Eastside Radio (callsign 2RES) is a
community radio
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station based in
Paddington
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, Sydney, and broadcasting to the
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
Sports clubs
;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
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
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,
Randwick,
Waverley,
Woollahra
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the
City of Sydney and the metropolitan
Inner West
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. 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 and on 5 February 2014 it switched from broadcasting in mono to stereo.
Programming
Eastside Radio presents a range of specialist music genres, including
jazz
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in its many styles from
traditional
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to
free jazz
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to swing to
Latin
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to
Bebop and
fusion. Specialist music programmes cover
soul
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Etymology
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,
blues
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and
funk
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,
Cuban
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* Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean
* Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent
** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof
* Cuban citizen, a perso ...
and
Brazilian,
gypsy,
world music and
dance
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.
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
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, 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.
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.
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
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Aus ...
. The company now creates alternative forms of poetry publication such as radio, video and
new media.
Gigs
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.
Events
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.
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
*
List of radio stations in Australia
This is a list of radio stations that broadcast in Australia.
The first digit of the callsign represents the state or territory: 1 – ACT, 2 – NSW and ACT, 3 – VIC, 4 – QLD, 5 – SA, 6 – WA, 7 – TAS, 8 – NT.
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References
External links
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Radio stations in Sydney
Community radio stations in Australia
Radio stations established in 1983