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Brisbane Indigenous Media Association (BIMA) was founded on the initiative of Watson, to cover radio, publishing, and filmmaking. Also in 1988, BIMA was granted a community radio licence to expand Murri Radio, but plans stalled after competing community groups appealed. The
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Country, and BIMA made its first broadcast on 98.9FM as 4AAA Murri Country on Tuesday, 6 April, 1993. Along with other prominent community members and the founding staff, the opening was attended and opened by Senator
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The facilities at the West End studios include three digital and one analogue studio, state-of-the art recording studio and booth, three-camera television studio and control room, a training centre, and more.
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station that caters to
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I Heard it on the Radio: 25 years of 98.9fm Murri
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1418:List of radio stations in Australia
398:List of radio stations in Australia
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645:National Indigenous Radio Service
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261:communities in metropolitan
501:State Library Of Queensland
475:State Library Of Queensland
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253:station that caters to the
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1439:Radio stations in Brisbane
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384:held an exhibition titled
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471:"I Heard it on the Radio"
1362:Australian radio markets
351:Australian country music
170:283 m (928 ft)
1006:Chemist Warehouse Remix
523:"Ross Watson remembers"
418:1982 Commonwealth Games
368:98.9 FM is part of the
176:Transmitter coordinates
44:, Queensland, Australia
758:ABC Radio National 792
746:ABC Radio Brisbane 612
259:Torres Strait Islander
243:Triple A Murri Country
198:27.46306°S 152.94694°E
135:6 April 1993
1112:Triple M Hard n Heavy
1102:Triple M Classic Rock
948:Digital-only stations
805:2ME Radio Arabic 1647
553:Workers BushTelegraph
527:Workers BushTelegraph
147:Technical information
105:Indigenous Australian
925:ABC Classic FM 106.1
810:Radio Brisvaani 1701
732:digital (DAB+) radio
249:), is an Australian
203:-27.46306; 152.94694
194: /
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1117:Triple M Soft Rock
1024:Nova Entertainment
1016:Nine Entertainment
966:Triple J Unearthed
720:Radio stations in
647:. 18 February 2020
549:"Vale Ross Watson"
503:. 25 February 2013
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1333:Goanna Radio 1638
1326:aspirant stations
1092:Oldskool 90s Hits
1029:Smoothfm Brisbane
857:96.5 Family Radio
831:Planet Radio 88.0
770:ABC NewsRadio 936
616:on 7 October 2007
241:), also known as
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1130:Zed Digital
1063:SBS Radio 3
1060:SBS PopDesi
1057:SBS PopAsia
1034:Coles Radio
971:ABC Country
819:FM stations
739:AM stations
620:24 December
337:Description
298:newspaper.
291:Birri Gubba
201: /
189:152°56′49″E
107:programming
89:Language(s)
84:Programming
79:Channel 316
1433:Categories
1387:Gold Coast
1343:NovaNation
1077:Hit Buddha
931:Nova 106.9
919:B105 105.3
907:4MBS 103.7
901:4ZZZ 102.1
852:River 94.9
651:25 January
588:25 January
559:25 January
533:25 January
507:25 January
481:25 January
432:References
376:Exhibition
359:Drive Show
349:and other
347:Indigenous
331:West Endin
279:Murri Hour
273:Background
267:Queensland
255:Aboriginal
237:(callsign
186:27°27′47″S
139:1993-04-06
1397:Melbourne
1141:call sign
1121:Community
1087:Hit Urban
1082:Hit Dance
1051:SBS Chill
1047:SBS Radio
986:ABC Extra
863:KIIS 97.3
799:4RPH 1296
404:Footnotes
245:(or just
112:Ownership
61:Frequency
1414:See also
1377:Canberra
1372:Brisbane
1367:Adelaide
1039:RadioTAB
1001:KIIS 90s
996:KIIS 80s
976:ABC Jazz
961:Double J
869:4EB 98.1
787:4BH 1116
752:SENQ 693
722:Brisbane
392:See also
263:Brisbane
76:Branding
42:Brisbane
896:101.5FM
881:99.7 FM
875:98.9 FM
793:1197 AM
764:4BC 882
327:Rocklea
287:Gungalu
235:98.9 FM
219:Website
137: (
125:History
93:English
1407:Sydney
1392:Hobart
1382:Darwin
1296:4SBSFM
1160:4ABCFM
1043:4TAB 2
308:Sydney
157:9,500
100:Format
1402:Perth
614:(PDF)
607:(PDF)
214:Links
159:watts
117:Owner
65:98.9
1314:4ZZZ
1302:4TAB
1290:4RPH
1274:4RED
1269:4RBL
1252:4OUR
1246:4MMM
1241:4MIX
1235:4MBS
1223:4JJJ
1217:4FRB
1206:4CBL
1195:4BNE
1183:4BFM
1171:4BBB
1166:4BAY
1154:4AAA
1011:CADA
653:2024
622:2007
590:2024
561:2024
535:2024
509:2024
483:2024
445:HAAT
289:and
283:4ZZZ
257:and
239:4AAA
166:HAAT
33:4AAA
1308:4YB
1284:4RN
1279:4RI
1263:4QR
1257:4PB
1229:4KQ
1211:4EB
1201:4BV
1189:4BH
1177:4BC
1149:2ME
1139:By
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