WOW FM 100.5
| City | Semaphore, South Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Adelaide Western Suburbs |
| Slogan | Radio By The Beach |
| Frequency | 100.5 MHz FM |
| First air date | 1994 |
| Format | Community Radio |
| ERP | 400W |
| Callsign meaning | Way Out West Broadcasters |
| Owner | Way Out West Broadcasters Incorporated |
| Website | wowfm |
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WOWfm 100.5 (ACMA call sign 5WOW.[1]) is a community radio station based in Semaphore, South Australia, named in reference to its location in Adelaide's Western suburbs.
WOWfm is owned and operated by Way Out West Broadcasters Incorporated, a not-for-profit organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)[2] incorporated in 1984. All presenters and Board members are volunteers.
The studios of WOWfm are located on Kaurna country.
History
From 1994 through 1999, WOWfm had a number of short-term licences under the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence (TCBL) scheme, broadcasting on 100.7 MHz[3].
As a result of these successful transmissions, WOWfm commenced part time broadcasting in 1999, broadcasting for 12 hours a day on 100.7 MHz[3].
On 11 August 2001, WOWfm commenced 24 hour broadcasting on 100.5 MHz[3].
In October 2005, WOWfm's studios were the subject of an arson attack, causing $50,000 worth of damage[4] and taking the station off-air for at least two weeks[5]. This occurred after several weeks of threats being received by the station and its volunteers.[6]
In 2010, WOWfm held a fundraising concert at the Semaphore Palais to raise funds for the purchase of a new mast to broadcast "louder and wider across Adelaide"[7].
Programming
WOWfm has approximately 30 volunteer presenters, with programs[8] spanning a range of musical genres including:
- Easy listening
- Traditional country music
- Film scores and soundtracks
- Psychedelia
- Soul, disco and funk
- Hip-hop
- Doo-wop
- African music
- Blues
- Local and Australian music
WOWfm also has a number of community-based talk programs, including a Spanish language program.
Awards
WOWfm has won multiple South Australian Community Broadcasters Association (SACBA) Bilby Awards[9], including Small Station of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020[10].
Affiliations
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)[11]
South Australian Community Broadcasters Association (SACBA)[12]
References
- ↑ "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". acma.gov.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ acnc_charity_api_user (2021-04-21). "Way Out West Broadcasters Inc". www.acnc.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Innes, Stuart (11 August 2001). "COMMUNITY RADIO FINDS ITS OWN NICHE ON THE AIRWAVES; Volunteers heard loud and clear". Advertiser, The (Adelaide). News Australia Limited. p. 46.
- ↑ "SA: Radio station targeted in arson attack". AAP Australian National News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 23 October 2005.
- ↑ "No new home yet for fire bombed WOW FM | radioinfo". radioinfo.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Radio station devastated by fire bombing". www.abc.net.au. 2005-10-23. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ↑ ""WOW FM sets its sights high"". Weekly Times (Adelaide). News Limited Australia. 11 August 2010. p. 47.
- ↑ "Program Guide". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Awards". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Bilby Awards 2020 – SACBA". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "CBAA Find a Station". cbaa.org.au. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "SACBA Member Stations". sacba.org.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
Category:Radio stations in Adelaide Category:Community radio stations in Australia
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