Win for the little guy as Pretoria FM triumphs in Primedia broadcast battle

The Complaints and Compliance Committee of ICASA recently dismissed complaints laid against Pretoria FM by Primedia Broadcasting. Retired High Court Judge Thokozile Masipa and a panel of five committee members ruled against claims that Pretoria FM has been contravening its licence conditions and regulations. This is just the latest episode in a long history of litigation against the station explains Pretoria FM Executive Chairperson Willie Spies. Pretoria FM has faced a total of nine court cases over a period of close on two decades ventilated in the country's High Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal, and the Constitutional Court. The right of Pretoria FM - licensed to serve the interests of the Afrikaner community - to broadcast as a community radio station has been continually contested. In this interview with BizNews, Spies gives the background to Primedia's litigation and how Pretoria FM has slowly built itself up into a sustainable commercial entity within the broadcast space. Interestingly, Pretoria FM - perhaps considered as a bastion of Afrikanerdom - is currently involved in assisting an Nkandla-based isiZulu radio station ,Ngkungumathe in KwaZulu-Natal, to get off the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices