- Eastside Radio
Infobox Radio station
name = Eastside Radio
area = Eastern suburbsSydney
slogan = "Jazz Plus"
frequency = 89.7 mHz FM
format =Community radio
callsign = 2RES
airdate =1983
owner = Radio Eastern Sydney Co-operative LtdEastside Radio (callsign 2RES) is a
community radio station based in Paddington and broadcasting to the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. This includes the municipalities of Botany Bay, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra and theCity of Sydney .Eastside Radio is a
volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship. The station format isJazz music along with coverage of the arts and programs in languages other than English. [cite web |title=About Eastside Radio |url=http://www.eastsidefm.org/default.asp?page=inside |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.eastsidefm.org Eastside Radio] ] The station celebrated its 25th anniversary in2008 . [cite web |title=Quarter of a century with Eastside Radio |url=http://www.alternativemediagroup.com/ThreadView.aspx?tid=5107 |date=2008-06-02 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |author=Cynthia Fernandez Roich |publisher= [http://www.alternativemediagroup.com The Bondi View] ]Programming
Eastside Radio presents range of
Jazz music styles, including swing, Latin andbebop as well as traditional and contemporary. There are also specialist music programs that feature soul, blues, gypsy andworld music . The morning magazine show covers arts andliterature , while "Drive East" in the afternoon features local community and political issues. [cite web |title=Eastside Radio Program Guide |url=http://www.eastsidefm.org/default.asp?page=guide |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher= [http://www.eastsidefm.org Eastside Radio] ]Eastside Radio led to the establishment of
The Red Room Company through "Red Room Radio" which started airing in2001 . The program broadcast originalpoetry ,writing , reviews and interviews with Australian writers. The company now creates alternative forms of poetry publication such asradio ,video andnew media . [cite web |title=Red Room – Who We Are
url=http://www.redroomcompany.org/who-we-are.php |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17 |publisher=The Red Room Company ]References
External Links
*official|http://www.eastsidefm.org
=See also=
*List of Australian radio stations
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