Radio Eastern 98.1 FM

Community Radio Broadcaster. Radio Eastern FM was formed in 1974. The station transmitted test broadcasts until a licence was granted in late 1990. Full time broadcasts began on 23 February, 1991. The studios are located at the Wyreena Community Arts Centre. We have three full time on-air studios, a separate production studio and mobile communication equipment used for interviews at community events. The station has a library of music but in the main our presenters bring in music from their own collections to share with the listeners. This gives enormous variety to the music and program formats each week. Given that many of our presenters have been collecting music for many years, music may be formatted from a variety of sources. LP records are still favoured by many but CD, MP3 and Mini discs may be used. Some presenters may also use their own portable computers as a music source. Our on-air studios are set up with facilities to put outside broadcasts to air as well as to conduct live interviews via t