# Community Radio **URL:** \ **Category:** Regional, Community and International Radio\ **Created:** [January 1, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510 "2016-01-01T10:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 127
**Author:** ![Sarafm](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sarafm](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sarafm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2569 "2023-02-01T11:28:14Z")
Where were you listening from? ---
**Author:** ![Sarafm](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sarafm](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sarafm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2570 "2023-02-01T11:33:41Z")
It depends…, do you remember “Judge Judy”, great TV show, as she says… “the truth is always somewhere in the middle”. Also as the B FM Bankstown Investigation found, Community Radio Stations should be wary of accepting members from outside their licence area. ---
**Author:** ![tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tamago_otoko/32/488237_2.png) [@tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tamago_otoko)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2571 "2023-02-01T11:54:29Z")
I noticed this yesterday too, now by far the clearest of the Toowoomba FMs into Brisbane. I thought it may have been tropo enhancement yesterday but it’s still there, and the others are at usual levels. Previously it was almost unheard in most of Brisbane. ---
**Author:** ![gordo92](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gordo92](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/gordo92)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2572 "2023-02-01T12:33:24Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > 102.7 seems 2-3 times stronger than previously now. Signal is quite clear in many parts of Brisbane with RDS including in car. Yeah moved from the Uni to Mount Kynock onto the same site as to what 4WK 95.5 was on about 12-18months ago due to a stuffed antenna at the Uni, and then some other shit went down so instead of getting the antenna fixed Kynock became semi permanent Now with the tower it and 95.5 scheduled to be knocked over to build a parking lot for a new shopping centre it has now been moved up the hill a little to another site which I don’t believe I am allowed to say which one yet. 4WK has other plans in the works As for the coverage been a lot better anyone that knows Andrew Chapman knows he is quite good at engineering radio sites 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2573 "2023-02-01T12:39:53Z")
> [@Sarafm](#): > > Community Radio Stations should be wary of accepting members from outside their licence area. I did find this odd ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2575 "2023-02-01T19:50:24Z")
From the Sydney CBD… it seemed to be better yesterday than on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2576 "2023-02-01T22:09:45Z")
> **[Bella & Bryce serve up Perth’s newest Breakfast show](https://radiotoday.com.au/bella-bryce-serve-up-perths-newest-breakfast-show/)** > > Perth youth station Youth Jam has welcomed Bella (Isabella Jacqueline) and Bryce (Bryce Myles) to its weekday line up. Breakfast with Bella & Bryce ---
**Author:** ![anon71206228](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@anon71206228](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/anon71206228)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2577 "2023-02-01T22:52:09Z")
> [@Sarafm](#): > > Community Radio Stations should be wary of accepting members from outside their licence area. Not really, I’m a member of the Central Coast Community station that I do tech work for & I reside & work outside their licence area, there’s other members from outside the licence area who present programs & listen in who cause no problems what so ever, at one stage, one of those members were voted in to be on the management committee, at Coast FM we’ve found if there’s going to be trouble, it’s usually from a local who’s moved from one of the other community stations or not been accepted into one of the other stations. I’m not 100% sure but think Coast FM Gosford may even have some members who live out of state or overseas, who stream online & want to support the station they like listening to? ---
**Author:** ![Radio-dude](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Radio-dude](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radio-dude)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2578 "2023-02-01T23:24:59Z")
I think the main issue with BFM at the time was that much of their programming was not aimed at the Bankstown community. I do listen to Coast FM from time-to-time and I don’t believe that would be an issue. I think Coast FM is an excellent example of how a community radio station should sound - all targeted at the Central Coast. An easy to listen to format during the day that would be attractive to sponsors, then after hours and weekends, a variety of specialist programs that allow members of the community to get to air. 88.9 Tamworth should really look closely at what Coast FM do and adopt it! ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2579 "2023-02-01T23:55:50Z")
Yes agree, even Lake Macquarie FM broadcasts from outside their licence area. ---
**Author:** ![dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dxnerd/32/404112_2.png) [@dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dxnerd)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2580 "2023-02-02T00:18:03Z")
Even I am technically outside 2BRW’s licence area! ---
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2581 "2023-02-02T02:57:31Z")
What I am skeptical about are those who are aspirant HPON stations, or organisations trying to maneuverer their way into community radio. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2582 "2023-02-02T03:36:27Z")
> [@gordo92](#): > > Yeah moved from the Uni to Mount Kynock onto the same site as to what 4WK 95.5 was on about 12-18months ago due to a stuffed antenna at the Uni, and then some other shit went down so instead of getting the antenna fixed Kynock became semi permanent At least 4DDB still sound like a community station and aren’t’ trying to ape a greatest hits commercial station though I think that would be very popular given the FM choice in the area. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Aliheim](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/alex_aliheim/32/288268_2.png) [@Alex\_Aliheim](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Alex_Aliheim)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2583 "2023-02-02T04:03:51Z")
The wheels of the local rotary at work 😅🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![TheChase](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thechase/32/392970_2.png) [@TheChase](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheChase)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2584 "2023-02-02T07:34:44Z")
As mentioned in the RDS thread, it looks like 98five has rebranded: > [@Radio Data System (RDS)](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/radio-data-system-rds/237/2958): > > ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/2/2/9221d744ca49ddefaf739fcaaa2be7c7950bc77c.jpeg) > > ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/b/3/eb3e0b41726ad2617e865105e4920f9592060ac4.png) > > It’s like these “Christian” stations take a crash cause on how to look anything but religious. ---
**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2585 "2023-02-02T07:57:49Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > > [@gordo92](#): > > > > Yeah moved from the Uni to Mount Kynock onto the same site as to what 4WK 95.5 was on about 12-18months ago due to a stuffed antenna at the Uni, and then some other shit went down so instead of getting the antenna fixed Kynock became semi permanent > > At least 4DDB still sound like a community station and aren’t’ trying to ape a greatest hits commercial station though I think that would be very popular given the FM choice in the area. That’s just the thing, it’s hard to blame community stations for filling a format gap that the commercial stations aren’t providing. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Laverty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Jack\_Laverty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jack_Laverty)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2586 "2023-02-02T08:15:22Z")
If this is a Christian station then don’t they have to make it clear? ---
**Author:** ![gordo92](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gordo92](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/gordo92)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2587 "2023-02-02T08:24:37Z")
> [@Jack\_Laverty](#): > > If this is a Christian station then don’t they have to make it clear? Nope the Christian one is 92.9 here in Toowoomba Oh and I don’t tend to get involved with religious stations either 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Spi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/spi/32/270161_2.png) [@Spi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Spi)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2588 "2023-02-02T13:05:38Z")
It’s likely clear enough if you listen to it long enough, if it’s anything like Hope 103.2 in Sydney (where there’s a religious song about 1 in every 4 during the weekday). Looking from a distance, I always found the “Sonshine” pun in their name almost a little too clever, and it always felt odd that people appear to have just called it by the 98five frequency more so. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510/2589 "2023-02-02T18:53:02Z")
> [@Spi](#): > > where there’s a religious song about 1 in every 4 during the weekday). Yes and the other 3 songs are what you’d hear on commercial radio, albeit family friendly ones in that there is nothing risque or controversial in the lyrics. I’m a bit surprised that Rhema hasn’t gone down the same path, there is rarely any non religious commercial music. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510.md?page=126) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/community-radio/510.md?page=128)