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2UUU Shoalhaven Community Radio is based in Nowra
, a town in the Shoalhaven district of New South Wales
, Australia
.
broadcasts 24 hours a day from the Nowra
CBD
. It is licensed as a public broadcaster for the Shoalhaven local government area, stretching from Gerroa in the north to Burrill Lake in the south. This area of approx 4000 square Km is large enough to warrant three transmitters; these are:
/adult standards in the daytime to more upbeat sounds (top 40/rock and metal
) at night. The station also networks programs from the CBAA
satellite (such as Pet Talk Radio), as well as Shoalhaven council meetings.
Nowra, New South Wales
Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Located SSW and approximately by road south of the state capital of Sydney, it has an estimated population together with its twin-town of Bomaderry of 34,479. It is also the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven...
, a town in the Shoalhaven district of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Basic information
2UUU (Shoalhaven FM) FMFM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
broadcasts 24 hours a day from the Nowra
Nowra, New South Wales
Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Located SSW and approximately by road south of the state capital of Sydney, it has an estimated population together with its twin-town of Bomaderry of 34,479. It is also the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven...
CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. It is licensed as a public broadcaster for the Shoalhaven local government area, stretching from Gerroa in the north to Burrill Lake in the south. This area of approx 4000 square Km is large enough to warrant three transmitters; these are:
- 104.5 FM- transmitting from Cambewarra Mountain. This frequency covers the central part of the listening area such as Nowra, Sanctuary PointSanctuary Point, New South Wales2Sanctuary Point is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of St Georges Basin. It is roughly 25 km south of Nowra, and approximately 200 km south of Sydney...
, HuskissonHuskisson, New South WalesHuskisson is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of Jervis Bay. It is 24 km south-east of Nowra.Situated alongside Currambene Creek which serves also as an anchorage and fishing port...
and St. Georges BasinSt Georges Basin, New South WalesSt Georges Basin is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of St Georges Basin. It is roughly 25 km south of Nowra, and approximately 200 km south of Sydney. In 2006, the population of St Georges Basin, together with Sanctuary Point and Basin View, was...
. Subject to interference in the northern and southern Shoalhaven.
- 92.3 FM- transmitting from Moyean Hill, south east of Berry. Licensed to cover the northern part of the listening area, including BerryBerry, New South WalesBerry is a small Australian town in the Shoalhaven region of the NSW South Coast in the state of New South Wales, located south of the state capital, Sydney. The indigenous people of the area were the Wodi Wodi people. In the 1810s, George William Evans, Government Surveyor, reported on the Berry...
, Gerroa, Shoalhaven Heads and parts of the Crookhaven River estuary (Greenwell Point and Culburra).
- 99.7 FM- transmitting from the Broadcast Australia site at Little Forest Trig, UlladullaUlladulla, New South WalesUlladulla is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven local government area. It is on the Princes Highway, about half way between the larger towns of Batemans Bay to the south and Nowra to the north and approximately 179 km south of Sydney...
. Licensed to cover the southern part of the listening area, including MiltonMilton, New South WalesMilton is a town in the City of Shoalhaven on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, not far from Ulladulla. It was founded in the middle of the 19th century...
/Ulladulla/MollymookMollymook, New South WalesMollymook is located on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia and is part of the Milton–Ulladulla area, which is approximately 3 hours drive south of Sydney. At the 2006 census, Mollymook had a population of 1,054 people. It forms part of a seven kilometre stretch of unbroken urban...
, Lake Tabourie and Burrill Lake. Again, 104.5 is subject to interference in this area (from 104.3 Batemans BayBatemans Bay, New South Wales- Media :Radio Stations*East Coast Radio 2EC *Power FM NSW South Coast - POWER FM from Nowra can also be received in parts of Batemans Bay on FM 94.9....
) so this alternative frequency was needed.
Programming
Programming on Shoalhaven FM is very diverse, ranging from softer music such as country and westernCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
/adult standards in the daytime to more upbeat sounds (top 40/rock and metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
) at night. The station also networks programs from the CBAA
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia is a peak body and the national representative organisation for community radio and television stations in Australia. The CBAA provide leadership, advocacy and support for members to actively provide independent broadcasting services and to build...
satellite (such as Pet Talk Radio), as well as Shoalhaven council meetings.
History
The station began trial broadcasts in the late 1980s. One of its early organisers was Phil Dye, a primary school teacher and former member of the Moonshiners bush band. After several successful trials, the station was finally granted a license and continues to operate until the present day.External links
- http://www.shoalhavenfm.org.au/ Shoalhaven FM station web site