Curtin Radio is a radio station based in Perth. The station broadcasts from studios at the Bentley campus at Curtin University. As well as broadcasting on radio, the station also broadcasts digitally on CurtinDG as well as live-streaming via their website.
History
The station was formerly known as Curtin Radio 927, and became the state's first community broadcaster on 16 October 1976.[1] The station held one of only five special licences granted by the then Minister for the Media, Moss Cass, after he 'discovered' community radio in the United States. Curtin Radio is still officially known as 6NR (6 New Radio), and the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), now Curtin University, continues to hold the licence.
After 26 years of AM broadcasting, the station converted to the FM Band in 2002. The radio station is available on the DAB+ format (digital radio) as CURTINDG and is also available on the World Wide Web, and streaming services such as iHeartRadio.
According to their website, Curtin Radio has a weekly cumulative listenership in excess of 239,000 people (all ages 15+) and has more than four thousand subscribing members. Curtin Radio also has more than 100 on-air & production volunteers.
Presenters and Shows
Curtin Radio shows and presenters
Time slot
Name
Host(s)
Monday to Friday 6:00am to 9:00am
Breakfast
Greg Pearce and Glenn Mitchell (alternating each week)
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm
Down Memory Lane with Peter Waltham
Peter Waltham
Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Afternoons with Jenny Seaton
Jenny Seaton
Monday to Friday 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Drive with Ray Finn
Ray Finn
Monday 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Monday Evenings
Tracey McGrath and Julie Holmshaw (alternating each week)
Tuesday 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Tuesday Evening
Dale James & George Monaldi (alternating each week)
Wednesday 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Wednesday Evening
John Cranfield’s Reminiscing
Thursday 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Thursday Evening
Gerry Milford and Carol Kennedy (alternating each week)
Friday 6:00pm to 12:00am
Friday Night with Grant Lear
Lindsay Walker, Alan Wilson & Grant Lear (alternating each week)
Monday to Thursday 9:00pm to 12:00am
Late Night with Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee
Saturday 6:00am to 8:00am
Saturday Breakfast
Allan Symons and Chris Bartlett (alternating each week)
Saturday 8:00am to 10:0am
Let's Talk Gardening
Faye Arcaro and Rae Burton
Saturday 10:00am to 12:00pm
Classic 60s & 70s
George Monaldi and Jim Krynen (alternating each week)
Volunteer presenters and producers broadcast during the evenings and weekends.
Newsroom
A training ground for students who study at the Curtin School of Journalism, Curtin Radio has assisted with producing some of Western Australia's most respected radio and television journalists.[3][4]
The Curtin Radio Newsroom is staffed by two full-time journalists, Courtney Thornton and Ruby Devlin. It is also occasionally staffed by volunteer students, who study at the Curtin School of Journalism and prepare news bulletins.
The station has news updates from 6AM to 6PM each weekday and 6AM to Midday on weekends.