2SER, Eastside Radio and FBi have each been doing a brilliant job at remaining hyperlocal and relevant in the key timeslots. Moreso 2SER.
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And⌠itâs back up.
Yep, youâre right, just turned on my VPN and itâs there. Odd.
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Absolutely true, but want to add that âsince COVIDâ should be read not as âsince the âendâ of COVIDâ but âsince the beginning of COVID, a situation that is ongoing involving a still-dangerous virus that is now spreading more than ever.â
Itâs a lot bigger of an ask for someone to leave the house and volunteer when this now means putting yourself at massive risk. Society agreed to just let a virus run rampant that causes serious long-term health consequences, with every infection raising your odds of developing Long COVID. And so many people HAVE Long COVID already and just arenât admitting it even to themselves. I hear it all the time: âActually, now you mention it, I have had (long-term serious symptoms) since I had COVID a year agoâ
With something like radio, it involves being inside, in a space that isnt that well ventilated, in close proximity to other people, with nobody else masking and no air purifiers⌠Even if nobodyâs saying it out loud, weâre all thinking it subconsciously. You take your life in your hands every time you share air now
I actually do want to get involved with community radio a lot, Iâd love it but would have to weigh up the need to mask and not remove my mask, 100% of the time Iâm inside whatever facility, with no support from the organisation, and the hostile responses from others that are often provoked when confronted with someone choosing not to live in denial
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An interesting editorial about Community Radio on Radioinfo:
Radio is a community, not a commodity
An excerpt:
Community radio is less about the âI want to sell you somethingâ cheerleading squad and more about the âHey, hereâs whatâs happening on your streetâ announcer. These stations often operate on shoestring budgets, fuelled largely by passionate volunteers armed with a microphone, rather than fancy jingles paid for by big brands. The result? An intimate, localised experience where the personalities behind the mic might actually live down the street, share your love for the annual chili cook-off, or debate passionately whether the townâs possums have actually formed a union.
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2NBC seems to be just broadcasting white noise at the moment:
Same on their web stream.
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Mmm. I prefer this version, not so repetitive.
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Itâs been four months and the hum/buzzing is still there, as bad as ever:
Itâs also there on their DAB+ service.
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I thought it had been fixed as I hadnât noticed it again until last week, but yes, it was there again last week too.
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Ah, maybe it came back then.
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Predicted headline: 2NBC 90.1 in breach of community broadcasting license as white noise takes over station on FM and online, and the stationâs listeners love the noise
Ah yes, this is nice, calming and relaxing to listen to! /satire-sarcasm 
UPDATE: 9:43pm AEST - Looks like theyâve been reading MS again. Programming now restored.
Great writeup!
That looks as though it may have been written by ChatGPT⌠thereâs even a GPT like question at the end of the article.
I like the sentiment of this article. The writing is a bit generic and it doesnât tell me much, but who knows if this is just the writing style or if it was AI assisted 
The author is Canadian, so I have been wondering if heâs written this about community radio (the licensing regime) or community radio (a programming strategy). Or maybe what heâs saying applies to both.
Community radio is a thing in Canada, but the authors company seems to work more with commercial outlets?
Omg youre totally right⌠I liked the sentiment and weasnât paying attention enough to notice
âIt is the eternal springtime of broadcastingâa never-ending burst of freshness, direct from the grassroots.â
God thatâs made me really want to make sure I read things properly. I think it was just great to see someone standing up for community radio and I just glossed over it
Yes, the overly flowery prose and canned jokes give it away. One does have to be very careful these days, not that you should believe all that you read in any event.
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Sunshine FM - doing an outside broadcast on Saturday from a Funeral Home 
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