Big Brother star joins Y!

BIG Brother Mzansi star Sinaye Kotobe joins Y’s exciting new line-up.

The youth radio station has revealed its 2024/2025 programme schedule with fresh faces joining the team.

Sinaye will co-host Home Run with Ayanda MVP on weekdays from 3pm to 6pm. He’ll stay on after 6pm to anchor his own hour-long Happy Hour show.

The morning and midday shows remain unchanged with Nia Brown and Okay Wasabi hosting The Way Up from 5am to 9am.

Xtremme will continue hosting Morning Break but will be joined by contributor Noni Khumalo from 9am to noon.

The station is introducing a new music feature to replace the YTKO mix show called Club Y. It will air Monday to Saturday.

BeTheNext winner Karen Mthethwa will now host two shows – The Glow Up from 10am to 2pm on Saturdays and Sunday Feels Part II, airing at the same time on Sundays.

Y will also launch three new digital shows – Tell Us Y hosted by Hey Shawty, Culture Unlocked hosted by Perceey ASF, and Yonda Way hosted by Zingah.

Content manager Phindi Ziqubu said the listeners will enjoy what they have to offer.

“Y listeners can expect a line-up full of captivating, thought-provoking content that speaks to their needs while keeping it fresh, exciting and most importantly relevant.

“And with our ongoing commitment to building new talent, the inclusion of new voices will also bring new energy to the airwaves, enriching the experience for Y’s dedicated and new audiences,” she said.

Y’s managing director Haseena Cassim said they have a bright year ahead of them.

“We’ve always been bold at Y, and this year’s line-up will once again prove this. As much as the 2025 line-up still includes some of your current favourites, the new faces will join them in bringing on fresh and dynamic elements to the station to push the platform to new heights in the year ahead. And Y NOT? Be unstoppable in everything you do, a slogan Y stands firmly for,” she said.

Supta and Mthaux are the only two presenters who left the radio station.