Fresh 92.7

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Fresh 92.7

Broadcast area	Adelaide
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Programming
Format	EDM, House
Ownership
Owner	Community Based
History
First air date	(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 23)
Links
Website	fresh927.com.au

Fresh 92.7 (formerly Fresh FM) is a not-for-profit, community radio station broadcasting in Adelaide, South Australia on a frequency of 92.7 MHz. The radio station can also be accessed through iHeartRadio and the Live Player^[1] on their website^[2] and via the free Fresh 92.7 App, available via the App Store^[3] and Google Play.^[4]

Fresh Broadcasters Incorporated is the name of the incorporated body under which Fresh 92.7 sits and 5FBI is their call sign.

Over the last 20 years,^[when?] Fresh 92.7 has grown to become the most listened to community broadcaster in South Australia, with an established weekly listenership of over 196,000.^{[citation needed]} Fresh is dedicated to educating and empowering Adelaide's youth community and supporting Adelaide's burgeoning electronic music scene. Fresh 92.7 provides opportunities for youth that provide tangible pathways to careers in the music and media industries, while cultivating other skills in administration, events and information technology.

The mission of the organisation is to represent youth issues and provide opportunity for volunteers^[5] to connect and form community within the organisation.

The organisation is overseen by a volunteer board of between six and ten professionals, runs on 14 staff, and is supported by over 180 volunteers (known as members) in a range of capacities. It employs professionals with extensive radio experience to guide the volunteer team and to ensure the station complies with licence obligations. Fresh 92.7 relies on client sponsorship; Fresh Mate^[6] subscribers; revenue from the EDM Production Course, merchandise sales, and their Book-a-DJ service; grant funding; and donations as sources of revenue.

History[]

Plans for Fresh 92.7 were laid when three young people from Adelaide (Chris Velliaris, James Engelman, and Geoff Wintle) were visiting Melbourne in January 1997, and were exposed to Hitz FM, a youth radio station. They all agreed that Adelaide could benefit from a similar broadcasting concept. They formed a non-for-profit association and charter, and assembled a team of volunteers, including those with experience in various broadcasting professions.

Many of these volunteers had originally hosted specialist dance music shows on Coast FM 88.7.

Fresh commenced broadcasting with an Australian Broadcasting Authority "Temporary Community Broadcaster" licence on 17 March 1998. Initially the station broadcast at 92.9 MHz in a frequency-sharing agreement with the Italian language radio station Radio Televisione Italiana. They later moved to 92.7 MHz and on 22 August 2002, Fresh received a full-time broadcasting licence from the ABA. Then in October 2010, Fresh moved into new, state-of-the-art, digital studios in Adelaide's fashionable East End.

On 19 February 2016, the University of Adelaide's Vice-Chancellor Warren Bebbington announced that, in order to secure the future of Radio Adelaide as an independent not-for-profit organisation from July 2016, they had signed a deal with Fresh 92.7 that allowed Radio Adelaide to relocate and share their premises.

The two organisations continue to operate as two separate entities. Neither station's programming is affected as part of the arrangement.

On 5 May 2021, the station launched its brand new careers and employment campaign Fresh Jobs. Partnering with the Government of South Australia and numerous business across the state, the initiative aims to help individuals seeking employment, primarily as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This is backed up by on-air content with interviews involving government representatives and industry professionals, as well the launch of a landing platform ‘FreshJobs.com.au’, providing information about career guidance and opportunities.

Opportunities[]

Fresh 92.7 provides industry experience, internships, and hands on work place experience to all volunteers both on and off air. They provide a multitude of opportunities and pathways for their community to gain a voice, experience and community connection. In addition to the professional development opportunities they provide, Fresh 92.7 also run EDM Production Courses^[7] for young people wanting to learn to produce music, hold Open House forums to connect local emerging electronic musicians to professionals who can inspire and assist them in their career, and partner with local venues and music organisations to provide live performance opportunities to emerging electronic musicians.

The opportunities at Fresh 92.7 are considered be a career pathway. Within the last 2 years, more than 15 volunteers have gone on to get jobs in their chosen field based on experience gained volunteering at Fresh 92.7. And this number is only continuing to climb. Furthermore, they've been able to create and provide paid positions on the Fresh 92.7 Street Team and for DJs as part of their 'Book a DJ'^[8] service.

Programming[]

Fresh 92.7 Top 92[]

The Fresh 92.7 Top 92 is an annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by the listeners. It airs at the start of the year in January.

Digital radio[]

In mid-2011, Fresh 92.7 commenced broadcasting digital transmission.

See also[]

• List of radio stations in Australia

References[]

External links[]

• Fresh 92.7 Website

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