2XX FM is one of Australia's longest running community broadcasters. It took over the operation of the former Australian National University student radio station in July 1976,[2] broadcasting as 2XX on 1010 kHzAM from two studios at the Drill Hall Gallery in Acton.[3] It was originally scheduled to launch in February 1976,[4] but was delayed indefinitely until July 1976 because of a technical problem.[5] It moved to 1008 kHz AM in 1978. A third studio, completed in 1985, was fitted out as a multitrack recording studio for local bands to make independent recordings and give live-to-air performances.
In 2000 the station moved into converted studios at the Griffin Centre in Civic and changed the broadcast frequency to 98.3 MHzFM. The callsign was changed to 1XXR, but the station still identifies as "2XX" to this day.
In 2005 the station moved into purpose-built premises in the New Griffin Centre in Civic. The premises include office space and three studios. Two are broadcasting studios, one primary and one for back-up. The latter is used, together with the third studio, for editing and pre-recording.
2XX FM hosts specialty music, talk, opinion and ethnic programmes run by well over a hundred individuals and community organisations. The core focus is on the local community through Canberran current affairs and community service programs, local music, and a range of multicultural programs in first languages as well as some in English. It also takes some programming from the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Digital Delivery Network.
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^"ANU radio extending". The Canberra Times. 21 June 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"CANBERRA TUNES IN TO RADIO 2XX". Tribune. 11 August 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"ANU radio to go city-wide". The Canberra Times. 23 January 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"2XX opening date indefinite". The Canberra Times. 17 February 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2008, learn, when, re. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2XX FM news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2XX FM call sign 1XXR is a community radio station broadcasting on the FM band in Canberra Australia 1XXRCanberra Australian Capital TerritoryBroadcast areaCanberra RA1 1 FrequencyFM 98 3 MHzBranding2XXProgrammingLanguage s mostly EnglishFormatcommunity radioOwnershipOwnerCommunity Radio 2XX Inc HistoryFirst air date2 July 1976 1976 07 02 1 Former call signs2XX 1976 2000 Former frequencies1010 kHz 1976 1978 1008 kHz 1978 2000 Technical informationERP32787 wattsHAAT32 mTransmitter coordinates35 16 32 S 149 5 52 E 35 27556 S 149 09778 E 35 27556 149 09778LinksWebsiteOfficial website2XX FM is one of Australia s longest running community broadcasters It took over the operation of the former Australian National University student radio station in July 1976 2 broadcasting as 2XX on 1010 kHz AM from two studios at the Drill Hall Gallery in Acton 3 It was originally scheduled to launch in February 1976 4 but was delayed indefinitely until July 1976 because of a technical problem 5 It moved to 1008 kHz AM in 1978 A third studio completed in 1985 was fitted out as a multitrack recording studio for local bands to make independent recordings and give live to air performances In 2000 the station moved into converted studios at the Griffin Centre in Civic and changed the broadcast frequency to 98 3 MHz FM The callsign was changed to 1XXR but the station still identifies as 2XX to this day In 2005 the station moved into purpose built premises in the New Griffin Centre in Civic The premises include office space and three studios Two are broadcasting studios one primary and one for back up The latter is used together with the third studio for editing and pre recording 2XX FM hosts specialty music talk opinion and ethnic programmes run by well over a hundred individuals and community organisations The core focus is on the local community through Canberran current affairs and community service programs local music and a range of multicultural programs in first languages as well as some in English It also takes some programming from the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Digital Delivery Network References edit Community radio broadcast licenses PDF Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2007 Retrieved 2007 12 24 ANU radio extending The Canberra Times 21 June 1976 p 1 Retrieved 28 October 2023 via National Library of Australia CANBERRA TUNES IN TO RADIO 2XX Tribune 11 August 1976 p 3 Retrieved 28 October 2023 via National Library of Australia ANU radio to go city wide The Canberra Times 23 January 1976 p 1 Retrieved 28 October 2023 via National Library of Australia 2XX opening date indefinite The Canberra Times 17 February 1976 p 3 Retrieved 28 October 2023 via National Library of Australia External links editOfficial website nbsp This article relating to the Australian Capital Territory is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2XX FM amp oldid 1195300151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
