WOW FM 100.5

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WOWfm 100.5 (5WOW)
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City Semaphore, South Australia
Broadcast area Adelaide Western Suburbs
Frequency 100.5 MHz FM
Programming
Format Community Radio
Ownership
OwnerWay Out West Broadcasters Incorporated
History
First air date
1994
Call sign meaning
Way Out West Broadcasters
Technical information
Licensing authority
 ACMA
ERP 400 watts
Links
Public licence information
Profile
Website wowfm.org

WOWfm 100.5 (ACMA call sign 5WOW [1] ) is a community radio station based in Semaphore, South Australia, named in reference to its location in Adelaide's Western suburbs.

Contents

WOWfm is owned and operated by Way Out West Broadcasters Incorporated, a not-for-profit organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) [2] incorporated in 1984. All presenters and Board members are volunteers.

The studios of WOWfm are located on Kaurna country.

History

From 1994 through 2000, WOWfm held a number of short-term licences under the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence (TCBL) scheme, broadcasting on 100.7 MHz. [3]

As a result of these successful transmissions, WOWfm commenced part time broadcasting in August 2000, originally broadcasting for 12 hours a day on 100.7 MHz [3] from 4am to 4pm daily. This frequency was shared with Dance 100 FM, [4] a contemporary dance music station broadcasting from 4pm to 4am daily.

On 11 August 2001, WOWfm commenced 24 hour broadcasting on 100.5 MHz. [3]

In October 2005, WOWfm's studios were the subject of an arson attack, causing $50,000 worth of damage [5] and taking the station off-air for at least two weeks. [6] This occurred after several weeks of threats being received by the station and its volunteers. [7]

In 2010, WOWfm held a fundraising concert at the Semaphore Palais to raise funds for the purchase of a new mast to broadcast "louder and wider across Adelaide". [8]

Programming

WOWfm has approximately 30 volunteer presenters, with programs [9] spanning a range of musical genres including:

WOWfm also has a number of community-based talk programs, including a Spanish language program.

Awards

WOWfm has won multiple South Australian Community Broadcasters Association (SACBA) Bilby Awards, [10] including Small Station of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020. [11]

Affiliations

Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) [12]

South Australian Community Broadcasters Association (SACBA) [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". acma.gov.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Way Out West Broadcasters Inc". www.acnc.gov.au. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Innes, Stuart (11 August 2001). "COMMUNITY RADIO FINDS ITS OWN NICHE ON THE AIRWAVES; Volunteers heard loud and clear". Advertiser, The (Adelaide). News Australia Limited. p. 46.
  4. ↑ McDonald, P; Yeaman, S (1 August 2000). "New radio station launches contemporary dance music". Advertiser, The (Adelaide). News Australia Limited. p. 20.
  5. ↑ "SA: Radio station targeted in arson attack". AAP Australian National News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 23 October 2005.
  6. ↑ "No new home yet for fire bombed WOW FM | radioinfo". radioinfo.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Radio station devastated by fire bombing". www.abc.net.au. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "WOW FM sets its sights high". Weekly Times (Adelaide). News Limited Australia. 11 August 2010. p. 47.
  9. ↑ "Program Guide" . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Awards" . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bilby Awards 2020 – SACBA" . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "CBAA Find a Station". cbaa.org.au. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "SACBA Member Stations". sacba.org.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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