Hammi town TV,
set to go live
Hammi town TV, billed as a 24-hour television channel, is expected to launch on the 1st (July 2021), and broadcasting in Hammanskraal,(Pretoria)
Hammi town TV, is a TV station established under the terms and laws of South Africa, aims to establish an independent, sustainable station that provides access to channels of communications. The station has committed
itself to promoting human rights, social justice and community cultural development. Its programmes have been designed to address all of the above within Tshwane and other communities. Following broad policy areas with subsections constitutes the programming policy and will govern all programming decisions. Informing and educating
Hammi town TV programming is aimed at informing and educating, and providing a platform and basis for dialogue, as well as entertainment with maximum exposure given to local talent - arts and sports among others - cultural exchange and promotion of the Tshwane and other communities cultures with a bias towards community development. Station CEO, Eliphus Kekana, says the channel will cover 95% of neighbourhoods in All metros. Broadcasting will be on a digital frequency as an independent channel distributed from a hired Starsat transmitter. The main focus will be on issues affecting residents in all metros. "There are a number of issues affecting local communities and we hope to take them up with the municipality. We did research and identified that structures that we can work with,. Monthly meetings and imbizos
The channel will hold live broadcasts of the municipality's monthly meetings and the executive mayor's imbizos. "This will enable residents to communicate with the municipality regarding issues affecting them. Residents will also be able to know what goes on during council meetings,
Tshwane metro is home to many, including diplomatic missions. "We have embassies and high commissions in our area and they, too, will be catered for,
