OFM is proud to announce that Cycling Santa has won the Community Project Award at the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards, held on Saturday, 6 December at the Sandton Convention Centre.
The recognition honours OFM’s commitment to uplifting the communities it serves. Cycling Santa was created after the long-standing sponsor of Carols by Candlelight withdrew – placing a 20-year Christmas gift tradition at risk. To ensure the spirit of giving continued, OFM reinvented the initiative as a mobile, community-driven campaign that brought festive cheer directly to listeners across Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom.
The project captured the hearts of Central South Africans, generating overwhelming support, generous donations, and meaningful impact for children in need.
OFM Sales and Marketing Manager Anchen Lintvelt says: “Winning this award makes us so proud! It was a special and unique way to give Christmas gifts to children in need and our audience contributed to this with such generous hearts. We share this award with our audience who never disappoint us and always support us in any campaign we do!”.
The Telkom Radio Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the radio industry, setting a benchmark for broadcasters nationwide. OFM is honoured to be recognised for its community-driven storytelling and impact.
For more info, contact marketing@ofm.co.za.
Why OFM
OFM, the Sound of Your Life, is Central South Africa’s premier commercial radio station, offering a mix of music, news, and entertainment. The station celebrates 39 years in the broadcasting industry this year. OFM is part of the Central Media Group, with its head office in Bloemfontein.
The station serves the affluent SEM 7-10 economically active marketplace with a broadcast footprint across the Free State, Northern Cape, southern Gauteng, and North West. OFM is synonymous with the people of Central South Africa, and includes a full spectrum of listeners, from urban working moms and dads to corporate professionals, as well as rural communities and agricultural producers.
The station has an incredibly loyal and supportive audience. OFM enjoys one of the highest occurrences of time spent listening to the radio in South Africa. This is achieved by the station’s great music offerings – such as playing listeners their favourite songs on the Request Network and counting down Central South Africa’s 30 biggest hits on the Central SA Top 30.
OFM offers several niche features – including a dedicated agricultural programme with three additional agricultural news updates a day, as well as a dedicated business programme.
Sport is close to OFM listeners’ hearts and is what brings much of Central South Africa together. The station is a proud partner, sponsor, and supporter of the Cheetahs, Griquas and Leopards rugby team as well as the Knights, Heat and Dragons cricket team. OFM is committed to living the real good life, while at the same time helping Central South Africans to live their best lives.
OFM wen Gemeenskapsprojektoekenning by Telkom Radio-toekennings
OFM kondig met trots aan dat Cycling Santa die Gemeenskapsprojektoekenning by die 2025 Telkom Radio-toekennings gewen het, wat op Saterdag 6 Desember by die Sandton-konferensiesentrum gehou is.
Die erkenning eer OFM se toewyding om die gemeenskappe wat dit bedien, op te hef. Cycling Santa is geskep nadat die borg van Carols by Candlelight onttrek het – wat ‘n 20-jaar lange Kersgeskenk-tradisie in gevaar gestel het. Om te verseker dat die gees van gee voortduur, het OFM die inisiatief voortgesit as ‘n mobiele, gemeenskapsgedrewe veldtog wat feestelike vrolikheid direk aan luisteraars regoor Bloemfontein en Potchefstroom gebring het.
Die projek het die harte van Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners verower, oorweldigende steun, vrygewige skenkings en betekenisvolle impak vir kinders in nood gegenereer.
OFM se Verkoop- en Bemarkingsbestuurder Anchen Lintvelt sê: “Om hierdie toekenning te wen, maak ons so trots! Dit was ‘n spesiale en unieke manier om Kersgeskenke aan kinders in nood te gee en ons luisteraars het met sulke vrygewigheid bygedra. Ons deel hierdie toekenning met ons gehoor wat ons nooit teleurstel nie en ons altyd ondersteun in enige veldtog wat ons aanpak!”.
Die Telkom Radio-toekennings vier uitnemendheid en innovasie in die radiobedryf en stel ‘n maatstaf vir uitsaaiers landwyd. OFM is trots om erken te word vir sy gemeenskapsgedrewe inisiatiewe en impak.
Vir meer inligting, kontak marketing@ofm.co.za.
Waarom OFM
OFM, die Klank van Jou Lewe, is Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se voorste handelsradiostasie, wat ’n verskeidenheid musiek, nuus en vermaak bied. Die stasie vier vanjaar reeds 39 jaar in die uitsaaiwese. OFM is deel van die Central Media Group, met sy hoofkantoor in Bloemfontein.
Die stasie bedien die welvarende SEM 7-10 ekonomies-aktiewe mark met ’n uitsaaigebied wat die Vrystaat, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Gauteng en Noordwes insluit. OFM is sinoniem met die mense van Sentraal-Suid-Afrika, en sluit ’n volle spektrum van luisteraars in, van stedelike werkende ouers, tot korporatiewe professionele persone, sowel as landelike gemeenskappe en landbouprodusente.
Die stasie het ’n ongelooflike lojale en ondersteunende gehoor. OFM se luisteraars spandeer van die meeste tyd wat luisteraars in Suid-Afrika bestee om radio te luister. Dit word bereik deur die stasie se gepaste musiekaanbiedinge – luisteraars kan hul gunstelingliedjies op die Request Network versoek en op Saterdae kan hulle inskakel om saam Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se 30 grootste treffers op die Central SA Top 30 af te tel.
OFM bied verskeie nisprogramme aan – insluitend ’n toegewyde landbouprogram met drie bykomende landbounuusberigte per dag, asook ’n toegewyde sakeprogram.
Sport lê OFM-luisteraars na aan die hart en dit is wat baie Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners bymekaar bring. Die stasie is ’n trotse vennoot, borg en ondersteuner van die Cheetahs-, Griekwas- en Luiperds-rugbyspan, asook die Knights-, Heat- en Dragons-krieketspan. OFM is daartoe verbind om die waarlik goeie lewe te lei, en terselfdertyd Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners te help om hul beste lewens te lei.
