Koori Radio

Infobox Radio station
name = Koori Radio


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area = Sydney
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frequency = 93.7 mHz FM
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airdate = December 2002
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format = Indigenous programming
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class = Community radio
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callsign_meaning = 2 = New South Wales
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owner = Gadigal Information Service
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website = official|http://www.gadigal.org.au/KooriRadio/AboutUs.aspx

Koori Radio (callsign 2LND) is a community radio station based in Marrickville broadcasting to Sydney on a city-wide licence. It is part of the "Gadigal Information Service" and is the only radio station in Sydney providing full-time broadcasting to the Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander community.

Koori Radio is the city’s only black music station. The music format is one third Australian Indigenous, one third world Indigenous and one-third other black music. The station broadcasts live from 7:00am to midnight with a music service overnight. It is a volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship. [cite web |title=Review of Indigenous Broadcasting
url=http://www.dbcde.gov.au/media_broadcasting/consultation_and_submissions/review_of_indigenous_broadcasting |date=2008-02-04 |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=DEWHA Australia]

History

Koori Radio grew out of Radio Redfern which was established in the early 1980s. Originally it had program time on other community stations Radio Skid Row and 2SER. During Australia's Bicentennial in 1988, Radio Redfern played a pivotal role in informing and educating the public about Indigenous responses to the celebration. It also acted as a communication channel for the thousands of Indigenous people from around Australia who had gathered in Sydney for protests. [cite web |title=Not Just Visiting Anymore
url=http://www.cbonline.org.au/index.cfm?pageId=14,41,3,507 |date=2003-10-31 |accessdate=2008-07-28 |author=Craig Liddell |publisher=2SER] In 1993 Koori Radio came under the umbrella of Gadigal Information Service. It was then part of a series of national Indigenous radio broadcasts during the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Koori Radio conducted 19 test broadcasts while it was applying for a licence. The ACMA granted the licence in 2001. [cite web |title=Koori Radio wins licence
url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/2001/451/25923 |date=2001-06-01 |accessdate=2008-07-28 |author=Lisa McDonald |publisher= [http://www.greenleft.org.au GreenLeft.org] ] Koori Radio began full time broadcasting in December 2002 with a 1kW transmitter. It switched to a new 50kW transmitter in December 2003. [cite web |title=Koori Radio History |url=http://www.gadigal.org.au/GadigalInfo/History.aspx |date=2008
accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher= [http://www.gadigal.org.au Gadigal] ] ]

Current

in 2008 Koori Radio received Australian Government funding to renovate and move into purpose built studios in the Black Theatre in Redfern. [cite web |title=Koori Radio on the move
url=http://www.redwatch.org.au/media/080503amge |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |publisher= [http://www.redwatch.org.au REDwatch] ]

Programming

As well as its format of Indigenous and black music, the station broadcasts news, current affairs and listener involvement programs. There are also programs by the Samoan and Maori communities.

Koori Radio's flagship program is "Blackchat" a daily current affairs program on weekday mornings committed to discussing news, issues and events from an Indigenous perspective. [cite web |title=Talking Radio
url=http://www.nntt.gov.au/News-and-Communications/Media-Releases/Pages/Talking-radio.aspx |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=National Native Title Tribunal] Koori Radio also contributes programming to the National Indigenous Radio Service.

References

External Links

*official|http://www.gadigal.org.au/KooriRadio/AboutUs.aspx

=See also=
*List of Australian radio stations
*Australian Indigenous Communications Association