2UUU
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| 2UUU | |
| City of license | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Shoalhaven area |
| Slogan | The Peoples Radio |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz 92.3 MHz 99.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1990[1] |
| Format | |
| Class | community[2] |
| Callsign meaning | Triple U |
| Affiliations | CBAA |
| Owner | Shoalhaven Community Radio[1] |
| Website | www.tripleu.org.au |
2UUU Shoalhaven Community Radio is based in Nowra, a town in the Shoalhaven district of New South Wales, Australia.
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[edit] Basic information
2UUU (Shoalhaven FM) FM 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:
- 104.5 FM- transmitting from Cambewarra Mountain. This frequency covers the central part of the listening area such as Nowra, Sanctuary Point, Huskisson and St. Georges Basin. 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 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, Ulladulla. Licensed to cover the southern part of the listening area, including Milton/Ulladulla/Mollymook, Lake Tabourie and Burrill Lake. Again, 104.5 is subject to interference in this area (from 104.3 Batemans Bay) so this alternative frequency was needed.
[edit] Programming
Programming on Shoalhaven FM is very diverse, ranging from softer music such as country and western/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.[3]
[edit] 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.[citation needed] After several successful trials, the station was finally granted a license and continues to operate until the present day.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Community Radio Broadcasting Licences" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. November 23, 2007. http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic031_community_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Licensed community broadcasting services". Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 1, 2006. http://internet.aca.gov.au/licplan/defmaps/community.html. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Where to Listen". Pet Talk Radio. http://www.pettalkradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=46. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- "About Us". Triple U FM - Shoalhaven Community Radio. http://www.tripleu.org.au/aboutus.html. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (August 13, 1999). "New radio services for the Nowra region". Press release. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_90762. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
