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Whats On Edge?

09/02/2010 @ 6pm - 7pm: The Book Show with Paige Turner
Paige goes global - this week's Book Show features an interview with Philip Hoare, recent winner of BBC's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction for 'Leviathan or The Whale'
For further information, click here.

09/02/2010 @ 8pm - 10pm: Tasmusica
Oh the SHOCK of it! The Bad Luck Charms are RETURNING for a one off gig. That's right. Reforming for one blissful night only. Catch them on Tasmusica this Tuesday night from 9pm for a a little bit of reminiscing. (If I start sniffling into the mic just pretend it's some static).

09/02/2010 @ 2pm - 3pm: The Bugle - with Brad
Today I'll have a chat with Bridget from The Leukaemia Foundation about The World's Greatest Shave - register now at www.worldsgreatestshave.com. It's from March 11-13.
For further information, click here.

10/02/2010 @ 10am - 12pm: Mid-Morning with Brad
This week Launceston act Invisible Boy will be chatting exclusively to Mid-Morning about their gigs in Hobart later this week, and what exciting adventures 2010 has instore for the folk/pop act.
For further information, click here.

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Edge Radio Recommends

08/02/2010 - 21/02/2010
  • Trumps (TAS) - Silverfish EP (Independent)
  • Trumps is a four piece original soul/roots ensemble based in Hobart. 'Silverfish' is their latest offering, which is full of the catchy choruses & rhythm they're so well known for.

  • Beach House - Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
  • Recorded in upstate New York, in a converted church called Dreamland with producer/engineer Chris Coady, 'Teen Dream' is the third album from the Baltimore-based duo Beach House.

  • The Album Leaf - A Chorus of Storytellers (Sub Pop)
  • For the first time in five albums, The Album Leaf recorded 'A Chorus of Storytellers' as a whole band. In the past, almost every instrument was performed by principal songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle. This is their best work to date.

  • Toro Y Moi - Causers of This (Milestone/Shock)
  • 'Causers of This' is the debut album from one-man lo-fi project Toro Y Moi. Created by Carolina-based artist Chaz Bundick, Toro Y Moi manages to breathe fresh air into the chillwave genre.

  • Mercury White - Gravity Says EP (Independent)
  • Four piece act Mercury White exploded onto the Melbourne music scene in 2008. 'Gravity Says' is their rockin' debut EP, which they're currently promoting with a national tour. They'll be in Tassie this Thursday to Saturday (Feb 11 - 13).

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    Edge Radio Presents

    20/02/2010 @ . - .: The EdgeRadioSpace

    Venue: www.myspace.com/edgeradiospace
    The EdgeRadioSpace is your connection with Murdoch's latest plaything, and the massive MySpace network.
    Put on your headphones and go to EdgeRadioSpace for an informative introduction to Edge Radio. Listen to the lastest audio program guide and keep an eye out for regular audio features.
    If you are already on MySpace, we'd love you to become our 'friend'.
    Click the below link to checkout the EdgeRadioSpace
    For further information, click here.


    20/02/2010 @ Ongoing Community Project - .: The T42 Arts Update

    Venue: On Air & Online Promotions Campaign
    The T42 Arts Update provides information on local art exhibitions, openings, and gallery events in Hobart through an on air sponsorship announcement broadcast on Edge Radio
    This promotional mechanism is supported financially by T42, who purchase the on air announcements as part of an Edge Radio sponsorship package.
    This is a fantastic service for Tasmania's arts community, supporting and promoting local and international artistic excellence at no financial cost to the arts community.
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    Cost: Listings are free of charge, to be eligible your exhibition has to be free entry!
    Click the Link Below to find out how Edge Radio & T42 can support your next visual arts event
    For further information, click here.


    20/02/2010 @ . - .: The My Music: My Story series

    Venue: .
    If you're an aspiring artist, a wannabe producer, or just can't get enough of new music, the My Music: My Story series will bring you advice on getting started, direct from the industry professionals.
    The My Music: My Story series was produced by Rebecca Livermore for Edge Radio, with assistance from AMRAP,
    and provides an insight into the lives of a range of artists and music professionals like Richard Moffat, Nadia Mizner, Tom Lyngcoln, Jaddan Comerford, Rae Harvey, Jess Beston, and Dorry Kartabani.
    Check out the My Music: My Story series by clicking the link below.
    For further information, click here.


