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Curtin Radio

Coordinates: 32°00′31″S 115°53′34″E / 32.0086°S 115.8928°E / -32.0086; 115.8928
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Curtin Radio
Broadcast areaPerth
Frequency100.1 MHz FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCommunity
History
First air date
16 October 1976
Links
Websitecurtinfm.com.au

Curtin Radio is a radio station based in Perth. The station broadcasts from studios at the Bentley campus at Curtin University. As well as broadcasting on radio, the station also broadcasts digitally on CurtinDG as well as live-streaming via their website.

History

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The station was formerly known as Curtin Radio 927, and became the state's first community broadcaster on 16 October 1976.[1] The station held one of only five special licences granted by the then Minister for the Media, Moss Cass, after he 'discovered' community radio in the United States. Curtin Radio is still officially known as 6NR (6 New Radio), and the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), now Curtin University, continues to hold the licence.

After 26 years of AM broadcasting, the station converted to the FM Band in 2002. The radio station is available on the DAB+ format (digital radio) as CURTINDG and is also available on the World Wide Web, and streaming services such as iHeartRadio.

According to their website, Curtin Radio has a weekly cumulative listenership in excess of 239,000 people (all ages 15+) and has more than four thousand subscribing members. Curtin Radio also has more than 100 on-air & production volunteers.

Presenters and Shows

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Curtin Radio shows and presenters
Time slot Name Host(s)
Monday to Friday 6:00am to 9:00am Breakfast Greg Pearce and Glenn Mitchell (alternating each week)
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm Down Memory Lane with Peter Waltham Peter Waltham
Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 3:00pm Afternoons with Jenny Seaton Jenny Seaton
Monday to Friday 3:00pm to 6:00pm Drive with Ray Finn Ray Finn
Monday 6:00pm to 9:00pm Monday Evenings Tracey McGrath and Julie Holmshaw (alternating each week)
Tuesday 6:00pm to 9:00pm Tuesday Evening Dale James & George Monaldi (alternating each week)
Wednesday 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday Evening John Cranfield’s Reminiscing
Thursday 6:00pm to 9:00pm Thursday Evening Gerry Milford and Carol Kennedy (alternating each week)
Friday 6:00pm to 12:00am Friday Night with Grant Lear Lindsay Walker, Alan Wilson & Grant Lear (alternating each week)
Monday to Thursday 9:00pm to 12:00am Late Night with Gordon Gee Gordon Gee
Saturday 6:00am to 8:00am Saturday Breakfast Allan Symons and Chris Bartlett (alternating each week)
Saturday 8:00am to 10:0am Let's Talk Gardening Faye Arcaro and Rae Burton
Saturday 10:00am to 12:00pm Classic 60s & 70s George Monaldi and Jim Krynen (alternating each week)
Saturday 12:00pm to 6:00pm Born in Boots with Brendon T Moylan Brendon T Moylan
Saturday 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Late Flashback Party Lawrence Noakes
Sunday 6:00am to 9:00am Easy Listening Gillian Bush
Sunday 9:00am to 12:00pm From The Vault Alan Mannings
Sunday 12:00pm to 3:00pm Sunday Session Dean Martin
Sunday 3:00pm to 6:00pm Sunday Afternoon Don Dryden
Sunday 6:00pm to 9:00pm The Album Show Karl O’Callaghan
Sunday 9:00pm to 12:00am Reminiscing

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Volunteer presenters and producers broadcast during the evenings and weekends.

Newsroom

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A training ground for students who study at the Curtin School of Journalism, Curtin Radio has assisted with producing some of Western Australia's most respected radio and television journalists.[3][4]

The Curtin Radio Newsroom is staffed by two full-time journalists, Courtney Thornton and Ruby Devlin. It is also occasionally staffed by volunteer students, who study at the Curtin School of Journalism and prepare news bulletins.

The station has news updates from 6AM to 6PM each weekday and 6AM to Midday on weekends.

References

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  1. ^ "History of station - Curtin FM 100.1". Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Programs - Curtin Radio". Curtin Radio. Curtin Radio. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Alumni | InkWire". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Newsroom - Curtin FM 100.1". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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