When Radio 5 switched from AM to FM, copying 702's format, jocks like Alex Jay, Bailey and Johnson were poached to join the station. The fierce competition unleashed by Radio 5, coupled with a lack of a strong signal, forced 702 to consider the talk format. Years later, the station would make the switch to FM.
It was a very volatile period in South African politics with the country on a knife edge and threats of civil war from right-wing elements. There was a lot to discuss and 702 presented itself as the platform for such debates with left- and right-wing political leaders. The news team became a crucial part of the story of the birth of new South Africa, staffed by luminaries like Brett Hilton-Barber, David O'Sullivan, Judith Dubin, Dan Moyane, Deborah Patta, Chris Gibbons, Alyce Chavunduka, Vuyo Mbuli, Chris Gibbons, and Thabang Mamonyane.
Veteran journalist Jon Qwelane was brought in to beef up night-time radio. Over the past 10 years the station has evolved from a predominantly white station with black hosts and listeners to a totally South African radio station that understands the demographics of its country.
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