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Broadcast area | Tasmania, Australia |
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Frequency | 106.1 MHz FM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Community |
Ownership | |
Owner | Coastal FM Inc |
History | |
First air date | 1990 |
Call sign meaning | 7 Devonport Burnie Smithton |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°59′24″S 145°43′27″E / 40.990021°S 145.724197°E |
Repeater(s) | 88.9 MHz FM
Smithton 104.7 MHz FM Devonport |
Links | |
Webcast | Live Online Stream |
Website | www.coastfm.org |
Coast FM is a Tasmanian community radio station broadcasting all across the North-West coast from the studio in Wynyard. The station's hosts are volunteers.
Coast FM was previously known as Coastal FM.
The station is run by a number of volunteers who dedicate their time to supply programs each week.
The station's programmes are aimed at the general community. A mixture of old and new music is played through the day and evening. Most programmes include news and weather as well as competitions. There are several multilingual programmes such as Monday's The Celtic Connection. Band and Classical music is played every Sunday morning. The Station's Sport Director brings to the area all the local sport each Saturday morning and when a major event is being held.
The station streams online using a free shoutcast provider.