Community radio history - City FM postcard from 2000.
Their marketing was pretty good. Had a T shirt from them. Seems they were doing OK for most of their broadcasts, but maybe had some internal issues towards the end (which from the ABA point of view was when it really counted).
Rhythm of the City? 3DB called, they want their positioner back.
Of course by 2000, 3DB was long forgotten⌠much like CityFM is now. Some irony in that.
I think City FM also ripped off the Rhythm of the City jingles from 3DB, editing out the â100 3DBâ bits.
Seems unlikely, but they could have purchased the jingles from TM Productions - it was a US campaign; perhaps they are inexpensive.
Iâve noticed 4DDB in Toowoomba in the past playing very old US jingles with just the frequency 102.7 (no call sign).
It was indeed. The best version is the one for KFRC in San Francisco. The call letters and city name fitted perfectly. Itâs on YouTube.
The Rhythm of the City demo from TM on Soundcloud
They missed out on getting a permanent licence but IIRC the station continued for some time as 3XX at some 1600 frequency. 1611, maybe?
Yes, 3XX was on 1611 from Hoppers Crossing I believe. I had a listen during my first solo drive to Melbourne in 2007. They played some great forgotten 80s from memory.
Yeah itâs quite quirky that City FM had âHot Hits & classic retroâ as a positioner, but maybe that was just their way of saying fresh hits and throwbacks.
I remember the old City FM boat cruise.
Not many are aware of how these stations literally changed the Australian radio landscape overnight, during the early to mid 90s. Iâm sure things wouldâve eventually progressed, but it couldâve been a couple more decades of nothing but Jimmy Barnes and other Classic Rock before that happened.
They were a victim of their own success, so much so that the commerical stations lobbied hard to make sure they were never granted a fulltime licence. Some did have questionable internal political/financial issues, but in the end it wouldnât have mattered anyway. Fresh 92.7 somehow slipped through the cracks, maybe they werenât seen as a huge threat at the time.
Right up until August 2007 was a great little station.
Unfortunately, Anton didnât check his PO Boxes regularly, and misses the licence renewal.
Nathan from Noise FM was watching like a hawk and swooped in on it. He then sold it for a nice little profit to Vision Christian Broadcasters.
A fascinating Wellbeing program now on 101.3 Noosa FM 8am-9am (Qld LT) Sunday from a Nutritional Psychiatrist.
https://www.noosafm.org//shows/podcasttime-wellbeing-programs/
Sunday 8.00 am â 9.00 am:
Weekly Featuring â âWellbeingâ programs.
A radio guide to a healthier Lifestyle. Health issues for people of all ages.
Wellbeing aims to inform the community about conditions and diseases as well as disspelling medical myths.
Hosts: include Dr Virginia Reid, Riley Taylor, Jack Hodgins, Jane Klein and Iris Nichols. The executive producer is Graham Wilson.
Produced by: 2NUR via the Community Broadcasting Association (CBF).
Local Feature: CIDSELâs Podcast Series âGetting To Better Togetherâ. (on avialability)
Emeritus Professor Richard Bawden â the host of the podcast, introduces different people all around Australia and together explores ideas, opinions, provide facts and evidence in support of the aim of getting to better together.
Thereâs always been plenty of discussion on this thread as to the best community radio station in Australia.
For that we need to go back 25 years. The amazing thing is that this station would still sound as fresh today as what it did back then! In 1975 if you went back and listened to radio from 1950 it would sound so incredibly dated. Same if you were in 2000 and listened back to radio in 1975. But what we experienced in the late 90s - early 2000 was truly incredible.
I had a friend who would tape this station during their test transmissions and then just continually play them back in his car when they werenât broadcasting.
When they were broadcasting youâd hear them everywhere. People cruising down the coast blasting them out. Worksites all over the city. Walk into a shop and youâd hear them on. It was the station that would captivate an entire city, throbbing in the CBD and pounding out across suburbia.
Truly the greatest community station this nation has ever witnessed.
Yeah Wild FM came at a good time when commercial FM was ignoring the uprising dance music genre which was truly coming of age at the time. Coupled with their highly successful compilation albums it was a memorable success story until they didnât get a permanent license. In saying that I somewhat doubt a proper commercial dance station would have been a long term success and would have remained a niche format. Even CADAs Urban and R&B format seems to struggle to find success. Thankfully though dance music is now well served by digital radio and online stations.
Iâd like to think that some of Wild FMâs DNA lives on in Raw FM which after a recent refresh is still playing banger after banger.
Wasnât there talk a few years ago of a Wild FM relaunch on digital radio? And who now owns the Wild FM trademark? Is it Central Station records?
Since at least last night, audio levels have been super low on 2RSR. <10% on the volume meter on my TEF.
Might be a chance at Braidwood FM if that continues, especially with a well nulled TEF or a âphase that paysâ SDR plugin.
Whatâs the furthest report of terrestrial 88.9 2BRW reception that youâve heard of?
