3.9.1 Background Radio Atlantis is a community radio station situated in Atlantis, on the West Coast, about 50 km outside Cape Town. The station was established in 1993 and went on air for the first time in September 1995. It acts as a medium to empower the community in its broadcast area, through education and information and providing a voice to such communities. Its broadcast area currently includes, amongst others, Atlantis, Mamre, Witsand, Pella, Duinefontein, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Tableview, Nuwedorp, Darling and all the other surrounding farming areas on the West Coast.