ABOUT 2AAA
MISSION STATEMENT
FM107 2AAA WILL PROVIDE AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE MEDIUM BY:-
PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN ENTERTAINING, INFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING;
PROVIDING ACCESS TO ALL;
THUS, REFLECTING OUR COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY.
FM107 2AAA broadcasts from studios at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
You can find where we are on the Map of New South Wales, below.
FM107.1 2AAA's service area is shown below.
Wagga Wagga is aboriginal for "place of many crows". The city is in Wiradjuri country on the Murrumbidgee river.
For more information about Wagga Wagga, visit Tourism Wagga Wagga,
Wagga Wagga City Council or The Wagga Wagga Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
FM 107.1 2AAA HISTORY
FM107 2AAA is a Community Radio Station and is owned by Wagga Wagga Community Media Incorporated.
FM107 2AAA has its beginnings in June 1978 when a handful of people gathered to discuss the idea of establishing Wagga Wagga's own Community radio station. Mr Stuart Carter is given credit for this "brainchild".
Stuart represented the Student's Union of the Riverina College of Advanced Education. Stuart presented the group with a working paper entitled Community Radio Is People. The first Public meeting was held on the
19th September 1978 in the city council chambers and was attended by 75 people. A plan of action was presented to the second public meeting in November by the steering committee.
A test transmission was conducted at the Wagga Wagga College of Technical And Further Education (TAFE) on April 11th -13th, 1980. Programs included classical,
middle-of-the-road, rock, country, folk, opera, ballet, jazz as well as music from various international groups presented in their own language.
After a licence hearing in October 1980, FM107 2AAA was granted a licence by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (now known as the Australian Broadcasting Authority).
The first official broadcast of FM107 2AAA was on July 31st, 1981. It was 54 hours from Friday till Monday. In those days, FM107 2AAA transmitted from temporary premises in the Australian Arcade, Fitzmaurice Street.
FM107 2AAA relocated to its own premises in November 1982, on the corner of Young and Coleman Streets.
FM107.1 2AAA STRUCTURE
FM107 2AAA is owned by Wagga Wagga Community Media Incorporated.
The incorporated body has some 230 financial members who elect a Committee of Management at an Annual General Meeting.
The Committee of Management consists of 7 directors. Each director is a financial member of the incorporated body and serves the committee for two years.
There are three positions available for election one year and the next year there are four. A majority of the Committee of Management is elected every two years.
The Directors elect a Chairperson, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
The Committee reports back to the members of Wagga Wagga Community Media Incorporated via the Annual General Meeting.
The Directors call on a number of personnel and sub-committees to assist in the operation of FM107 2AAA. They are:
- Sales/Marketing Consultant;
- An Administrator;
- Marketing/Promotions committee;
- Library committee;
- Multicultural committee;
- Technical committee;
- Training committee;
- Building/Grounds committee;
- Program committee
The Program sub-committee comprises co-ordinators from different music / program genres within the station.
A Director of the Management Committee attends Program Committee meetings. The Program Co-ordinators represent the following shows:
- Rock;
- Country;
- Daytime;
- Drivetime & Sunday afternoon;
- Breakfast;
- Jazz and Sunday evenings;
- Folk / Blues
FM107.1 2AAA AND THE AUSTRALIAN RADIO INDUSTRY
The Australian Government is the overseer of broadcasting in this country.
It determines the rules and regulations pertaining to broadcasting via the relevant acts of parliament.
The government has the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) to assist it in setting guidelines for broadcasters.
These matters include ownership, advertising, programming, and broadcasting standards, just to name a few. Radio is just one area of interest for the ABA.
In Australia there are basically three sectors. They are:
- The ABC (Tax payer funded and commercial free),
- The Commercial Sector (Company owned with commercial interests),
- Community Radio (Community funded).
In October '99 there were 164 licensed community radio stations in Australia with more than 176 groups waiting for a licence.
The majority of the Community radio stations are members of the
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA).
FM107.1 2AAA
"The Local Voice of Wagga Wagga"
FM107 2AAA is a Community based group and relies on volunteers to staff the station.
In a recent report to the incorporated body, Chairperson Allan Norris praises all the station's volunteers. He says, "
...a few words can't do justice to the great work all our volunteers do... it is an attempt to recognise publicly, through the annual report,
the invaluable contributions made by people who in the main act selflessly and willingly." He adds, he is cognisant of the acronym -T.E.A.M (Together Everyone Achieves More!)
Only a handful of people receive remuneration for their duties.
Monies into the station come via Sales of sponsorship announcements, Marketing, Promotional activities, Government (local, state and/or federal) grants,
Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) grants and donations from the public.
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Email:
fm107@2aaafmradio.org.au
Tourism Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga City Council
Wagga Wagga College of Technical And Further Education (TAFE)
Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA)
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)
Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF)
Credits and a big Thank-you to: Microsoft Encarta for the maps, UBD (map284) and 2NUR for the radio bar
Contact: Cnr. Coleman & Young Streets Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Ph: +61 (02) 6925 3000 Fax: +61 (02) 6925 2300 Email: fm107@2aaafmradio.org.au