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    Edge News

    16/12/2009 - Arts Tasmania De-funds Unique Edge Radio Arts Initiative
    Is it not important to promote local Tasmanian artists and events, through articles and reviews circulating through local and online media?
    The decision to cut funding to Edge Radio's original, and certainly one of a kind New Media Arts Initiative after its first year, shows the future for new media opportunities within the Tasmanian arts is bleak.
    To read the full article, head to the Tasmanian Times website - www.tasmaniantimes.com
    To sign the House of Assembly online petition calling on our funding to be re-instated, clink on the link below.
    For further information, click here.
    15/12/2009 - Edge Radio Partners with Volunteering Tasmania
    Who said young people don't volunteer! Break the myth and be inspired. An exciting new broadcast and online partnership between Edge Radio and Volunteering Tasmania has commenced.
    Once a month a young volunteer working in the community will be interviewed live to air on Edge Radio, sharing their volunteering journey with listeners.
    They will discuss the benefits and challenges of volunteering and how it has changed their life while enriching the lives of others. The interview will then be available to listen to on the Volunteering Tas website, and submitted to local publications.
    To listen to the latest interview with Eva Mackinley click the link below. Tune into Dawn Transmission this Thursday from 7pm to hear the second volunteer interview.
    For further information, click here.
    12/12/2009 - Edge Open Day
    Have we had an Open Day before? We don't think so, that's why we're giving our Supporters a very special Christmas treat and inviting you to our very first Open Day!
    We'd love for you to come along and see the station you're supporting - have a squiz at our on-air studio, meet some staff, then have some fun in our production studio making some IDs and stings - just like your favourite Edge broadcasters.
    When? Saturday 12th December, 1 - 3pm. Has your Supporter card expired but you'd like to attend our Open Day?
    Just head along to the link below and sign up! Please send us a little RSVP if you're coming along to: supporter@edgeradio.org.au. See you at Edge HQ!
    For further information, click here.
    03/12/2009 - New Program Schedule
    In anticipation of summer we're swapping our ear muffs for headphones and bringing you a delectable assortment of ear candy when our new program schedule hits the radio on Monday December 7th.
    Get ready for some new voices (albeit nervous newbie ones) and new sounds like Weird Heavy (heavy, noisy, & plain weird) Mondays 10pm.
    Deep Dance (progressive psychedelic trance) Thursdays 10pm; When It Hurts You I Feel It Too, Sundays 10pm; Rebel Yell (comedy & radio plays) Sundays 3pm; Making Comments (Talk with Andrew Harper & company) Saturdays 9am.
    The Happy Hour, every weekday from 6am; and the long awaited return of Return To Oz (new Australian releases & classics) Tuesdays 7pm.
    For further information, click here.
    25/11/2009 - Edge Radio Is Award City Central!
    We're pretty stoked to be the 2009 CBAA Award Winner for Excellence In Community Participation! This is a nationally recognised award, which we received at the 2009 CBAA Conference held in Brisbane last week.
    Edge Radio was also shortlisted for two other catagories - Excellence in Digital Media (for our New Media Arts Producer initiative) and Best Initiative to Build Station Capacity (for the Face the Music quiz fundraiser).
    For a full list of award winners, click the link below.
    For further information, click here.
    06/08/2009 - Community Radio and Amrap Come Together To Give Australian Artists National Airplay
    For the first time ever, ten of the most influential and proactive community radio music directors from around the country have come together for the inaugural Amrap Music Director Summit, held on Friday, 31st of July.
    The summit saw music directors and library coordinators from Triple R, PBS, 2SER, FBi, RTR, Edge Radio, 4ZZZ, Radio Adelaide, Joy FM and 3D Radio join forces with Amrap staff to discuss and instigate multiple projects,
    including the Station Recommendations initiative, that will see community radio breaking Australian artists on a national level.
    For further information, click here.
    17/07/2009 - Always wanted to contribute to the ongoing viability of Edge Radio but weren't sure how?
    Support Edge Radio by making a tax deductible donation!
    We will collectively do happy dances and then send you a nice receipt because all donations over $2 are tax deductible.
    You can donate securely online or call the office to discuss carrier pigeons and other forms of money delivery.
    For further information, click here.
    07/07/2009 - Edge Radio Joins Twitter!
    Yeps, we're all over Twitter like a kid with a rash.
    Follow us and get squeaky clean updates on what's happening in your local hood.
    Or more specifically, what's happening on your station.
    For further information, click here.
    03/11/2008 - Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project
    The Community Broadcasting Association launched the Suicide Prevention Project in September, to provide help-seeking and well-being messages to a wide and diverse network of communities nationally.
    Each month the project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices.
    Edge Radio is proud to be one of six stations across Australia contributing audio and written content each month for this project.
    Tune in to 'The Bugle' over the coming months, Tuesdays 2-3pm, to hear some of the information, messages, and interviews produced through the project.

    03/11/2008 - TAS Parliament Cops an Earful of Community Radio
    Wed October 15 saw the Hon Sue Napier MP, Shadow Minister for Education & Skills, Environment, Parks, Heritage & the Arts and Social Inclusion, use her adjournment time in Parliament to give Edge Radio & the Community Broadcasting sector a big thumbs up.
    Want to read a transcript of the glowing support she gave us? Check it out on the link below and scroll down till you get to the 6pm adjournment section on community radio. Loving it.
    For further information, click here.
    20/10/2008 - The Results Are In - Community Radio Listenership is on the Rise
    The number of Australians listening to community radio has exploded, with 57 per cent of Australians tuning in compared to 47 per cent only two years ago, reveals the McNair Ingenuity Research survey.
    Likewise, Hobart listenership has increased dramatically, rising from 43 per cent of radio listeners tuning into community radio per month in 2006, to a whopping 57 per cent in 2008.
    Edge Radio listeners are active members of the arts community with our own research showing 60 per cent of our listeners attend live music gigs each month.
    Coupled with our Tasmanian music catalogue being the largest in the state, community radio and the community we serve really are at the forefront of new and independent music. Stay tuned for more results of our smashing research.

    01/10/2008 - Edge Radio PODCASTS
    Being five and half years old now, we've thrown off the nappies like a defiant toddler and dragged our blankie into the exciting new media world.
    Thanks to a grant from the Tasmanian Peace Trust, we are running a six week trial podcast season of our two current affairs and international news programs.
    The Amnesty Hour informs listeners about the issues of concern to Amnesty International, ultimately stimulating debate and discussion amongst young people about current human rights and social justice issues.
    unradio provides in-depth coverage of international news and current affairs through the perspective and values of the United Nations. Unradio podcasts: www.cpod.org.au/page.php?id=60. Click the link below to subscribe to our podcasts.
    For further information, click here.
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