Johannesburg- Sunday, 17 October 2021 - SABC Sport is pleased to announce that it has secured the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 radio broadcasting rights. The tournament, scheduled to commence today, will take place in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, until Sunday, 14 November 2021.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 broadcasting rights have been secured for three of the SABC’s radio stations - Radio 2000, Umhlobo Wenene FM, and Radio Sonder Grense (RSG). Radio 2000 will take the lead with broadcasting all 45 of the tournament's matches; Umhlobo Wenene will only broadcast matches from the ICC T20's fifth ranked team- South Africa and the full commentary and reports of the tournament will be accessed on RSG.
SABC Sport remains committed to ensuring that all sport of national interest is accessible to citizens.
The SABC’s radio schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2021 is attached.
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is South Africa’s only public service broadcaster, established 85 years ago, in 1936. The corporation currently boasts nineteen (19) radio stations and six (6) television channels and has aggressively expanded its platforms to include digital platforms, reflecting the changing consumption patterns of its audiences. In 2013, the Corporation launched its 24-hour SABC News Channel 404, which has fast become a market leader since its inception. The SABC News division further extended its services to online and digital platforms with the launch of the SABC News App in 2019. The corporation launched its 24-Hour Sports Channel in April 2021 on the Openview platform, channel 124.The Sports Channel is also available on the SABC’s DTT service and TelkomONE’s mobile platform. In its commitment to fulfilling its mandate, the SABC will continue to play a critical role in ensuring that nation-building and social cohesion are promoted by acquiring and scheduling content that reflects South African stories on its radio, television and digital platforms.
Issued By: Group Communications
Media Enquiries: Ms. Gugu Ntuli (Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Marketing)
NtuliGM@sabc.co.za|T. 011 714 3311|C. 071 877 0513
