PBA-FM
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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 was established in 1979 as a community radio station broadcasting on 89.7 MHz across the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The station is operated by the Para Broadcasters Association Inc, which was established in 1979. Full time broadcasting began in 1983.
The station was originally a portion of 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 recorded. Foundation Studios was closed in 1989.
In 2005 plans began to relocate the station to the former Country Fire Service station in Salisbury after development group Lifestyle SA purchased the former campus land for a housing development. With help from the Salisbury Council, the station relocated to Wiltshire Street in Salisbury, as part of a new community complex, on the 4th August 2007.
Format
The programme guide is available at http://www.pbafm.org.au/guide
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
PBA-FM is staffed by a team of over 150 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.