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Fresh FM is a not-for-profit community radio station based in Adelaide, Australia. As of 2004, its broadcast frequency is 92.7 MHz. The station is designed for the young people of Adelaide, and its fundamental operating principle is to "promote all genres and age categories of youth music and to expose new genres and forms of music that the youth of Adelaide enjoy." The station has a reputation for playing a lot of electronic dance music as well as hosting programs on various social issues. Fresh FM Logo (Adelaide Radio Station). ... Fresh FM Logo (Adelaide Radio Station). ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... A radio station is a sound broadcasting service. ... Adelaide is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ...

History

Plans for Fresh FM were laid in 1997, when three young people heard a youth radio station in Melbourne and agreed that Adelaide could benefit from a similar broadcasting concept. They formed a non-profit association and charter, and assembled a team of volunteers, including members with experience in various broadcasting professions. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Adelaide is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...

Fresh FM commenced broadcasting with an Australian Broadcasting Authority "Temporary Community Broadcaster" license on March 17, 1998. Initially the station broadcast at 92.9 MHz in a frequency-sharing agreement with the Italian radio station Radio Televisione Italiana, before later moving to another frequency at 92.7 MHz. On August 22, 2002, Fresh FM received a full-time broadcasting license from the ABA. The Australian Broadcasting Authority (commonly called the ABA in Australia) is an agency of the Australian federal government, responsible for regulating the television, radio, and Internet industries. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fresh FM remains a not-for-profit radio station, supported by almost 5000 subscribers -- or listener-sponsors -- who voluntarily contribute funds to keep the station operational.

Fresh FM is the bain of many Adelaidian's existence, and considered by many to be run by a bunch of "wannabe" musicians and Disc-Jockeys who are both unprofessional and immature.

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