| Broadcast area | Armidale, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM: 92.1MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Radio |
| History | |
First air date | February 1976 (1976-02) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 2kW |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
2ARM FM is a community radio station that has been broadcasting since the late 1970s. It serves theArmidale area inNew South Wales,Australia, as well as surrounding regions includingWalcha,Uralla, andGuyra, along with the areas in between.[1]
Permanent Community Broadcasting Licenses lasting five years were granted in 2012, 2017 and 2022,[2] after operating from 2007 on Temporary Community Broadcasting Licenses (TCBL).[3] These events in 2007 included a 28 September 2007 letter of representation from Mr.Tony Windsor MP for New England[4] to SenatorHelen Coonan Minister for Communications, Information Technology & the Arts.
The station is volunteer-based and is a member of theCommunity Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). Neighboring CBAA-affiliated community radio stations are now found atBellingen,Glen Innes,Inverell,Kempsey,Grafton,Walcha,Tamworth,Taree,Tenterfield, andNewcastle.
The current license holder is anincorporated association with theABN of 30635647271. In June 2009, in consultation with its stakeholders and New South Wales Fair Trading, the application to NSW Fair Trading for a transfer of the existing NSW Co-operative to an NSW Incorporated Association was finalized.
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The earliest history of 2ARM is closely linked with that of2UNE, the availability ofFM technology for radio broadcasting, and the beginning of the community broadcasting sector ofAustralia.[citation needed] The first UNE students to broadcast did so out of the Armidale CBD studios of Armidale's commercial station 2AD until a studio and related equipment became available on campus.[citation needed]
Professor Neville Fletcher, a physicist and lecturer at theUniversity of New England at the time, presented the idea of a campus radio station to the students. This led to letters to the postmaster-general requesting a license. Fletcher was born in Armidale in 1930 and has an entry on theAustralian Academy of Science web page. He attended Armidale High School from 1942 to 1946. He later went toHarvard University, where he gained a PhD. He was a professor of physics atUNE from 1963 to 1983.[5]
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