702 takes drastic action to stem listenership slump

The board had been aware for the past three years that the station's trajectory was not heading where they wanted it to go

04 October 2020 - 00:07 By PAUL ASH

When Channel 702 began broadcasting from the fake independent state of Bophuthatswana on June 28 1980, it was, for the South African government, a humiliating example of being bitten by your own dog...

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