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The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon

The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon

Date
16 Aug 1924
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon

On 16 August 1924 the first radio licence in SA was issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon. The first station in South Africa was put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg on December 29, 1923. The Scientific and Technical Club in Johannesburg took over on July 1, 1924. The Cape and Peninsula Broadcasting Association started a similar service in Cape Town, on September 15, 1924. The Durban organization began broadcasting on December 10, 1924. Financial support came from listener's licenses like the first one issued to Dr J. van Rensburg.  

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How we know this

  1. 01Mishkind, B., "This is the International Section of The Broadcast Archive",from old radio,[Online],Available at www.oldradio.com [Accessed: 13 August 2013]
  2. 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p.528.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011466

South African History Online (2011) 'The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011466 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

South African History Online, The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011466, (accessed 9 August 2026).

"The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011466. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011466.

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