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Communications and media
Several newspapers and magazines have their offices in the city, as it is the
transport and telecommunications centre for the country. Beeld is the leading
Afrikaans newspaper for the city and the country, while the City Press is a
Sunday newspaper that is the third largest selling newspaper in South Africa.
The Sowetan is a major newspaper that is published in Soweto township. The Mail
& Guardian is an investigative newspaper while The Citizen is a tabloid-style
paper, and The Star is a local newspaper that mostly covers Gauteng-related
issues. The Sunday Times is the most widely read Sunday newspaper. True Love is
the most widely read women's magazine, catering primarily to the up and coming
middle class black female market, published by Media 24.
Johannesburg is also a centre for broadcast media, with such radio stations as
YFM, Metro FM, 702, Highveld Stereo, 5FM, Kaya FM and Classic FM situated in the
city. Johannesburg is also the headquarters of broadcasters South African
Broadcasting Corporation and M-Net, while eTV also has a presence in the city.
The city has two television towers, the Hillbrow Tower and the Sentech Tower.
Gospel is the most widely listened to genre of music in South Africa according
to AMPS results for 2007.
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