Alive 90.5

Alive 90.5 FM
City Studios: Baulkham Hills, NSW
Broadcast area Parramatta, Cumberland and the Hills
Branding Your Sound. Your Community.
Frequency 90.5 mHz FM
First air date 12 December 1992
Format Adult Contemporary, Community radio
Power 300 Watts
ERP 300 Watts
Callsign meaning Cumberland Community Radio
Affiliations CBAA
Owner Cumberland Community Radio Inc.
Webcast
Website Official website

Alive 90.5 (formerly 2CCR) is a community radio station based in Baulkham Hills in Sydney. The station broadcasts to the Hills District and parts of Greater Western Sydney. This includes the City of Parramatta, Cumberland Council and The Hills Shire.

About

Since 1992, Cumberland Community Radio has been broadcasting on 90.5 mHz FM. Originally branded on air as 'The Sound of Style' and later just '2CCR', the station has been known as Alive 90.5 since 4 November 2011.[1]

The mission of Alive is to serve its community by broadcasting a diverse range of programs, suited for all groups in the community. Alive 90.5 is a volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship.[2][3]

The station airs a predominately Adult Contemporary music format on weekdays between 6am and 6pm local time with public access programs between 6pm and midnight on weekdays and various times on weekends. Overnight is a mix of Adult Contemporary and Oldies. Occasionally live sports commentary will replace weeknight programming and weekend programming.

History

In the 1980's, Cumberland Community Radio was formed from the amalgamation of two groups attempting to set up community radio stations. One group in the Hills and the other in the Parramatta/ Holroyd region. Between 1987 and 1989, the organisation begun test broadcasts. In 1988, Baulkham Hills Shire Council allocated Building 9 in the Balcombe Heights Estate to the organisation, the station has remained in this location since. In October 1992, the organisation was granted a community radio licence and on 12 December 1992 begun broadcasting on 90.5 FM.[4]

From April 2009, Alive 90.5 commenced streaming of its programs live, over the internet. This allows people outside the community area served to enjoy the variety of programming which Alive 90.5 offers. There are two internet streams: 64 kbit/s Joint Mono MP3 and 64kbit/s stereo AAC, to support a variety of listening client programs.[5]

The broadcast area originally served by Alive 90.5 included the City of Holroyd. In late 2017, Alive 90.5 updated their logo and broadcast area to include the newly formed Cumberland Council. The new council was formed in May 2016 from the merger of City of Holroyd with its neighbours.

Programming

Big Stu & MJ from Planet Country
Big Stu & MJ, hosts of former Alive program Planet Country with Big Stu & MJ

The station’s current programs cover a wide range of music styles including adult contemporary, jazz, country and easy listening. Alive 90.5 also broadcasts programs that are presented by special interest groups, such as Sport (Saturday Sports Roundup) or in languages other than English.[6][7]

Notable programs have included:

Recognition

Photo of Planet Country's 2017 Award Trophy
MJ took this photo of the Planet Country People's Choice Award trophy the day after the awards ceremony

On 26 January 1995, 2CCR was awarded an Australia Day award for 'Outstanding Community Service'.[9]

In January 2017, Planet Country with Big Stu & MJ, won a people's choice award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. The award was for Most Popular Country Music Station or Program.[10] Planet Country had been finalists in 2016 and 2018 as well.[11]

In September 2018, Sunday Sports Roundup were announced as finalists for the 'Troy Garner Excellence in Sports Programming' award in the 2018 CBAA Awards.[12] The winner will be announced at a gala in November.

Former Presenters

Former presenters who have gone on to work in commercial radio include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of Alive 90.5". Alive 90.5. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ↑ "2CCR - Get Involved". [2CCR]. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  3. ↑ Clr Sonya Phillips (2008-04-08). "Get behind community radio". Baulkham Hills Shire Council. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  4. ↑ "History of Alive 90.5". Alive 90.5. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Listen Live". [Alive 90.5]. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  6. ↑ Helen Gregory (2008-01-08). "Radio mix pulls a crowd". [Hills News]. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  7. ↑ "What's on air". [2CCR]. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Planet Country Announce Move on Facebook". Planet Country Radio Show.
  9. ↑ "History of Alive 90.5". Alive 90.5. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Peoples Choice Awards - All Time Winners List". Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards.
  11. ↑ Roberts, Stacey (2016-01-19). "Country Radio Show Taking Over The Planet". Daily Telegraph.
  12. ↑ "2018 national community radio awards finalists revealed". Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  13. ↑ "How To Break Into Radio By Driving Long Distances". Radio Info. 2012-05-20. paragraph 2.
  14. ↑ "Dan Jones Joins i98 FM". Radio Info. 2016-12-27.
  15. ↑ "From Pirate Radio To AFTRS Student". Radio Info. 2013-01-10.
  16. ↑ "Tim Wong See on Nova 106.9". Nova 106.9.

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