Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Radio Station Licences, the applicant must go to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) office. Contact Link
2. The application form must be obtained from the authorities at the ICASA office, else the application form can be downloaded from the official website linked here. Application Form Link
3. The application can be filled either manually or in the online format, but if the application is filled in online format, it must then be taken a printout and submitted.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The application form must be filled with all the necessary details, and along with the required documents, it must be submitted to the respective officer in the ICASA department.
6. The authorities will verify the application and the documents submitted by the applicant.
7. Then the application will be forwarded to the SATRA for analysing the business plan.
8. After verification, if all the details are legitimate then the Radio Station License will be will be approved combinedly by the ICASA and SATRA.
9. The complete fee details for the license application are given in the “Fees” section of this page.
10. The processing time to get the Radio Station license will take approximately 6 to 12 months.

• Application Form Link
• Company Registration Certificate.
• The constitution of the association. (In case of an Association)
• Printout of Account particulars.
• Map indicating the areas of operations.
• List of Licenses with existing Repeater Systems in the proposed area of operation.
• Business Plan.
• Register to indicate the existing system is fully utilized.
• Spectrum Contention.
• Examination Result. (If applicable)
• Copy of payment receipt.

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
CENTURION (HEAD OFFICE)
Phone: +27 (0)12 568 3000/3001
Postal address: Private Bag X10, Highveld Park - 0169
Street address: 350 Witch-Hazel Ave, Eco-Park Estate, Centurion – 0144
General Enquiries: info@icasa.org.za
Consumer Complaints: consumer@icasa.org.za
Spectrum License queries/ renewals: speclicensing@icasa.org.za
Invoices/ Licence fee payments: Specrev@icasa.org.za
Address & Contact Link
Location Link

• Any individual or an association with the legalised documents and business plan can apply for the Radio Station License application in South Africa.

• For complete fee details for the license application, refer to the official website linked here. are given in the Fee Link

• The validity period of the Radio Station License will be mentioned in the License certificate issued to the applicant.

• Application Form Link

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• The processing time to get the Radio Station license will take approximately 6 to 12 months.

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RADIO COMMUNICATION APPLICATION
Application Type

• Temporary/Test License
• Transfer
• New Radio Communication Service
• Radio Communication Service Modification
• New Radio Type Approval
• Modify Type Approval

Type of Service

• Select “Amateur Radio”

CLIENT FORM

• Passport No
• Nationality
• Birth Date
• Birth Place
• Do you (Mark applicable)
• Supply
• Supply/Install
• Supply/Install/Repair
• Two-way radio communication equipment
• Name
• Signature
• Date

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• CLIENT INFORMATION
• Company
• Trading Name
• Department
• Registration Number
• Title
• Initials
• Surname
• VAT No
• ID No
• Nationality
• Area Code
• Telephone
• Area Code
• Fax No
• Cell
• Email

BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

• Building/Farm/Plot
• Street No
• Street
• Suburb
• City/Town
• Postal Address if different from above

ACCOUNT INFORMATION

NEXT OF KID DETAILS

• Residential address
• Postal address

DETAILS OF GUARDIAN (IF APPLICANT IS UNDER 18)

• Residential address
• Postal address

AGREEMENT BY APPLICANT

• Surname in capital letters
• Capacity
• Signature
• Date

• As per the Communications Authority of South Africa, it is a necessity to get the approval and license to start a Radio Station. It is against the law to run a Radio Station without the license.

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