Whilst AM radio stations began broadcasting in Sydney in the early 1930s, the FM radio band didn't open until 1975. In July 1980 Australia's first commercial FM radio station 3EON -which became Triple M - began broadcasting and ABC Radio's 2JJJ moved from AM to FM in 1981.

Regional New South Wales is home to a number of commercial and community radio stations. With particular emphasis on community radio and narrowcasting, radio stations in regional centres are primarily concerned with serving the needs of the residents in the local area. This means relevant and localised programming which could include surf reports for coastal centres or snowfall predictions for the Snowy mountains for example.

There are a number of national radio stations who broadcast to regional areas including all ABCFM stations and its youth station Triple J, SBS radio as well as national Christian Broadcasters such as Rhema.

External Links

Triple J Frequency Finder (National)

ABC Radio National Frequency Finder (National)

100.3FM - 2NEB (Armidale)

92.1FM - 2ARM, Armidale Community Radio (Armidale)

SBS Radio Frequency Finder (National)

ABC Classic FM Frequency Finder (National)

107.7FM - 2DRY FM (Broken Hill)

101.7FM - 2APH, Vision Australia Radio (Albury)

106.9FM - TUNE! FM (Armidale)

2KY Racing Radio Frequency Finder (National)

92.3FM - 2MCE, Charles Sturt University Community Radio (Bathurst)

Raw FM Frequency Finder (New South Wales)

ABC News Radio, Original Frequency List (Nationwide)

ABC News Radio, New Frequency List (National)

103.9FM - 2-Way FM (Port Macquarie)

100.1FM - Life FM (Bathurst)

99.3FM - Bay FM (Port Stephens)

93.5FM - Star FM (Dubbo)

96.3FM - Coast FM (Gosford)

97.7FM - Breeze FM (Gloucester)

101.3FM - Sea FM (Gosford)

90.5FM - 2WEB Outback Radio, Community Radio (Lightening Ridge)

97.7 - Snow FM

93.3FM - Radio Five-0-Plus (Gosford)

Regional Radio Networks Frequency Finder (New South Wales)

97.5FM - 2HD (Port Stephens)

Vision Radio Network Frequency Finder (Nationwide)

105.1FM - 2GZ FM (Orange)

96.3FM - 2XL (Jindabyne)

106.9FM - NXFM, Austereo Contemporary Hits / Top 40 (Newcastle)

93.1FM - Real FM (Mudgee)

104.9FM - STAR Radio (Albury)

93.7FM - Edge FM (Bega)

87.6 & 87.8FM - Heartland FM (Tamworth)

100.9FM - Port Stephens Community Radio (Port Stephens)

105.9FM - STAR Radio (Orange)

102.3FM - STAR Radio (Port Macquarie)

107.7FM - 2GO FM (Gosford)

101.5FM - Great Lakes Community Radio (Port Macquarie)

95.1FM - 2MIA, Community Radio (Griffith)

94.1FM - 2IAM Christian Radio (Coffs Harbour)

90.5FM - EZY FM, Community Radio (Lithgow)

99.3FM - B-Rock (Bathurst)

107.9FM - 2AIR, Community Radio (Coffs Harbour)

103.7FM - 2NUR FM, University of Newcastle Radio (Newcastle)

103.3FM - 2GCR (Goulburn)

102.9FM - KOFM, Austereo Rock (Newcastle)

87.6FM - Heartland FM (Mudgee)

93.5FM - Eagle FM (Goulburn)

102.5FM - Power FM (Bega)

Rhema FM Christian Radio Frequency Finder (Nationwide)

105.5FM - STAR Radio (Coffs Harbour)

94.7FM - 2MCE, Community Radio (Orange)

96.1FM - 2CUZ, Community Radio (Lightening Ridge)

104.1FM - 2CHY Community Radio (Coffs Harbour)

97.9FM - Valley FM , Community Radio (Parkes)

100.7FM - 2MC FM (Port Macquarie)

102.5FM - Classic Rock (Deniliquin)

98.1FM - Power FM (Muswellbrook)

89.1FM - 2Blu FM, Community Radio (Katoomba)

105.3FM - New FM, Classic Hits (Newcastle)

104.5FM - Star 104.5 FM (Gosford)

105.7FM - The River (Albury)

89.7FM - Opal FM. Community Radio (Lightening Ridge)

94.1FM - Today's Country 94one

99.7FM - STAR Radio (Griffith)

91.3FM - 2MAX FM, Community Radio (Narrabri)

90.5FM - Monaro FM

95.5FM - ROK FM (Parkes)

96.1FM - The Edge 96.1 (Katoomba)

104.7FM - FM 104.7 (Grafton)

92.7FM - Zoo FM (Dubbo)

106.5FM - 2CS FM (Coffs Harbour)

94.7FM - Snow FM (Jindabyne)

101.9FM - Snow FM (Perisher)

98.7FM - 2XL (Perisher)

107.5FM - FM107.5, Community Radio (Orange)

107.1FM - 2AAA Community Radio (Wagga Wagga)

93.1FM - 2WZD Star FM (Wagga Wagga)

94.1FM - 2LIV (NineFourOne), Wollongong/Nowra Christian Music Radio (Wollongong)

101.9FM - LifeFM Christian Radio (Wagga Wagga)

107.3FM - Max FM (Taree)

106.9FM - VOX FM, Community Radio (Wollongong)

94.9FM - Power FM (Wollongong)

104.5FM - 2UUU, Nowra Community Radio (Wollongong)

92.3FM - 2YYY Community Station (Young)

98.1FM - i98FM, Classic Hits (Wollongong)

100.3FM - Yass FM Community Radio (Yass)

96.5FM - 2WLwave FM (Wollongong)

104.7FM - 2BOB Community Radio (Taree)

103.3FM - 2TLP Ngarralinyi Radio (Taree)

92.9FM - FM92.9 (Tamworth)

87.6FM - Hype FM (Broken Hill)

88.9FM - 2YOU FM Community Radio (Tamworth)