area inner west sydney frequency 88.9 mhz fm first air date august 10 1983 format community radio transmitter coordinates 33 52 23 s 151 12 20 e 33.87306 s 151.20556 e 33.87306 ; 151.20556 owner radio skid row ltd website official website this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message radio skid row callsign 2rsr is a community radio station based in marrickville broadcasting to the inner west suburbs of sydney . this includes the municipalities of leichhardt marrickville and the city of sydney . radio skid row has built a reputation for development and training projects with minority communities and has been pivotal in allowing disadvantaged communities to participate in community broadcasting . it was home to the original radio redfern and later koori radio which now has its own citywide licence . it was also the station where muslim radio started in sydney . contents 1 history 2 current 3 programming 4 see also 5 external links history edit radio skid row began as a landline operation available in community youth support scheme centres long bay gaol and local drop in centres . the station secured a community radio licence in 1983 to broadcast to the inner city areas of sydney . initially the plans for the station was that it would play commercial music and would broadcast relevant information that homeless people needed such as accommodation availability and where to obtain free meals . tensions emerged during the first year of operations at the station sparked by a management style that limited volunteer involvement in the structures and operation of the station thereby going against the principles of community broadcasting . in june 1984 the management tried to close the station down and lock out the volunteers and community program makers . the station was off the air for three weeks and when it reopened was only on air for twelve hours a day . station workers then took the opportunity to overturn the board of directors at an annual general meeting which happened shortly after the lockout . the station then set about reforming itself based on a cooperative model in a style similar to that of 4zzz . current edit the station s mission is to provide a voice for youth community groups and in languages other than english . it is particularly active in working with marginalised members of the community . programming edit radio skid row plays a mix of black music which includes reggae african indigenous hip hop rnb music from the pacific islands and from around the world . it also specialises in talk programmes presented from a radical viewpoint . see also edit list of australian radio stations external links edit official website v t e radio stations in sydney am and fm stations with an asterisk are also available on digital am stations abc radio national 576 abc newsradio 630 702 abc sydney 2gb 873 2ue 954 sky sports radio 1017 sbs radio 1 1107 2ch 1170 2rph 1224 2sm 1269 rete italia 1539 vision radio network 1611 2moro radio 1620 2me radio arabic 1638 2mm 1665 the greek radio of australia 1683 sw stations 2355 ozy radio 3210 ozy radio 5050 fm stations sydneywide muslim community radio 92.1 abc classic fm 92.9 koori radio 93.7 fbi 94.5 smooth 95.3 nova 96.9 sbs radio 2 97.7 2000fm 98.5 2rph 100.5 wsfm 101.7 fine music 102.5 hope 103.2 2day fm 104.1 triple m 104.9 triple j 105.7 kiis 106.5 2ser 107.3 fm stations local mood fm 87.6 vintage fm 87.6 87.8 88.7 penrith hawkesbury & camden voice of islam 87.6 radio austral 87.8 2rdj 88.1 burwood wsfm 88.3 camden 2rrr 88.5 ryde radio skidrow 88.9 inner west 89.1 radio blue mountains katoomba 2glf 89.3 liverpool eastside radio 89.7 waverly hawkesbury radio hawkesbury 2nbc 90.1 narwee 2mwm 88.7 90.3 manly 2ccr fm 90.5 cumberland c91 .3 campbelltown the edge 96 . one 96.1 katoomba wsfm 99.1 richmond 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