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Oct 1, 2026 2 min

Remember When We Rushed Home for TV?

from HOT 102.7FM Hosted by HOT 102.7FM

This month marks 40 years since M-Net first flickered onto South African television screens. The pay-tv channel launched in October 1986 — bringing with it decoders, movies without ad breaks, something called “Open Time" and a group of continuity presenters who became almost as famous as the programmes they introduced. It was also a very different era of television — before streaming, binge-watching and hundreds of channels, when South Africans actually rushed home to catch their favourite shows. HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look …

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