If only they called themselves Hawkesbury Districts Radio, then we might have had HD Radio, just like in the States (well sorta).
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The current RDS on 89.9 today, running off Hawkesbury GOLDâs transmitter, also they are playing very explicit thrash metal.
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WTF! Did their transmitter, program & RDS feed get hijacked?
Someone not happy?
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That station name should generate a few complaints.
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A few complaints & a few laughs too I suspect.
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Also noted that the alternate frequencies are AM ones (1260, 1314).
I didnât think that would be possible with RDS?
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I thought that was rather odd too.
@TheChase what SDR software is this?
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That is just damn amazing someone would do that. No listener in their right mind would want to tune into that. These stations in the Hawksbury sound like they are just a joke lately.
Must be alot of infighting or something.
I didnt know Hall and Oates had a hit called Kiss My Ass?
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Iâm wondering if it should be: âKiss On My Listâ?
Kiss on my ass list? 
but in all seriousness⌠what is going on with those aspirants.
Oh dear god i just sung that in my head⌠damn itâŚi will think of it whenever i hear it now
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Iâm glad I donât have a lisp or dyslexia - lol
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Hahahaha. Oh dear⌠but seriously that looks completely unprofessional and the guy who did it shoukd be fired.
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Yeah thereâs more than itâs fair shareâŚ
ACMA have called for applications for the full time license, letâs just hope for the best out of an already shit situationâŚ.
More news about it will be dribbled out about it soonâŚ
The 89.9 frequency has definitely had its moments
This has been the gist of what has been since 12pm today the sweet sound of the death of a by gone era lol⌠the bull ant has lost his mind 
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Itâs in the history book of 89.9 what has been community radio in the Hawkesbury
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AFAIK itâs not, but you can list whatever frequencies you want as AF, doesnât mean itâll work though, I wonder what the significance of 1260 & 1314 is to them, why pick those frequencies?
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The software is GQRX a SDR program for Mac, as for the Alt frequencies that was a bug in the program, itâs meant to display 91.30MHz, 91.90MHz as the Alt frequencies.
The RDS on âFUKUFMâ is a bit messed up as well which might be why my SDR program had some issues.
The program type switches between âEasy Listeningâ and âWeatherâ and the radio text alts between âKiss MY ASS - Hall and Oatesâ and âWish It Would Rain - Patesâ.
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Im guessing the TX was purchased from NZ or somewhere and already had those set up in by a previous operator?
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Thanks for the feedback on this @TheChase
I think SDR software for Macâs might be a bit limited with RDS compared to Windows offerings.
What is the core âGNU Radioâ app like for RDS?
Iâve heard about CubicSDR & SDR++ are options for Macâs, but not sure how mature their RDS development has become.
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Maybe, itâs always been the alt frequencies for GOLDs transmitter.
Iâve only used this rendition of that program but from the about us section of the program:
Also FUKUFM is now playing Hardstyle.
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Is it still set like that today? Wow just Wow⌠anyone have any idea whose doing it? Is it one of the operators going for the licence or is it someone whose hijacked the transmitter?
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