Spirit FM is a community radio station broadcasting to the town of Narrandera, Australia, which first aired in 2005. Programs are broadcast from a studio in the Narrandera railway station, and relayed to a FM transmitter on top of the water reservoir at the corner of Gordon Street and Broad Street.
 Radio station logo | |
| Broadcast area | Narrandera RA1[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.1 FM[2] |
| Ownership | |
| Operator | Narrandera District Community Radio Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 27 January 2005[3] |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ACMA |
| ERP | 150W |
| Links | |
Public licence information | Profile |
| Website | www.ncradio.com.au |
History
editThe idea for a local community radio station was first floated in 1985 by Jack Driscoll, former president of the Narrandera Shire Council. This was followed by multiple public meetings to gauge interest and establish Narrandera District Community Radio Inc, the organisation in charge of running the station.
Spirit FM began broadcasting on a temporary license on 27 January 2005. The station continued renewing this temporary license with the ACMA annually until 2010, when they were first granted a five-year permanent license.
The station started an online streaming service, alongside its FM broadcast, in 2018.[4]
Programming
editA majority of the programs on Spirit FM are music oriented, each dedicated to a particular time frame or genre, for example, "Easy Listening" or "Best of 1990s". The station also has a number of programs with live on-air presenters, such as a morning breakfast program each weekday morning.[5] Hourly news and sport bulletins produced by AIR News Media are broadcast each hour.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Licence Details". ACMA Register of Radiocommunications Licenses. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Gilbert, Rozanne (3 November 2017). "What's on in Narrandera". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Local radio station on air for the community". Narrandera Argus. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Spirit FM parties with community to celebrate 18th year". Narrandera Argus. Australian Rural & Regional News. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Our Shows". Spirit FM 91.1. Narrandera District Community Radio Inc. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "AFFILIATES". AIR News Media. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Council support for Spirit FM" (PDF). Narrandera Argus. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.