Bay and Basin FM is a community radio station based in Sanctuary Point

Sanctuary Point, New South Wales

2Sanctuary Point is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of St Georges Basin. It is roughly 25 km south of Nowra, and approximately 200 km south of Sydney...

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New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 South Coast, Australia. It is licensed to serve the towns of Vincentia, Sanctuary Point, Huskisson, St Georges Basin and Basin View amongst others, on the frequency of 92.7 FM. The signal can be received from Gerringong

Gerringong, New South Wales

Gerringong is a town located about 10 minutes south of Kiama in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. At the 2006 census, Gerringong had a population of 3,588 people.One theory says that the name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "fearful...

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Ulladulla, New South Wales

Ulladulla is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven local government area. It is on the Princes Highway, about half way between the larger towns of Batemans Bay to the south and Nowra to the north and approximately 179 km south of Sydney...

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Overview

The station is run by Bay and Basin Community Resources, a not-for-profit volunteer organisation that serves the surrounding district. Original programming is presented by volunteers, whilst other programs are taken off the Community Radio Network

Community Radio Network (Australia)

The Community Radio Network in Australia is a satellite program feed available to subscribing community radio stations. It was created and is managed by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia . The CRN does not produce the programs that are broadcast on the feed, but acts as a...

 satellite. The station regularly conducts outside broadcasts for community events.

Programming

An eclectic format prevails, with presenters selecting their own music. Networked programming is also aired. The City of Shoalhaven authorised the broadcast and webcast of Council Meetings on Bay and Basin 92.7 FM.

The station broadcasts and webcasts around the clock and has an active program of outside broadcasts at local community social and sporting events and runs its own fully accredited Certificate II course in Community Radio Broadcasting to train volunteers.