1VFM

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Valley FM (1VFM)
Broadcast area Tuggeranong, ACT
Frequency 89.5 MHz FM
First air date 1 May 2000
Format Community radio
ERP 100 watts
HAAT -37 m [1]
Transmitter coordinates 35°24′7″S149°5′56″E / 35.40194°S 149.09889°E / -35.40194; 149.09889
Owner Valley FM Broadcasters Association Inc.

Valley FM 89.5 (call sign: 1VFM) is a community radio station which broadcasts on 89.5MHz from its studios at the Erindale Centre, in the southern Canberra suburb of Wanniassa. All of the station's staff and presenters are volunteers, and the station operates as a completely non-profit entity.

Community radio

Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular and relevant to a local, specific audience but is often overlooked by commercial or mass-media broadcasters. Community radio stations are operated, owned, and influenced by the communities they serve. They are generally nonprofit and provide a mechanism for enabling individuals, groups, and communities to tell their own stories, to share experiences and, in a media-rich world, to become creators and contributors of media.

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Valley FM 89.5 has been on air since June 1999 and holds a Permanent Community Broadcasting Licence (PCBL). The station is also a full member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA).

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is the peak body and the national representative organisation for community radio and television stations in Australia. The CBAA provide leadership, advocacy and support for members to actively provide independent broadcasting services and to build and strengthen local communities. The organisation provides advice and support to community broadcasters regarding a variety of issues.

In November 2005, Valley FM 89.5 was named the Best Value For Money Radio Station in Australia at the Australian Community Broadcasting Association (CBAA) awards ceremony held in Fremantle, Western Australia.

More information about Valley FM 89.5 and the latest Program Guide can be found at www.valleyfm.com

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References

  1. ↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.


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