Alive 90.5 FM is an Australian radio shows broadcasting station belonging to Sydney, New South Wales. The studios are located in Baulkham Hills. The coverage area includes Hills District and certain parts of Greater Western Sydney (i.e., City of Parramatta, The Hills Shire, and Cumberland City Council). It operates its broadcasting on Adult Contemporary format. The operations are under the control of Owner Cumberland Community Radio Incorporation. It shares its affiliation with CBAA. FM aims to serve its target community with a range of programs. It has been run as a volunteer-based organization. The financial supporters of this station are its listeners, limited sponsorships, and grants. The listeners can enjoy listening to this station through online internet streaming.
About Alive 90.5 FM
Two groups formed this station in the 1980s, intending to establish a community radio. These groups commenced test broadcasting in 1987 and 1989 from the studios located on Baulkham Hills Shire in 1988. The authorities granted an FM license in October 1992. It commenced broadcasting online through the internet in April 2009. It possesses two internet streams in this regard. The first one is 64 kbit/s joint Mono MP3, and the second one is 64 kbit/s stereo AAC.
Eventually, Alive FM broadcasted its first show on 12 December 1992. Initially, it used to broadcast on the frequency of 90.5 MHz FM. Then, it was branded as ‘The Sound of Style.’ It went rebranding as ‘2CCR’ later. The authorities also changed the call sign to the present one on 4 November 2011. It received an award of ‘Outstanding Community Service’ on 26 January 1995. In January 2017, it received an award for the Most Popular Country Music station. In addition to this, it has also won the award of Sunday Sports Roundup. It also made its way to CBAA awards by reserving a position as a finalist. The operational frequency is 90.5 Hz on the FM band with an ERP of 600 Watts.
Programs
The station features Adult Contemporary format on weekdays from 6 am – 6 pm and other various times. The content based on the mix of the formats oldies and adult contemporary is on-aired overnight. Likewise, the programming of this station also includes the broadcasting of live sports commentary. These sports commentaries are also broadcasted on weeknights and in weekend programming. In addition to this, the station caters to a wide variety of music genres, including contemporary, jazz, country, and easy listening. The sports programs are also broadcasted in a language other than English. Some of these station shows are Dom Vozzo, Urban Kick-Off Comes to Alive, Have hope & Laughs, Alive and Well, and Into the Pit.
Contact Details
Address: Building 9/92 Seven Hills Road, Balcombe Heights Estate Baulkham Hills 2153
Postal Address: PO Box 977 Baulkham Hills, NSW 1755
Phone: 02 9686 3888
Email: mail@2ccrfm.com
Official Website: https://www.alive905.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alivefm90.5/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alive905fm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alive905fm
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