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Noongar Radio 100.9

Coordinates: 31°56′47″S 115°51′52″E / 31.94634°S 115.86447°E / -31.94634; 115.86447
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Noongar Radio 100.9 FM
Broadcast areaPerth metropolitan region
Frequency100.9 MHz
BrandingSounds Solid
Programming
Language(s)English, Noongar
FormatIndigenous talk and music
AffiliationsFirst Nations Media Australia, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
Ownership
OwnerKuditj Pty Ltd.
History
First air date
5 July 2008
Links
Websitewww.noongarradio.com

Noongar Radio 100.9 FM is an Aboriginal community radio station in Perth, Western Australia.

The station is the only Indigenous radio station in the Perth metropolitan region and promotes itself as a voice to the local Indigenous community, the Noongar people, First Nations people living in Perth and non-Indigenous community members.[1][2]

In January 2008 the Australian Communications and Media Authority allocated a broadcasting licence for 100.9 MHz to Peedac Pty Ltd. The callsign 6NME refers to the initials of Noongar Media Enterprises, then a Peedac subsidiary.[3]

The station's intended market is the local Indigenous community and those interested in Indigenous culture and affairs.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

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What would become Noongar Radio started as a segment on radio station 6NR at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, (now Curtin University) in 1979.[8]

The Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association (WAAMA) was granted a community broadcasting licence in 1992, launching Noongar Radio. The license was revoked in 2006 following a number of complaints to the broadcasting regulator.[8]

Noongar Radio was relaunched on 100.9 FM on Sunday 5 July 2008 after being granted a community radio licence under a new subsidiary, PEEDAC,[8] now Kuditj.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "About Noongar Radio". Noongar Radio. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bracknell, Clint; Kickett, Casey (28 August 2020), Inside Out: An Indigenous Community Radio Response to Incarceration in Western Australia, Pennsylvania State University Press, retrieved 9 November 2021
  3. ^ a b "New radio licences for Indigenous and seniors communities in Perth". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. ^ "6NME". cbonline.org.au. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. ^ "New outlet for Noongars". Canning Times. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Noongar radio back on Perth's airwaves". Tarwangin. Department of Indigenous Affairs. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  7. ^ Johnston, Michelle (2011), Noongar Identity and Community Media, School of Journalism and Communication, in association with the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland, ISSN 1329-878X
  8. ^ a b c News, 6 December 2017 · (6 December 2017). "Jeremy Garlett, founder of Noongar Radio 100.9fm". RadioInfo Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Kuditj – An Indigenous owned and operated, not for profit organisation providing services which offer easily accessible training, work experience and employment opportunities to our clients". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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31°56′47″S 115°51′52″E / 31.94634°S 115.86447°E / -31.94634; 115.86447