Northside Broadcasting Co-operative Limited (2NSB) - 99.3FM is Sydney's vibrant North Shore community

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station for lovers of great music and local content. Based in Chatswood,

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, Australia, the station operates on the FM 99.3 frequency and is referred to as ''Northside Radio FM99.3'' on-air and for business purposes. The station transmits to

's North Shore, covering the Willoughby, Lane Cove,

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, Mosman and Ku-ring-gai Council areas.

Programming

''Northside Radio FM99.3'' plays a wide range of Aussie music and genres from

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and

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to electronic, rock, pop and

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, as well as

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and

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. The Breakfast Shows and afternoon Drive Programs specialise in local community news, and traffic updates as well as music. The station also offers programs in languages other than English.

Events

The station hosts an annual Radiothon, which is the station's main on air funding generator. During Radiothon, Northside Radio offers prizes for those who choose to subscribe to the station. ''Northside Radio FM99.3'' holds various Outside Broadcasts (OBs) throughout the year, supporting local community events such as The Emerge Festival, The Bobbin Head Classic Charity Bike Ride and The St Ives Food and Wine Festival.

Organisation

The new 2NSB Board Chair for 2022-23 is Gerry Stevens, a weekly Northside program presenter/producer. The current station co-ordinator is Mark Wesley. The station is operated by around 70 volunteers many of whom are presenters and/or program producers. The station is funded by business sponsors, donations and grants as well as subscribers and supporters of the station.

History

The station received its incorporation certificate on 12 October 1981 and began broadcasting in May 1983 from East Chatswood, transmitting to

's North Shore - an area that covers the Willoughby, Lane Cove,

, Mosman and Ku-ring-gai Council areas. The station was originally broadcasting on FM91.5, playing from a jazz-oriented playlist. Following a move to the FM99.3 frequency in 2003, the station was re-branded ''Rhythm & Jazz'', encompassing a range of genres from traditional jazz to

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and

. From January 2010 the station began restructuring its programs and music content to reflect the expressed wishes of the North Shore community. This was confirmed during a 2011 survey of listeners, supporters and subscribers, who asked for more music they couldn’t hear anywhere else, music that was not played on other radio stations and more local news, views and matters of local interest. A grant in 2014 allowed the station to add a second

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(Studio 2), enabling presenters to broadcast live to air in one studio, while people conducted interviews or recorded programs in the other.

References

External links

Official website
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