ABOUT US
Our Vision
To inform the community about the remarkable life changing events which are happening in our area amongst its citizens and to bring a message of hope and positive thinking. We will be the radio station which seeks to serve as a tool of the Christian Community of believers and churches in our area in sharing a message of Christianity, Faith, Hope and Love.
Our Mission
To develop the natural talents of our community physical, psychological, spiritual, technical and commercial and to create healthy circumstance for them to fulfill and experience their potential
Our Story
During the year 2012, we looked for ways to communicate the gospel message to the Southern Cape area; many persons were unable to attend regular worship services for various reasons due to age and disability. The goal is to offer excellent and sustainable Christian programming content that serves and promotes the interests of communities. As a first step, we decided to explore any available frequency from ICASA. An entire process started in 2013 with community meetings and compiling a business plan for the radio station. In September 2013 the good news was received from ICASA which granted Heartbeat FM a Five year Permanent Christian Radio License.
On 29 May 2014, Heartbeat 103.9 FM hit the airways from our George studio using Christian-based programs that have been successfully introduced to the Community in the Southern Cape. In 2018 we launched our Klein Karoo frequency, 107.4 FM. From our Oudtshoorn studio, we broadcast to the Greater Oudtshoorn and Kannaland Municipal areas. Combined, these two frequencies set Heartbeat FMs listenership to more than 190 000 making it one of the largest Christian Community Radio Stations in South Africa. The station broadcasted 60% Afrikaans, 20% English, and 20% isiXhosa.
On 29 May 2014, Heartbeat 103.9 FM hit the airways from our George studio using Christian-based programs that have been successfully introduced to the Community in the Southern Cape. In 2018 we launched our Klein Karoo frequency, 107.4 FM. From our Oudtshoorn studio, we broadcast to the Greater Oudtshoorn and Kannaland Municipal areas. Combined, these two frequencies set Heartbeat FMs listenership to more than 190 000 making it one of the largest Christian Community Radio Stations in South Africa. The station broadcasted 60% Afrikaans, 20% English, and 20% isiXhosa.
The Heartbeat FM Gideon Project
In order to achieve the goals that we believe the Lord is placing before us, we hope to raise up partners who will financially support the Heartbeat FM Gideon Project to raise some funds to cover our Transmission cost.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration of spiritually and/or financially supporting the Heartbeat Team.
To contribute via bank deposit, here is our banking details:
First National Bank
Account Holder: Heartbeat FM
Branch Code: 210114
Acc Number 62453073745
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