6AR
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| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association |
| History | |
First air date | 1994 |
Former call signs | 100.9fm, 1170am |
6AR was a community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. It was operated by the Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association and was on air between 1994 and 2006.
WAAMA
The Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association (WAAMA) was founded in 1988 as an Aboriginal corporation with the aim of promoting Aboriginal culture.[1] WAAMA provided programming for a number of media outlets, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and 6NR.
Broadcasters
Mark Bin Bakar, better known for his alter-ego Mary G, was an early WAAMA announcer.[2] In the late 1990s Narelda Jacobs, currently a news anchor with Network Ten, was a broadcaster with 6AR.[3]
Broadcasting
Radio 6AR was launched in 1994 and broadcast from facilities in Wellington Street, Perth. The station initially broadcast on the AM band at 1170 kHz.[4][5] As well as providing news and music programming, 6AR broadcast a range of sporting programs including syndicated AFL and NRL coverage through the National Indigenous Radio Service.[6][7] They were represented at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.[8]