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Message From
The Chairman
At 7.00 am on
5 November, 1983 2RDJ first hit the Sydney
airwaves on its frequency of 88.1 MHz,
broadcasting from its studios in Woodstock
Community Centre at Burwood. It was the
triumphant culmination of 11 years hard work
by a dedicated band of enthusiasts.
Today, at 7.00 am, we celebrate 2RDJ’s 25
years of continuous transmission by
commencing our streaming service. Our
listeners can now access their favourite
radio station on
www.radio2rdj.com.
In this our
25th Anniversary year, we acknowledge the
vision of our founders - some of whom are
still broadcasting on 2RDJ, some of whom
have moved away from our area but still keep
in touch, and some of whom sadly are no
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At this time, we also recognise the hard
work of our dedicated band of volunteers,
both past and present, who have worked so
hard to keep the station on air, the
equipment operational and the office running
and we thank all our members and our
listeners for supporting us.
Happy Birthday 2RDJ!
June
Donovan
CHAIRMAN
5 November 2008 |
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The
History of Radio 2RDJ
The origins of 2RDJ go back to mid-1966 when, at the
instigation of Alan Borg, the late Kent Broadhead, his
wife Dorothy, Joe Murphy, Paul and John Murphy, Wayne
Chapman and Keith Rowe formed an organisation called
Radio DJ Sydney. Its primary function was to provide
entertaining radio programs for Australian soldiers
serving in Vietnam. It was probably Australia’s first
Community Radio experiment.
Most of the equipment for Radio DJ was provided by Kent
Broadhead, who for years ran a highly successful Radio
Training School from the garage of his (Bondi) home,
plus the small Disc Jockey Group that compiled programs
for the troops over in Vietnam. All Radio DJ members
were volunteers, and included Mike McColl, Jon Denovan,
Donnie Sutherland and Mike Bailey – to name but a few.
Although Radio DJ closed down when our troops were
withdrawn from Vietnam, the founding fathers kept in
touch and Kent Broadhead continued to dream of the day
when he could have his own radio station so his pupils
could experience on-air broadcasting.
Meanwhile, Vince Murray, who wanted to make a career in
radio, enrolled in Kent’s course. He introduced Kent to
Warwick Madden, another enthusiast and the rest, as they
say, is History. The booklet “History Of Radio 2RDJ” by
Vincent Murray can be accessed
here.
Allan Borg’s organisation Radio D(isk) J(ockey) was the
inspiration for our call sign - 2RDJ. Allan Borg still
broadcasts on 2RDJ as do Vince Murray and Mike McColl.
Listen
To Us Online
To celebrate our 25th Birthday, we are now
broadcasting online so you can listen to us anywhere at
anytime. Find out more on our
streaming
page.
25th
Birthday Sweepers
Throughout the month of November we are playing some
special birthday messages on the station recorded by our
dedicated volunteers along with some other famous
talents. Listen to them below.
25th
Birthday Interviews
Also coming to the end of the year, 2RDJ presenters
are recording interviews with people connected in a way
to the founding and ongoing support of 2RDJ. Keep your
eyes peeled and your ears open as we'll put them here
for download, or listen to them first on the air.
Messages of Congratulations
Some messages of congratulations of our continuous
on-air running for 25 years.
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