Springbok Radio

Sad that it came to an end after 35years ! What was the reason that it closed shop in '85?
 
Sad that it came to an end after 35years ! What was the reason that it closed shop in '85?
Was sad... from their website:
Many reasons decided Springbok Radio's fate. Declining advertising, listeners etc. However the launch of television in South Africa
in 1976 seems to be the greatest decider in Springbok Radio's death. The introduction of television commercials in 1978 took many
of Springbok Radio's advertisers away to a new medium. Not even station & programme changes during the 1980's could save
Springbok & the era of "The Theatre of the Mind" came to an end in South Africa. The closing of Springbok Radio, closed a chapter
of the golden age of radio in South Africa, an era that today is sadly missed by so many.
 
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