Eastside Radio
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| Broadcast area | Eastern suburbs Sydney |
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| Slogan | community, arts, specialist music |
| Frequency | 89.7 mHz FM |
| First air date | 1983 |
| Format | Community radio |
| Owner | Radio Eastern Sydney Co-operative Ltd |
Eastside Radio (callsign 2RES) is a community radio station based in Paddington and broadcasting to the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. This includes the municipalities of Botany Bay, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra and the City of Sydney.
Eastside Radio is a Co-operative and a volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener subscription and donation, grants and limited commercial sponsorship. The station format is specialist music, particularly jazz music and world music, along with in-depth coverage of the arts, cinema, community news, and programs in languages other than English. [1] The station has been on the air since 1983. [2]
Programming
Eastside Radio presents a range of specialist music genres, including jazz in its many styles such as Latin, bebop as well as traditional and contemporary. Other specialist music programs feature soul, blues, gypsy and world music. The weekday morning Arts programs cover arts and literature, while Drive in the afternoons features local community and political issues. Many of the Eastside presenters are Sydney-based musicians and artists, bringing specialist knowledge and personality to the programming. The station does not use playlists, instead allowing the presenters to make their own music selections. [3]
Eastside Radio led to the establishment of The Red Room Company through Red Room Radio which started airing in 2001. The program broadcast original poetry, writing, reviews and interviews with Australian writers. The company now creates alternative forms of poetry publication such as radio, video and new media. [4]
Gigs
Eastside radio also presents a range of gigs, concerts and events. Their signature event Eastside Live at 505 is a monthly event held at Venue 505 in Surry Hills. The night features two sets from a specialist music group as well as a DJ set from one of Eastside's resident presenters. The concert is broadcast live on the radio station and proceeds from ticket sales are used to help fund the station's continued operation.[5]
Events
Global Rhythms is Eastside's world music festival held at Watsons Bay and broadcast live on the station. The event has been held in 2010 and 2011 and is in the planning stages for a return in 2013. Past performers have included (amongst others) Mucho Mambo, Dereb the Ambassador and The Tango Saloon as well as DJ sets by Eastside presenters.[6]
See also
- List of Australian radio stations
References
- ↑ "About Eastside Radio". Eastside Radio. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ Cynthia Fernandez Roich (2008-06-02). "Quarter of a century with Eastside Radio". The Bondi View. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ "Eastside Radio Program Guide". Eastside Radio. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ "Red Room – Who We Are". The Red Room Company. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ http://eastsidefm.org/liveat505/
- ↑ http://eastsidefm.org/links/eastside-events/globalrhythms/
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