sydney slogan the voice of the penrith valley frequency 100.7 mhz fm first air date 2001 format community radio callsign meaning 2 new south wales way out west owner way out west fine music inc. webcast listen live website official website wow fm 100.7 fm callsign 2wow is a community radio station based in st marys in sydney . the station broadcasts to part of western sydney mainly centered on the city of penrith . 1 wow fm is a volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener support grants and limited commercial sponsorship . 2 contents 1 programming 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links programming edit the station s programs cover a range of music styles including adult contemporary rock and roll country multicultural and christian programming 3 although for vast parts of the day relays satellite programming from the community radio network crn . wow fm also broadcasts programs that are presented by special interest groups or in languages other than english . 4 5 history edit in june 2001 way out west wow fm beat one other radio station for a permanent license from the australian broadcasting authority . 6 this was due to the perceived need for multicultural programs in the penrith area which wow fm devoted a large proportion of their airtime although only 10 % of penrith lga residents come from a non english speaking background . in september 2001 2wow was a finalist for the hillbilly radio station of the year award from the australian independent country music awards along with every other station that plays country music . 7 in november 2001 wow fm began broadcasting national news updates produced in bathurst by media students at charles sturt university . 8 wow fm added a kids club feature in february 2002 that allows local primary school students to learn about radio broadcasting and promote their schools . 9 later that month the station joined the work for the dole project by giving thirty unemployed young people the chance to study interviewing computer skills and internet broadcasting . 10 see also edit list of australian radio stations references edit white kevin 31 october 2008 . fm radio new south wales . ausradiostations.com . wow fm about us . wow fm 100.7 . 2008 . archived from the original on 2008 07 18 . retrieved 2008 08 05 . wow fm 100.7 . cbonline . retrieved 2008 11 16 . historical society interview downloads . st marys historical society . 2008 . retrieved 2008 08 05 . external link in publisher help penrith wall of achievement . city of penrith . 2008 . archived from the original on 3 august 2008 . retrieved 2008 08 05 . station wows em for permanent licence . penrith press . 12 june 2001 . share in show history . penrith press . 11 september 2001 . wow tunes in for local news . penrith press . 4 december 2001 . wowing new audience becomes child s play . penrith press . 12 february 2002 . giving west a new voice . penrith press . 26 february 2002 . external links edit official website v t e radio 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