PBA-FM
Radio station
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| Broadcast area | Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Frequency | 89.7 MHz FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | All Musical Genres, Talk radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Based |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.pbafm.org.au |
PBA-FM 89.7 (call sign: 5PBA) is a community radio station in Adelaide, South Australia, and broadcasts to the Northern Suburbs.
History
PBA-FM is operated by the Para Broadcasters Association Inc, which was established in 1978. Full-time broadcasting began in 1983.
The station was originally located at the Salisbury Teachers College which later became the South Australian College of Advanced Education and then the University of South Australia Salisbury campus. An early initiative in the station's history was the establishment of Foundation Studios, which gave local artists an affordable facility to have their music professionally recorded. Foundation Studios was closed in 1989.
In 2005 plans began to relocate the station after the former campus land was purchased for a housing development. With help from the Salisbury Council and the housing developers, the station relocated to Wiltshire Street in Salisbury on 4 August 2007, as part of a new community complex.
Format
PBA-FM airs over 60 diverse programs each week, including several multicultural shows and non-English speaking programs. Most programs are presented by local volunteers and the station also allows community groups to broadcast programs for a small fee.
The current management encourages a culture of creative freedom, and interference with program producer's content is minimal. Announcers are free to choose the music that they present, and there are generally no restrictions on the types of music playable, unless it is likely to cause a high degree of gratuitous offence.
Staff
The Association is staffed primarily by volunteers. All contribute to the station by working on a regular basis in various areas including on-air presentation, program production, administration, technical, research, library, training and promotions.
See also
External links
- PBA-FM 89.7
- Streaming live online
- Programme Guide
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
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Radio stations in Adelaide
AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital (DAB+) radio
Second frequencies listed are repeaters in Adelaide Hills
Second frequencies listed are repeaters in Adelaide Hills
- Radio ENA 87.6
- 88.7 Coast FM
- Lofty 88.9 (Mount Barker)
- PBA-FM 89.7
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- Fresh 92.7*
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- 5MU 94.3
- Flow FM 99.5
- 5MBS 99.9
- Power FM 100.3
- WOWfm 100.5
- Radio Adelaide 101.5*
- Mix 102.3/96.7*
- 5EBI 103.1*
- ABC Classic FM 103.9/97.5*
- Triple M 104.7/98.3*
- triple j 105.5/95.9*
- SBS Radio 106.3/95.1*
- SAFM (107.1/90.3)*
- 1079 Life*
- Kinderling Kids Radio
- ABC
- ABC Country
- ABC Jazz
- ABC Grandstand
- Double J
- Triple J Unearthed
- ARN
- Chemist Warehouse Remix
- Mix 80s
- Mix 90s
- CADA
- SCA
- Hit Buddha
- Hit Easy
- Hit Old Skool
- Triple M Aussie
- Triple M Greatest Hits
- Nova Entertainment
- Coles Radio
- Smooth Relax
- SBS Radio
- SBS Arabic24
- SBS Chill
- SBS PopAsia
aspirant stations
- NovaNation
- Radio 2 1629
- Rete Italia 1629
- SEN 1323
- Australian radio markets
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Darwin
- Gold Coast
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
- See also
- List of radio stations in Australia
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