- 2NBC
Infobox Radio station
name = 2NBC FM
area = South & Inner WestSydney
slogan =
frequency = 90.1 mHz FM
format =Community radio
callsign = 2NBC
airdate =May 1983
owner = Narwee Baptist Community Broadcasters Ltd2NBC FM is a
community radio station based in Peakhurst. Its broadcast area is the suburbs in the south and inner west of Sydney covering the area known as St George. This includes the municipalities of Canterbury, Hurstville, Rockdale and Kogarah.NBC FM is a
volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship. The station celebrated its 25th anniversary in2008 . [cite web |title=2NBC News Gallery |url=http://www.2nbc.org.au/Announcements.htm |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.2nbc.org.au 2NBC] ]History
2NBC was formed in
1974 by a group of local residents and the Narwee Baptist Church, interested in the idea of a community radio station. After test broadcasts in the early1980s the group was granted a licence by the thenAustralian Broadcasting Tribunal to provide a community broadcast service to the south and inner west suburbs of Sydney. Although 2NBC was spearheaded by the team from Narwee Baptist Church, the station has always been managed and programmed independently to the church. [cite web |title=About 2NBC |url= http://www.2nbc.org.au/AboutUs.htm |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.2nbc.org.au 2NBC] ] [cite web |title=Narwee Baptist Church radio programs
url=http://www.narweebaptist.org.au/groups/radio.html |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17
publisher= [http://www.narweebaptist.org.au Narwee Baptist Church] ]Current
In
2008 theCity of Hurstville and 2NBC teamed up to record The Tales from Dragonhurst, a local history radio drama. Funded by theAustralia Council for the Arts the production involved a cast and crew of 30 seniors and anorchestra . Eight episodes were recorded and broadcast and the series has been made available to allcommunity radio stations inAustralia . [cite web |title=Artistic achievers overcome the odds
url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/artistic-achievers-overcome-the-odds/2008/05/19/1211182703347.html |date=2008-05-20 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |author=Harvey Grennan |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald ] [cite web |title=Local Government Cultural Awards 2008 |url=http://www.culturalawards2008.lgsa.org.au/projects/62-tales-from-dragonhurst |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.lgsa.org.au Local Government & Shires Assoc of NSW] ] [cite web |title=Local History Comes Alive
url=http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/PageZone_NewsEvents.asp?z=1&c=228&p=476&x=2&id=15788&showmonth=01%20March%202007 |date=2007-03-08 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher=City of Hurstville ] [cite web |title=Tune in to suburb's history |url=http://www.stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/chance-to-get-tuned-in-to-suburbs-history/324070.aspx |date=2007-10-24 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.stgeorge.yourguide.com.au The St George Leader] ] [cite web |title=Narwee Baptist Church radio programs |url=http://www.narweebaptist.org.au/groups/radio.html |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.narweebaptist.org.au Narwee Baptist Church] ]Programming
2NBC does not have a single format or style of programming but has many formats which can change almost hourly, catering for a variety of interests within the local community. As well as coverage of local news and community issues, music programming ranges from jazz, country,
easy listening to music from the1950s through to the1990s . Programs are also broadcast in a variety of languages other than English. These include programs in Arabic, Ethiopian, Macedonian, Samoan, Spanish and VietnameseReferences
External links
*official|http://www.2nbc.org.au/HomePage.htm
=See also=
*List of Australian radio stations
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