SYN Nation
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| Broadcast area | Melbourne, Victoria[1] |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Student radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| SYN 90.7 | |
| History | |
First air date | 1 April 2014 |
Last air date | 21 April 2019 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Web stream |
| Website | SYN Nation |
SYN Nation was an Australian community radio station broadcasting to Melbourne, Victoria. First broadcast in April 2014, the station was operated by SYN Media, with programming presented entirely by volunteers aged 12–25 years old. The station broadcast from studios on the campus of RMIT University, alongside sister station SYN 90.7. The two stations were merged in April 2019 to create SYN.[2]
History
On 1 April 2014, the station launched on DAB+ digital radio. The launch of SYN Nation was attended by then-Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull, federal MP for Melbourne Adam Bandt, and Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.[3][4][5] Content for the station was supplied by volunteers at Bay FM Byron Bay, 2XX FM Canberra, Edge Radio Hobart, Gippsland FM Morwell, and 3WAY FM Warrnambool, as well as by Melbourne volunteers. In 2015, the station began broadcasting content from Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio Fitzroy Crossing and 107.9 Radio Fremantle Fremantle, Western Australia.
On 16 April 2019, SYN Media announced that SYN Nation would merge with SYN 90.7 to create a single station, broadcasting on 90.7FM and DAB+ digital radio in Melbourne. The newly merged SYN commenced broadcasting on 22 April 2019.[2]
Flagship programming (at time of closure)
Melbourne
- Art Smitten (Arts and culture)
- The Naughty Rude Show (Sex and relationships)
- Represent (Political discussion)
- Player One (Video game discussion)
Regional
- The Edge (News & Current Affairs)
See also
References
- ^ "MELBOURNE RA1" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Changes at SYN and the end of SYN Nation". Radioinfo.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Young Australians launch new national digital radio service". SYN Media. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "SYN launch new national digital radio service". Radio Today. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Newstead, Al (3 April 2014). "Young Australians Launch New Digital Radio Station". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 21 February 2015.