and inner west of sydney slogan community arts specialist music frequency 89.7 mhz fm first air date 1983 format community radio owner radio eastern sydney co operative ltd website www.eastsidefm.org eastside radio callsign 2res is a community radio station based in paddington and broadcasting to the eastern suburbs of sydney and the greater sydney area where it can be heard as far west as the blue mountains . high density broadcast areas include the municipalities of botany bay randwick waverley woollahra the city of sydney and the metropolitan inner west . the station can also be heard around the world via online streaming . eastside radio is owned and operated by the radio eastern sydney co operative limited a not for profit organisation . it is a volunteer run organisation augmented by a small core staff and is funded through listener subscription and donation grants and limited commercial sponsorship . eastside radio has been on the air since 1983 1 and on 5 february 2014 it switched from broadcasting in mono to stereo . 2 contents 1 programming 2 gigs 3 events 4 see also 5 references 6 external links programming edit eastside radio presents a range of specialist music genres including jazz in its many styles from traditional to free jazz to swing to latin to bebop and fusion . specialist music programmes cover soul blues and funk cuban and brazilian gyspsy world music and dance . the station also specialises in broad coverage of the arts through its weekday morning arts programmes which range from magazine style shows to those with more in depth focus on the visual arts and performing arts as well as film literature and other inter disciplinary fields . the afternoon drive programmes specialise in local community news and political issues . the station also offers several programmes in languages other than english and lifestyle programmes . 3 many of the eastside presenters are sydney based musicians and artists bringing specialist knowledge and personality to the programming . the station does not use playlists instead allowing the presenters to make their own music selections . 4 eastside radio led to the establishment of the red room company through red room radio which started airing in 2001 . the programme broadcast original poetry writing reviews and interviews with australian writers . the company now creates alternative forms of poetry publication such as radio video and new media . 5 gigs edit eastside radio also presents a range of gigs concerts and events . their signature event eastside live at 505 is a monthly event held at venue 505 in surry hills . the night features two sets from a specialist music group as well as a dj set from one of eastside s resident presenters . the concert is broadcast live on the radio station and proceeds from ticket sales are used to help fund the station s continued operation . 6 events edit global rhythms is eastside s world music festival held at watsons bay and broadcast live on the station . the event has been held since 2010 and is due once again in 2016 . past performers have included amongst others mucho mambo dereb the ambassador and the tango saloon as well as dj sets by eastside presenters . 7 the station also hosts a bi yearly radiothon with varying themes and this radiothon is their main source of income and support . during the radiothon eastside offers a variety of prizes for those who choose to become supporters of the station and hosts events such as a launch party . see also edit list of australian radio stations references edit cynthia fernandez roich 2008 06 02 . quarter of a century with eastside radio . the bondi view . retrieved 2008 07 17 . external link in publisher help eastside news 1 retrieved 18 march 2014 about eastside radio 2 retrieved 18 march 2014 eastside radio program guide . eastside radio . 2008 . archived from the original on 2008 01 19 . retrieved 2008 07 17 . external link in publisher help red room who we are . the red room company . 2008 . retrieved 2008 07 17 . http eastsidefm.org liveat505 http eastsidefm.org links eastside events globalrhythms 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 northside radio 99.3 north shore move fm 99.5 wentworth falls 2ssr 99.7 sutherland swr fm 99.9 blacktown triple h 100.1 hornsby 2mcr 100.3 campbelltown & camden wow fm 100.7 penrith bfm 100.9 bankstown 2lt 101.1 wentworth falls digital only stations 2sm dance super digi fun super digi gorilla radio zoo digital abc abc dig music abc country abc jazz abc grandstand abc extra arn the edge digital pure gold 80s pure gold 90s chemist warehouse remix macquarie radio network nts nova entertainment koffee coles radio sbs radio sbs chill sbs poparaby sbs popasia sbs popdesi sbs radio 3 sbs radio 4 sca buddha radio kinderling more digital stardust the range triple m classic rock digital sky sports radio sky sports radio 2 sky thoroughbred central community fbi click inspire digital by call sign axa225 2abcfm 2bcr 2bl 2blu 2cba 2ccr 2ch 2day 2ea 2fbi 2gb 2glf 2hhh 2jjj 2ka 2ky 2lnd 2mac 2mbs 2mcr 2me 2mfm 2mm 2mmm 2moro 2mwm 2nsb 2nbc 2one 2ooo 2pb 2ptv 2rdj 2res 2ri 2rn 2rph 2rrr 2rsr 2sbsfm 2ser 2sm 2syd 2ue 2uus 2vtr 2wfm 2wow vkd960 ozy radio australia radio markets adelaide brisbane canberra darwin gold coast hobart melbourne newcastle perth sydney see also list of radio stations in australia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title eastside radio & oldid 726420103 categories radio stations in sydneycommunity radio stations in australiaradio stations established in 1983hidden categories cs1 errors external linksuse dmy dates from august 2014use australian english from august 2014all wikipedia articles written in australian englishnew south wales articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged 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