Edge Radio
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Edge Radio (call sign: 7EDG) is a community radio station situated in the Australian city of Hobart. It is a youth oriented station, with most of its presenters under the age of thirty.
Edge Radio likes to focus on local music, running a Tasmanian music show weekly. The studio is located in the University of Tasmania's Hobart campus. It also broadcasts some of the best of Australian music and is known for being on the forefront of presenting new Tasmanian and Australian music to audiences. It is home to an eclectic mix of popular show's, including many college students on programs like School of Rock, the breakfast comedy stylings of Marek and Oz on Dog's Breakfast, the popular satirical breakast show The Brink with Ben Waterworth and Joshua Shoobridge and the informative and quirky Demystify Me with Nicole and Bill. Tasmusica and Return to Oz are respectively Edge Radio's flagship new Tasmanian and Australian music shows. Its staff of presenters are all volunteers. Edge Radio broadcasts in the Hobart area on the frequency 99.3 FM, delighting its listeners around the clock. It also broadcasts world-wide over the internet, reaching listeners Globally.
Edge Radio has developed educational pathways for Tasmanian schools through the "School of Rock" project.
[edit] History
Originally set up by Tasmanian University Broadcasters, it was originally a partnership between youth community representatives, media practitioners, the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and the local student union the Tasmania University Union(TUU). In the Attempt to get a permanent license the new organisation separated it's governance structure from UTAS and the TUU in order to ensure that it was seen as independent.
Tasmanian Youth Broadcasters Inc. was awarded a broadcasting licence after a four week trial period in August 2002. The licence was for a community radio station that serviced the youth of Hobart. The station was named Edge Radio and was launched by Machine Gun Fellatio's Chit Chat in February 2003. The station had immediate success, being awarded the Community Radio Station of the Year in its first year of broadcasting by the CBAA.
Edge Radio streams to a global audience from http://www.edgeradio.org.au
[edit] On-Air Format
Programming: There are over 80 programs per week presented by over 120 volunteer workers.
Program Period: Schedules run for 26 weeks. Rotating our schedule facilitates a high level of community participation.
Program Types: There are two main categories of programs,
1. General: talk and information (comedy, journalism arts, sports, film, discussion). Presenters draw from run of station music resources.
2. Music: specific music programs (from hip hop, indie rock, punk, electronic, dance, international and world music etc). Presenters draw from their own music catalogue, and the stations’ music resources.
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