Wodonga TAFE Radio

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Wodonga TAFE Radio is a narrowcast radio station broadcasting on 87.8 MHz. It operates from a studio at the Wodonga Institute of TAFE, McCoy Street, Wodonga, and began broadcasting in June 2005. The station is staffed entirely by students of the Institute's broadcasting courses. The station's rock format was chosen after surveying students and staff at the adjoining campuses of Wodonga TAFE and La Trobe University.

[edit] History

Wodonga TAFE first offered as pilot course in Broadcasting in 1998 through the Open Learning scheme, becoming fully accredited in April 2000.

In October 2003 Wodonga TAFE applied to the Australian Broadcasting Authority for a broadcasting license. The appilication was rejected one month later because no licenses were available. Wodonga TAFE appealed the ABA decision in May 2004 and in June a frequency became available. Wodonga TAFE applied for a license to broadcast on this frequency a month later and was granted a license to broadcast on 87.8 MHz in September 2004.

Wodonga TAFE Radio commenced test broadcasts in March 2005, with its first official broadcast in May. 87.8 Wodonga TAFE Radio was officially launched in November 2005 by the president of the TAFE board in the absence of the Victorian Minister for Education, Lynne Kosky, whose visit to Wodonga was cancelled at the last minute due to a special cabinet meeting.