Listeners and businesses are encouraged to tune in on Wednesday, 4 June 2025, from 06:00 to 18:00 and donate. The campaign aims to raise R150 000 in cash donations to help NGOs provide blankets and food to older people and children, who are affected most by winter’s chill.

Listeners and businesses can contribute via ofmbigcoverup.co.za. Only cash donations are accepted, with a minimum contribution of R100. No donations of blankets or food will be accepted.

In collaboration with Round Table Southern Africa, OFM will identify NGOs in local communities through regional Round Tables. These partner organisations will ensure funds are used to buy and distribute essential winter relief.

“What a great initiative – to bring our listeners together for a special cause. They will be tuning in and cheering us on every step of the way to raise as much money as possible. This is our dedication to making a difference in Central South Africa. It’s truly inspiring,” says Central Media Group CEO Nick Efstathiou.

For more info, contact marketing@ofm.co.za.

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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 teams as well as the Knights, Heat, and Dragons cricket teams.

OFM is committed to living the real good life, while at the same time helping Central South Africans to live their best lives.

OFM wil Sentraal-SA met komberse bedek tydens THE BIG COVER UP

Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se Klank van Jou Lewe, OFM, is trots om sy winterkombersveldtog aan te kondig – THE BIG COVER UP!

Luisteraars en besighede word aangemoedig om op Woensdag, 4 Junie 2025, van 06:00 tot 18:00 in te skakel en te skenk. Die veldtog is daarop gemik om R150 000 in kontantskenkings in te samel om NRO’s te help om komberse en kos aan ouer mense en kinders te verskaf, wat die meeste deur die winterkoue geraak word.

Luisteraars en besighede kan bydra deur ofmbigcoverup.co.za. Slegs kontantskenkings word aanvaar, met ’n minimum bydrae van R100. Geen skenkings van komberse of kos sal aanvaar word nie.

In samewerking met Round Table Southern Africa het OFM organisasies soos outehuise en kinderhuise in plaaslike gemeenskappe identifiseer deur middel van die streekstafels. Hierdie tafels sal verseker dat fondse gebruik word om noodsaaklike winterhulp te koop en te versprei.

“Wat ’n wonderlike inisiatief – om ons luisteraars bymekaar te bring vir ’n spesiale doel. Hulle sal inskakel en ons aanmoedig met elke stap van die pad om soveel geld as moontlik in te samel. Dit is ons toewyding om ’n verskil in Sentraal-Suid-Afrika te maak. Dis werklik inspirerend,” sê Central Media Group se uitvoerende hoof, Nick Efstathiou.

Vir meer inligting, kontak marketing@ofm.co.za.

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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 spandeer 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 as ’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-rugbyspanne, asook die Knights, Heat en Dragons krieketspanne. OFM is daartoe verbind om die waarlik goeie lewe te lei, en terselfdertyd Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners te help om hul beste lewens te lei.