Working here:
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I will fall off my chair when I see this of 90.5 from Belmont, come on, how long has it been since approval?
It’s as bad as the lack of submissions available for Murray Bridge, now in its third week:
https://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/proposal-to-vary-the-murray-bridge-and-riverland-licence-area-plans
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I did check 90.5 a short while ago, I can see the Violet Town Rd, Belmont North site from my flat, at a distance of just over 5km.
Still nothing.
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It was approved in late August last year.
Source: Federal Register of Legislation - Licence Area Plan - Newcastle Radio
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Frustratingly slow.
Thanks as always, coming up on a year.
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Do they really need 90.5, though? It’s just a backdoor way of getting an FM conversion after all…
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Apparently so! Whether anyone will actually listen to it is another matter!
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Of course, that’s what they want 
I recall when 2NX and 2KO converted to FM in 1992, 2HD were offered 100.5 FM for a conversion, but they declined, opting to remain on AM.
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Late 80’s and 90’s was full of bravado and shortsightedness.
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Bloody Labor Party. 
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Only the late 80s and 90s?
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Human nature generally, but it flares up some years more than others.
2HD has now added program info to its RDS on 97.5. Which is much more informative than what NEW FM does, which is still static “Newcastle’s Best Music” text.
However, my car radio won’t decode 2HDs RDS at all, and NEW FM often just shows as W FM. It doesn’t have problems with any other stations, just these two!
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2NSB 99.3 Have changed their RT to a static display of just: FM99.3
3MDA 99.5 Mildura has changed their PI code to: 399C
Was previously a number beginning with zero. Mitsubishi drivers in area can now
rejoice.
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89.9 FM Hawksbury, NSW: Haven’t seen any RDS from the TCBLs for several weeks. Have to assume all RDS transmissions have ceased.
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2NUR 103.7 Newcastle also hasn’t had any RDS for a few days now either.
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FBi 94.5 Sydney back with useful RDS today.
PS: FBI 94.5
PI: 5001
PTY: Culture (but my Bush Radio displays as: ARTS)
Probably only a matter of time before RT is activated with song info etc.
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As reported 8 days ago (above).
Now it appears the above RDS (FM99.3) RT has disappeared & some of their former RT displaying:
Slow swapping between RT displays of:
(A:) northsideradio.com.au (but duplicated in error)
(B:) Northside Radio 99.3
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