BREAKING: A SECURE, STATE-CONTROLLED DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK is poised to launch in South Africa within WEEKS—a system experts warn could be used for MASS SURVEILLANCE and unprecedented government messaging control.
Under the guise of a harmless technology trial, a powerful consortium has secured Icasa approval to flip the switch on DRM digital radio from a high-security site in Northcliff, Johannesburg. Chairman Aldred Dreyer hopes to launch on World Radio Day, but insiders are sounding the alarm: this is NOT about better sound quality.
This system’s “FLAGSHIP CAPABILITY” is an EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM that could broadcast DIRECTLY into every compatible device. Imagine a government alert you CANNOT turn off. Proponents tout “distance learning,” but the underlying architecture allows for targeted data services and MULTIPLE CHANNELS from a SINGLE transmitter—creating a streamlined, centralized broadcast grid PERFECT for state propaganda.
Worst of all, this network can operate in the GUARD BANDS between existing FM stations. Regulators once banned new FM licences due to crowding, but THIS technology slips into the cracks—literally broadcasting BETWEEN your favorite stations WITHOUT public consultation. Is this a quiet, irreversible takeover of the PUBLIC AIRWAVES?
Initial “trial participants” like Hot 102.7FM and Radio Pulpit are just the beginning. The group is actively recruiting community radio stations, a move critics call a “Trojan Horse” to co-opt independent voices into a federally managed digital framework. Once the three-year protection period for incumbents ends, the state could flood the zone with state-aligned, digital-only broadcasters, silencing the analogue past.
They claim it’s about energy efficiency and flexibility. But with the power to track listening habits, push unskippable alerts, and blanket regions with targeted data, this isn’t an upgrade—it’s a LOCKDOWN. The quiet rollout of this system marks the beginning of the end for truly free, unfettered broadcast media in South Africa.
Your radio is about to become a two-way street, and Big Brother is directing traffic.
Author: Kayitsi.com
