TIDMUTV 
 
2 April 2014 
 
 
UTV AWARDED SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING LICENCE 
 
UTV Media (GB) Limited, a subsidiary of UTV Media plc (UTV) - along with its 
four joint venture partners - has been awarded a broadcast licence by the 
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to launch South 
Africa's first 24-hour sports radio station talkSPORT 540AM. 
 
talkSPORT International broadcasts live Barclays Premier League commentary in 8 
languages to 24 countries around the world and this new licence will further 
strengthen talkSPORT's growing international appeal. 
 
The medium wave licence will broadcast to a potential audience of eight million 
people covering Gauteng province and taking in the commercial and 
administrative hubs of Johannesburg and Pretoria. talkSPORT 540AM will be 
modelled on UTV's London based station talkSPORT - the world's biggest sport 
radio station - and will deliver first class sports journalism, high quality 
debate and live match commentary to the South African audience. 
 
The successful consortium comprises five joint venture partners each holding 
20% equity in the new station. The in-depth local knowledge of the four South 
African partners is complemented by talkSPORT's expertise and experience in 
driving audiences through the delivery of attractive, sports led content. 
 
John McCann, UTV Media Group Chief Executive, said: 
 
"The talkSPORT brand has grown significantly over the past two years since we 
became Global Audio Partner of the Premier League and began broadcasting live 
commentary to fans around the globe. 
 
"We look forward to launching this new talkSPORT station with our partners in 
South Africia which is renowned for being passionate about sport. 
 
"I'm confident that our heritage and experience in sports broadcasting, 
together with the local knowledge and skills of our South African partners, 
will make talkSPORT 540 AM a success." 
 
                                    -Ends- 
 
UTV Media plc 
 
Orla McKibbin, Director of Communications +44 (0) 28 90 262188 
 
 
 
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