Triple U FM

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2UUU
City Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Broadcast area Shoalhaven area
Frequency 104.5 MHz
92.3 MHz
99.7 MHz
Programming
Affiliations CBAA
Ownership
OwnerShoalhaven Community Radio [1]
History
First air date
1990 [1]
Call sign meaning
Triple U
Technical information
Class community [2]
Links
Website www.tripleu.org.au

2UUU Shoalhaven Community Radio is based in Nowra, a town in the Shoalhaven district of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Basic information

2UU#8376 (Shoalhaven FM) FM broadcasts 24 hours a day from the Nowra CBD. It is licensed as a public broadcaster for the Shoalhaven local government area, stretching from Gerroa in the north to Burrill Lake in the south. This area of approximately 4000 square Km is large enough to warrant three transmitters; these are:

Programming

Programming on Shoalhaven FM is very comprehensive, including local information & interviews, a wide range of music – country, blues, rock and jazz. The station networks programs from the CBAA satellite (such as Living in the 60's, Real World Gardener & Jazz From New York), as well as delayed broadcasts of Shoalhaven council meetings.

History

The station began trial broadcasts in the late 1980s. One of its early organisers was Phil Dye, a primary school teacher and former member of the Moonshiners bush band.[ citation needed ] After several successful trials, the station was finally granted a license and continues to operate to this present day. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Community Radio Broadcasting Licences" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. 23 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  2. "Licensed community broadcasting services". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2007.

Coordinates: 34°52′27″S150°36′03″E / 34.8741°S 150.6009°E / -34.8741; 150.6009