning on-air programming
such as The Big Favour and the station’s key social
upliftment initiative, East Coast Radio’s Toy Story, all f Afternoon Drive presenter Bongani Mtolo with ECR’s
plug into parent company, Kagiso Media’s “building General Manager Boni Mchunu
communities for good” ethos.
In an ever increasingly digital world the station offers
unrivalled, innovative multi-media solutions. As an
evolving media brand ecr.co.za delivers on average
500 000 unique browsers and more than 2 million
page views per month, making it the number one radio
station website in South Africa. In one week the station
also reaches 280,000 people on Facebook and boasts
180,000 post engagements and 32,000 video views.
Powered by innovation and creativity, East Coast
Radio provides experiences that are memorable,
entertaining and compelling. Sourcing new talent and
developing existing talent, crafting and supporting
an in-house culture of excellence and being at the
forefront of innovation have all contributed to East f The East Coast Breakfast team - Darren Maule,
Coast Radio’s success. Keri Miller and Sky Tshabalala

Full Name of Company: East Coast Radio, a division of KEY PERSONNEL
Kagiso Media (Pty) Ltd General Manager: Boni Mchunu
Nature of Business: Radio Broadcasting Management Accountant: Mzuvele Mthethwa
Services / Products: An English medium radio station. Sales Manager: Cheryl Wheeler
Our commercial product is advertising space, on-air News and Programming Manager: Zane Derbyshire
Brand and Communications Manager: Tanya Davis
and digital
Date Established: October 1996 CONTACT DETAILS
Customer Base: Over 1 million (Oct 2017 – March 2018 Head Office - Umhlanga
Physical Address: 313-315 Umhlanga Rocks Drive,
RAMS). Umhlanga Rocks, 4320
No. of Employees: 90 (including independent Postal Address: PO Box 25095, Gateway, Umhlanga
contractors) Rocks, 4321
Auditors / Accountants: PricewaterhouseCoopers Tel: +27 (0)31 570 9495
Bankers: FNB Fax: +27 (0)31 566 3538
Website: www.ecr.co.za
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