5FM is a SABC radio station in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Formerly known as Radio 5, it evolved from a commercial station, LM Radio, which had been operating from Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) in neighbouring Mozambique. Radio 5 first went on the air on October 13, 1975, as an South_African_Broadcasting_Corporation station after Mozambique gained its independence. Radio 5 was established with 8 mediumwave transmitters, catering for the pop music audience. The name indicated the SABC s 5th radio channel at that time.
=External links=
Official website ([
http://www.5fm.co.za www.5fm.co.za])