2ARM

2ARM
Broadcast areaArmidale, New South Wales
FrequencyFM: 92.1 MHz
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Radio
History
First air date
February 1976 (1976-02)
Technical information
ERP2 kW
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

2ARM FM is a community radio station broadcasting to the Armidale area of New South Wales in Australia, as well as Walcha, Uralla, Guyra, and the regions in between, since the late 1970s.[1]

Permanent Community Broadcasting Licenses lasting five years were granted in 2012, and 2017,[2] after operating from 2007 on Temporary Community Broadcasting Licenses (TCBL).[3] These events in 2007 included a 28 September 2007 letter of representation from Mr. Tony Windsor MP for New England[4] to Senator Helen Coonan Minister for Communications, Information Technology & the Arts.

The station is volunteer-based and is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). Neighboring CBAA-affiliated community radio stations are now found at Bellingen, Glen Innes, Inverell, Kempsey, Grafton, Walcha, Tamworth, Taree, Tenterfield, and Newcastle.

The current license holder is an incorporated association with the ABN of 30635647271. In June 2009, in consultation with its stakeholders and New South Wales Fair Trading, the application to NSW Fair Trading for a transfer of the existing NSW Co-operative to an NSW Incorporated Association was finalized.

  1. ^ "Community radio station to go off the air". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Community Licence allocations, renewals and transfers". Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Armidale's 2ARM is granted temporary licence". CBOnline. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 27 November 2020.