Raw FM is an Australian narrowcast radio network, consisting of stations in

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

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, Victoria and

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. The network was started with the opening of a station on the Central Coast of New South Wales in 1999 and then expanded to take on the

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, parts of New South Wales, Gold Coast and Australian Capital Territory. It consists of 29 stations linked via the Optus D2 satellite.

Programming

Raw FM's programming is aimed at the 14–30 age group. The station broadcasts a mix of

electro house Electro house is a genre of electronic dance music and a subgenre of house music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 125–135 beats per minute. The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including ...

, indie dance, Club Hits and Urban sounds and features programs from Roger Sanchez, Above & Beyond, Global Dance Session, as well as live broadcasts from major clubs and events in its broadcast areas. The service is played out from the Telstra Broadcast Services facility in the Pitt Street Telephone Exchange and transported to Oxford Falls where it is uplinked to the Optus D2 satellite across Australia and New Zealand.

FM radio frequencies and locations

New South Wales

*87.6FM

Albury Albury (; ) is a major regional city that is located in the Murray River, Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury–Wodonga, Albury-Wodonga and is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of ...

*87.6FM Armidale *87.6FM Brookvale *87.6FM Cabarita *88.0FM Central Coast *88.0FM

Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour, locally nicknamed Coffs, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 a ...

*88.0FM Collaroy *87.6FM Goulburn *87.6FM Grafton *87.6FM Jindabyne *87.6FM Kempsey *87.6FM Kingscliff *87.6FM Lake Cathie *88.0FM Macksville *87.6FM Murwillumbah *88.0FM Newcastle *87.6FM Nowra *87.8FM Ocean Shores *88.0FM Perisher *87.6FM

Port Macquarie Port Macquarie, sometimes shortened to Port Mac and commonly locally nicknamed Port, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane, on the Tasman Sea coast at the mouth of the ...

*87.6FM Pottsville *87.6FM

Queanbeyan Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Pale ...

*87.8FM Sawtell *88.0FM South West Rocks *88.0FM Terranora *88.0FM

Ulladulla Ulladulla () is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven local government area. It is on the Princes Highway about south of Sydney, halfway between Batemans Bay to the south and Nowra to the north. Ulladulla has cl ...

*88.0FM Urunga *88.0FM

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...

*87.6FM Wauchope *87.6FM Yamba

Queensland

*88.0FM Burleigh Heads *88.0FM Coolangatta *88.0FM

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Victoria

*87.6FM Shepparton

References

External links

* Australian radio networks Dance radio stations Radio stations in New South Wales Radio stations in Canberra Radio stations in Wagga Wagga Radio stations in Queensland Radio stations on the Gold Coast, Queensland Radio stations in Victoria (state) Radio stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Australia {{Australia-radio-station-stub