Alex FM is back on air with the help of their Sandton neighbours

SANDTON – The looted Alex FM community radio station has returned to the airwaves but is broadcasting from Sandton.

LM Radio and Alex FM join forces for the greater good. Photo: @AlexFMRadio891 via Twitter

The community continues to look out for its own during this uncertain time.

Sandton radio station LM Radio, based in Rivonia, has extended a helping hand to Alex FM.

In a statement, Alex FM station manager Takalane Nemangowe confirmed that the station had been broken into, with broadcast equipment worth more than R5 million looted in the early hours of July 13.

Read the full story here: Alex FM calls for community help to bring looters to book

BREAKING: Our studios have been destroyed and state of the art equipment worth millions of Rand stolen ????. We are currently off air #AlexFM pic.twitter.com/GfPDftjwga

— Alex FM Radio 891 (@AlexFMRadio891) July 13, 2021

Without any idea of what would become of the community station, LM Radio reached out to provide a helping hand.

With the help of equipment donations and the LM Radio broadcast space, Alex FM is now back on the air.

According to a post on the Alex FM Facebook page, the station was delighted to be back on air, broadcasting from LM Radio studios and ‘not from our looted and destroyed studios in Alexandra anymore’.

According to LM Radio Group CEO Lyndon Johnstone, as ‘radio people’, they understand the importance of working together to keep radio strong.

“We were shocked that an entity of the community, for the community could be destroyed in this manner – we just had to help,” said Johnstone.

Other radio stations have also pledged their support to Alex FM.

Primedia Broadcasting pledges support to Alex FM after looters ravaged the station. #HelpAlexFM #letswalkthetalk #702Breakfast @AlexFMRadio891 pic.twitter.com/g9iyQHthMU

— 702 (@Radio702) July 14, 2021