Coast FM is an Australian community radio station based in

Glandore, South Australia Glandore (postcode 5037) is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, partly in the City of Marion and partly in the City of West Torrens. The name is believed to come from Glandore in County Cork, Ireland, whence the family of John O'Dea, on ...

. It transmits on 88.7 FM, and is licensed to transmit to the Southern and Western areas of

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. Officially known as Southern & Western Community Broadcasters Inc., it was incorporated and began test transmissions in 1986. It transmits locally produced music programs of many genres, and also has a multitude of Adelaide community based programmes. These include programmes about sports including Australian rules football and bowls, community based organisations, and smaller charitable organisations that don't receive exposure through other local media. All of its presenters are volunteers, and its studio is staffed 24 hours a day. Coast FM is a Member of the

Community Broadcasting Association of Australia The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is the peak body and the national representative organisation for community radio and television stations in Australia. The CBAA provide leadership, advocacy and support for members to ...

, and a member station of

South Australian Community Broadcasters Association South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

. It maintains programmes that comply with the CBAA Codes Of Practice, and programmes are regularly reviewed for their compliance.

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