About 90.1 NBC FM

90.1 NBC FM is a community radio station based in Kogarah, Sydney. Its broadcast area is the suburbs in the south and inner west of Sydney. This includes the municipalities of Canterbury-Bankstown, Georges River, Bayside and Inner West.

90.1 NBC FM is a volunteer-run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship. The station celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2023.

History

90.1 NBC FM was formed in 1974 by a group of local residents and the Narwee Baptist Church, interested in the idea of a community radio station. After test broadcasts in the early 1980s the group was granted a licence by the then Australian Broadcasting Tribunal to provide a community broadcast service to the south and inner west suburbs of Sydney. Although 90.1 NBC FM was spearheaded by the team from Narwee Baptist Church, the station has always been managed and programmed independently to the church. 90.1 NBC FM is the first Sydney Metropolitan community radio station to broadcast 24 by 7.

Programming

90.1 NBC FM does not have a single format or style of programming but has many formats which can change almost hourly, catering for a variety of interests within the local community. As well as coverage of local news and community issues, music programming ranges from jazz, country, easy listening to music from the 1960s through to the 2020s. Programs are also broadcast in a variety of languages other than English. These include programs in Mandarin, Macedonian, Cantonese, Greek, Janaranjani, Spanish, French and Nepali.