Radio Metro is a community
Australian radio station located on
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nati ...
.
It is the only youth community radio station on the Gold Coast. The majority of Radio Metro's demographic is between the ages of 15–44, specifically 18–24.
History
1995–2001: Hott FM
Radio Metro was originally broadcast as Hott FM in July 1995 from a shed in Nerang, Queensland on weekends with a weak mono signal. At the end of 1997, the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA- now the ACMA-
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Austr ...
) granted Radio Metro a full-time community broadcast permit.
2001–2013: Radio Metro
Hott FM changed its name to Radio Metro in 2001. The station is available locally, nationally and internationally through the station website and play national and international Dance, R'n'b, Top 40 & Leftfield tracks.
Programming
Programs on the station include the following:
*
A State of Trance with
Armin van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
* Group Therapy with
Above & Beyond
* SINPHONY Radio with
Timmy Trumpet
Timothy Jude Smith (born 9 June 1982), known by his stage name Timmy Trumpet, is an Australian musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer. He has become known internationally for playing the trumpet live and making use of jazz elements in dan ...
*
Tiësto's Club Life with
Tiësto
* StereoHype with
James Hype
* Jacked Radio with
Afrojack
* Radio Wonderland
Allison Wonderland
* Mau5trap Radio with
Deadmau5
* The Spot with Solardo
* The Birdhouse with
Claude VonStroke
* Aoki's House with
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.
* Heldeep Radio with
Oliver Heldens
* The
Martin Garrix Show
* Nervo Nation with
Nervo
* Vicious Sound System with
Vicious Recordings
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Vicious Recordings was ...
References
External links
*http://www.radiometro.com.au/ Radio Metro
{{Gold Coast radio
Australian radio networks
Dance radio stations
Radio stations established in 1995
Radio stations on the Gold Coast, Queensland