OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.fresh927.com.au/
Fresh 92.7 (call sign: 5FBI) is a not-for-profit community radio station based in Adelaide, Australia broadcasting at a frequency of 92.7 MHz. The station, whose General Manager is Nic Nolan, 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 and house as well as hosting programs on various social issues. On air the station is referred as "Fresh 92-7". In October 2010, Fresh moved into new, state-of-the-art, digital studios in Adelaide's fashionable East End.
History
Plans for Fresh 92.7 were laid when three young people were visiting Melbourne in January 1997 and heard a youth radio station there (Hitz FM) 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. Many of these volunteers originally used to run specialist dance music shows on the radio station Coast FM 88.7 and moved over to Fresh FM after its founding.
Fresh 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 language radio station Radio Televisione Italiana, before later moving to another frequency at 92.7 MHz. On August 22, 2002, Fresh received a full-time broadcasting license from the ABA.
Fresh 92.7 remains a not-for-profit radio station, supported by almost 10,000 subscribers -- or listener-sponsors -- who voluntarily contribute funds to keep the station operational- Playing a mix of Dance, R&B, Hip Hop and Drum and Bass as well as Hardcore Techno, Fresh 92.7 has gained popularity not only in Adelaide but throughout Australia and the world via a live Internet Radio stream. Fresh 92.7 has also released a number of compilation CDs containing popular songs played on air.
Permanent Programming
The breakfast show of Fresh 92.7, 'Freshly Squeezed', is the flagship program of the station aimed at capturing an audience for the rest of the day. The show runs from 6:00am to 9:00am weekday mornings. In the afternoons, 'Kaboom' airs from 4pm, and at 6pm, 'The Chatroom' takes calls and discusses relevant issues. News bulletins are presented every half hour between 7am and 9am, and 4:30pm and 6pm.
Current Programming
Evolution
News Bulletins
Fresh Afternoons
Fresh AIR
Fresh Weekend
Freshly Squeezed
Insomnia
Kaboom
Mix @6
Morning Fresh
Studio 92
The Chatroom
Late Night Beats
Showcase
A Trance Revolution
Beats N Pieces
Beyond The Breaks
Deep
Drop Zone
Freakin' It
Global Trance
Hype Up
Just Chillin'
Quintessential Mix
Rapture
Release
Resonation
Rollerz
SHIFT_
Soulgood
Synergy
The Bassbin
The Breaks
The Dancefloor
The Lesson
The Vital [25]
Urban Flava
Current Presenters
Alex Mckenzie
Andrew Howlett
Arthur Butler
Bill Fragos
Braden Jarman
Brett James
Crazy Rob
Dan McPharlin
Dave Collins
DJ Brendan
DJ Contagious
DJ Ezee.G
DJ Gary Neilson
DJ Jayar
DJ Roost
Domenic Cutufia
Ed Garner / DJ Gex
Elliot Ness
Erin Wimshurst
Garth Linsenmeier
Jo Robson
Katina Vangopoulos
Katrina Leese
Lisa D
Mark Reynolds
Marty B
Meg Tucker
Nikki O'Brien
Priscilla Monger
Sean Maynard
Shane Cross
Shantal Hart
Spiro Karanikos-Mimis
Talis Evans
Tiffany Graham
Tim Hatfield
Todd Skipper (Skippy)
Valentino
Digital Radio
In 2011, Fresh FM saw commenced broadcasting digital transmission in mid-year.