6AR

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6AR
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
OwnerWestern Australian Aboriginal Media Association
History
First air date
1994
Former call signs
100.9fm, 1170am

6AR was a community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. It was operated by the Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association and was on air between 1994 and 2006.

Contents

Early history

WAAMA

The Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association (WAAMA) was founded in 1988 as an Aboriginal Corporation with the aim of promoting Aboriginal culture. [1] WAAMA provided programming for a number of media outlets, most notably for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and 6NR.

Broadcasters

Mark Bin Bakar, better known for his alter-ego Mary G, was an early WAAMA announcer. [2] In the late 1990s Narelda Jacobs, currently a news anchor with Network Ten, was a broadcaster with 6AR. [3]

Broadcasting

Radio 6AR was launched in 1994 and broadcast from facilities in Wellington Street, Perth. The station initially broadcast on the AM band at 1170 kHz. [4] [5] As well as providing news and music programming, 6AR broadcast a range of sporting programs including syndicated AFL and NRL coverage through the National Indigenous Radio Service. [6] [7] They were represented at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. [8]

Other announcers

Other announcers who had over five year tenures at both 1170 6AR and 100.9fm were:

Other on-air staff included:

In 2003 6AR moved to the FM band and broadcast from 100.9 MHz. [4] Shortly after the move to FM the station rebranded as a country music station with less focus on Aboriginal culture. [9]

Cancellation of licence

In May 2006 the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) conducted an investigation into 6AR and found that the station had breached their licence conditions. [5] ACMA found that between August 2003 and April 2005 conditions relating to providing Aboriginal programming were not met. [9]

In September 2006 6AR ceased broadcasting and the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations began proceedings to wind up WAAMA. The Australian newspaper raised the issue of the October 2005 transfer of the station's premises to a private company and the subsequent lease back to WAAMA. [10]

In November 2006 ACMA cancelled 6AR's licence for failing to comply with licence conditions added as a result of the May 2006 findings. [11]

ACMA in January 2008 allocated the vacant 100.9 FM frequency to a group led by Peedac Pty Ltd who proposed a replacement Aboriginal radio service for Perth, 6NME. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Corporation Objects and Rules". Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations. 28 April 1988. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "MARY G & BROOME". How the quest was won. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - Annual Report". Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. 1998. p. 17. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. 1 2 "6AR and 6NR to convert to FM" (PDF). ABA Update. Australian Communications and Media Authority. November 2002. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Investigation into Community" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group" (PDF). Fresh Footprints. The Source. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Stations on the National Indigenous Radio Service Network:". cbonline. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bevan Rankins - A Well-Known Voice on Perth Radio". cbonline.org.au. 27 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  9. 1 2 "ACMA finds licensee of 6AR Perth (100.9 FM) failed to adequately represent the interests of the Perth Aboriginal community". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 18 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  10. ↑ Laurie, Victoria (7 September 2007). "Bankrupt station in land deal". Media. The Australian.
  11. ↑ "ACMA cancels Perth community radio licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  12. ↑ "New radio licences for Indigenous and seniors communities in Perth". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  13. ↑ "6NME". cbonline.org.au. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
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