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v      Community Radio Audience Explosion: An incredible 57% of Australians aged over 15 listen to community radio every month! That's over 9.5 million people listening every month. Just 2 years ago the figure was only 47% - a jump of 1.7 million listeners in two years.
These figures were obtained from the 2008 McNair Ingenuity Community Radio Listenership Survey, issued in Canberra on October 14, 2008.  Read more.

News at 98.9 North West FM

v      Welcome to our website - keeping you up to date with what’s on.

v      Moonee Valley Festival:
North West FM will be a part of the Moonee Valley Festival on Sunday Feb 28. Now in its 33rd year the Moonee Valley Festival is recognised as one of the largest FREE community events operating in Melbourne.
If you are in the Queens Park neighbourhood, drop by and say hello and find out more about your local community radio station.
v      Radio Training Course

 

The next radio training course for wannabe radio presenters will be held on Saturday February 20, Sunday February 21 plus Saturday February 27 and Sunday February 28.

Bookings and expressions of interest are now being taken for the next course. Read more

Email us to have your name added to our waiting list for this course.

v      Vale Lotomau Komiti:
Every now and again we have extremely sad news to have to share, involving one of our Presenters. Lotomau Komiti, the Presenter of our Samoan program has passed away while holidaying in Samoa.
Lotomau was a leader in his community and came to North West FM with the idea of providing something for the youth of this community. He had been presenting the Samoan Program on Fridays for several years.  His community wishes to continue the program.
North West FM shares with members and listeners deep sadness at the passing of Lotomau and our sincere sympathy goes out to his family and friends.
v      Essendon District Football League (EDFL) 2009 Season:

Congratulations to the Essendon District Football League and North West FM for a successful partnership in broadcasting the 2009 football season including the finals.

If you missed the EDFL Footy Finals, you can listen to our podcasts of these broadcasts: Strathmore vs Greenvale (Preliminary Final A Grade), Pascoe Vale vs Taylors Lakes (Preliminary Final B Grade). More to come soon.

v      Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea:

North West FM again hosted Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday May 28, 2009 and helped raise much-needed funds to assist The Cancer Council in cancer research, education and support services.

Thanks to all who came along, shared a cuppa and made a donation.

v      Another award for Ivor Jenkins: Congratulations to Ivor Jenkins (Sports of All Sorts) for his “Highly Commended” award in the VicSpirit category of the 2008/09 Cricket Victoria Media Awards on 28 April 2009. Read more.

News Archive

v      Additional news items older than 12 months can be found in our News Archive.

Program Highlights

v      Check out our newer programs: Official FSCOVA Program, Indo-Fijian Show, Kev’s Country Music Revival, Fool Disclosure, The Fun Police, The Haberdashery Hour, Obscuriosity Shoppe, Cool For Cats, Somaliland Program, Music With Milton, Music Til Late, The Emu, Fox, Thistle & Shamrock, For Your Pleasure, Strike Up The Band and Samoan Program.

v      New timeslots: Indo-Fijian Show (formerly The Hindi Program with Robert Kumar - moved from Sunday mornings), Kev’s Morning Magazine and Music Mix, 60 Minute Musicale, Radio Elvis, Retro Classics and Music Til Late.

v      Extended programs – The Fun Police, The Haberdashery Hour and the Hindi Program

v      Cricket returns for the 2009-2010 season:
o        (VTCA) The North West Cricket Report – Sunday review (6 – 9 pm).

Check out our full Program Guide.

 

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98.9 North West FM - Your local station

   Phone: (03) 9304 4989

Web: www.northwestfm.org

   Fax: (03) 9304 1468

Email: info@northwestfm.org

Snail mail: PO Box 403, Glenroy, Vic, 3046

Program Podcasts

Portions of some of our programs (The Fun Police and Fool Disclosure) are now available through the CBAA podcast website.

Click on the link, scroll down to “Stations and Feeds” and select “98.9 North West FM”.

Codes of Practice

Community radio stations are required by the CBAA to have accessible copies of licences other specified documents.

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Reviewed

31 January 2010