National Radio News

National Radio News
Broadcast area	Australia wide
Branding	National Radio News
Programming
Format	Community Radio – Professional News service
Ownership
Owner	Charles Sturt University
History
Call sign meaning	National Radio News
Links
Webcast	https://communityradio.plus/
Website	https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/NRN

Last updated December 22, 2025

National Radio News is an independent national news service for the community broadcasting sector of Australia. It is produced by Charles Sturt University in a partnership with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)and supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF).^[2]

National Radio News (NRN) bulletins are produced from a newsroom based at radio station 2MCE on the Bathurst campus of Charles Sturt University. Professional journalists work alongside students drawn from Charles Sturt's Bachelor of Communication to deliver news bulletins to over 1.5 million listeners a week across Australia. National Radio News was founded in 1997, and was officially launched by veteran broadcast and journalist George Negus on July 16, 1997.^[3]

NRN broadcasts across Australia, to every state and territory, to regional and metropolitan areas, which features independent news, see your local community station for the full bulletins.

History

Development of National Radio News was led by former 2MCE-FM Manager Ian Stanistreet OAM in 1997.^[4] 2MCE at Charles Sturt University and 2NUR at the University of Newcastle formed a joint venture to deliver the news service.

In 1998, 2MCE and 2NUR jointly received the prestigious Tony Staley Award for Excellence in Community Broadcasting in recognition of their work launching NRN.

2NUR withdrew from the consortium in 2000, focusing on local news for Newcastle and the Hunter region. 2MCE and Charles Sturt University continued operating National Radio News, partnering with the CBAA to distribute the service to community radio stations through the Community Radio Network.

Stations

Australian Capital Territory

89.5 FM | Valley FM
94.3 FM | 2XX FM

New South Wales

89.1 FM | 2BLU Blue Mountains
91.1 FM, 105.9 FM | 2CBD Deepwater, Glen Innes
91.9 FM | 2MTM Coonamble
92.1 FM | 2ARM Armidale
92.3 FM, 94.7 FM | 2MCE Bathurst, Orange
92.3 FM | 2YYY Young
92.7 FM | Bay and Basin FM Sanctuary Point
93.3 FM, 107.3 FM | 2 Triple B FM Bellingen
96.7 FM | 2QBN Queanbeyan
98.7 FM | 2KRR Kandos - Rylestone
99.5 FM | 2WCR Coonabarabran
100.1 FM | Triple H Hornsby Ku-ring-gai
100.3 FM | River FM Lismore
103.1 FM | Tank FM Kempsey
104.7 FM | 2BOB Taree
106.9 FM | 2UNE Armidale
107.5 FM | 2EAR Eurobodalla
107.9 FM | 2COW Casino

Northern Territory

100.5 FM | 8KIN (CAAMA) Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
102.1 FM | 8CCC Mparntwe (Alice Springs)

Queensland

94.7 FM | 4BCR Bundaberg
91.5 FM | Burnett River Radio Gayndah
89.1 FM | Cairns FM 89.1 Cairns
101.3 FM | Noosa FM 101.3 Noosa
101.5 FM | 101.5 FM Caboolture

South Australia

88.9 | Lofty 88.9 Adelaide
89.3 FM | 5GFM Kadina
104.5 | Dusty FM Coober Pedy

Tasmania

95.7 FM – 7HRT Poatina
103.7 FM – 7LTN City Park Radio Launceston
97.7 FM – 7TAS Tasman FM Nubeena
98.1 FM, 105.3 FM – WAY FM Launceston
97.1 FM – 7MID Oatlands

Victoria

96.5 FM – Alpine Radio
103.1 FM – 3BBR Drouin
104.7 FM – 3GCR Gippsland
96.5 FM – 3HHH Horsham and Districts
96.5 FM – 3INR Inner FM Heidelberg
103.5 FM – 3MBS Melbourne
99.7 FM – 3MCR Mansfield
96.9 FM, 101.7 FM – 3MGB Mallacoota
90.7 FM, 105.5 FM – 3REG East Gippsland
97.7 FM – 3SER Cranbourne (Melbourne)
99.1 FM – 3SFM Swan Hill
88.9 FM, 98.5 FM, 98.9 FM, 106.9 FM – 3UGE Upper Goulburn
101.3 FM – 3WPR oak fm Wangaratta
89.5 FM – Phoenix FM Bendigo

Western Australia

100.9 FM – 6CRA Albany
102.5 FM – 6KCR Kalamunda
92.1 FM – 6RTR Perth
89.7 FM – 6TCR Wanneroo (Twin Cities)
101.3 FM – 6YCR York

References

↑ "Full steam ahead at National Radio News". radioinfo. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
↑ Andrews, Bruce. "Regional journalism thrives with renewed support for National Radio News". news.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
↑ Barlow, Nicole. "NRN celebrates 25 years of broadcasting in 2022". news.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
↑ Luong, Natalie (28 January 2025). "Congratulations to Ian Stanistreet awarded OAM". Community Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

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[1] "Full steam ahead at National Radio News". radioinfo. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

[2] Andrews, Bruce. "Regional journalism thrives with renewed support for National Radio News". news.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

[3] Barlow, Nicole. "NRN celebrates 25 years of broadcasting in 2022". news.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

[4] Luong, Natalie (28 January 2025). "Congratulations to Ian Stanistreet awarded OAM". Community Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

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