FM107.5 - The Local Station (callsign:2OCB) is a community radio station that broadcasts to the city of

Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney on a great circle at an altitude of . Orange had an urban population of 41,920 at the 2021 Australia Census, 2021 Cens ...

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and surrounding districts on the frequency 107.5 MHz. The organisation is Orange Community Broadcasters Incorporated. It is one of three community radio stations in the area alongside

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and

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History

FM107.5 was originally known as Apple FM, and operated under a temporary community radio broadcasting licence in the 1980s and most of the 1990s. The current station gained its full community broadcasting licence in January 1998. The station survived an insolvency scare in 2001.

Programming

FM107.5 airs an eclectic mix of programming, including music, arts, Indigenous programming and programming in languages other than English. All locally produced programs are presented by volunteers, with some programming originating from the

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Coverage area

FM107.5 is licensed to serve the "Orange RA1" licence area, which is roughly bounded by

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in the north, the outskirts of

Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst () is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Region, Bathurst Regional Council. Founded in 1815, Bathurst is ...

in the east,

Cowra, New South Wales Cowra () is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 8,254. Cowra is located approximately above sea level, on the b ...

in the south and

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in the west. With an

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of 5 kW and a transmitter on

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(1395 m elevation), the station can sometimes be heard outside of its licence area.

References

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