SYN Nation was an Australian

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station broadcasting to

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. First broadcast in April 2014, the station was operated by

SYN Media Student Youth Network Inc., operating as SYN Media , is an Australian youth-run not-for-profit organisation providing media training and broadcasting opportunities for young people. Commonly referred to as SYN, the organisation produces new and ...

, with programming presented entirely by volunteers aged 12–25 years old. The station broadcast from studios on the campus of

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, alongside sister station

SYN 90.7 SYN (ACMA callsign: 3SYN) is an Australian community radio station broadcasting to Melbourne, Victoria. First broadcast in January 2003, the station is operated by SYN Media under a youth license, with programming presented entirely by volunte ...

. The two stations were merged in April 2019 to create SYN.

History

On 1 April 2014, the station launched on DAB+ digital radio. The launch of SYN Nation was attended by then- Minister for Communications

Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian former politician and businessman who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Turnbull grad ...

, federal MP for Melbourne

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, and Melbourne Lord Mayor

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. Content for the station was supplied by volunteers at Bay FM

Byron Bay Byron Bay ( Minjungbal: ''Cavvanbah)'' is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia on Bundjalung Country. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a hea ...

, 2XX FM

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Edge Radio Edge Radio (call sign: 7EDG) is a community radio station situated in the Australian city of Hobart. It is a youth oriented station, with most of its presenters under the age of thirty. Edge Radio focuses on local music, running a Tasmanian musi ...

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

, Gippsland FM

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, and 3WAY FM

Warrnambool Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...

, as well as by Melbourne volunteers. In 2015, the station began broadcasting content from Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio

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and 107.9 Radio Fremantle

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. On 16 April 2019, SYN Media announced that SYN Nation would merge with SYN 90.7 to create a single station, broadcasting on 90.7FM and DAB+ digital radio in Melbourne. The newly merged SYN commenced broadcasting on 22 April 2019.

Flagship programming (at time of closure)

Melbourne *''Art Smitten'' (Arts and culture) *''The Naughty Rude Show'' (Sex and relationships) *''Represent'' (

Political discussion Political criticism (also referred to as political commentary or political discussion) is criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics, including policies, politicians, political parties, and types of government. See also * Bad Subje ...

) *''Player One'' (Video game discussion) Regional * The Edge (News & Current Affairs)

References

External links

SYN Nation website
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Nation A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those ...

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