About

Throughout its history, 4ZZZ has been renowned for supporting local music and artists, putting on great events, presenting news and opinions not found in mainstream media and providing support to our local community.

When tuning into 102.1fm you will hear many musical genres including rock, hip hop, indie, dancehall, punk, dub, reggae, noise, electronica, ska and drum & bass.

4ZZZ is unique in that we don't use playlists to control what music hits the airwaves.

When announcing station volunteers select all of the music you hear.

Announcers' are however required to meet certain quotas to ensure adequate representation is given to local, new and Australian music and music with female content.

Most of the music played on 4ZZZ comes from our huge music library which is constantly expanding with new music (predominantly local and Australian) being added every week.

Everyday our subscribers are given the chance to win great prizes, another way we give back to our community.

Check out our program guide or simply tune in to 102.1fm to find out why there's no other station like this in all the world.

Funding

The costs of running a radio station are immense.

All our fundraising is done independently and the major sources of income for the station are subscriptions, promotions, and
4ZZZ events

Our subscribers are what keeps us afloat.

In these times of media consolidation they understand the only way to have an independent, accessible and democratic media is for the people to own the media themselves.

Find out how to become a subscriber here .

Philosophy

The station's motto is Agitate, Educate, Organize.

At 4ZZZ we challenge the status quo by providing radio access for community members and issues not often represented in the mainstream media.

We support local bands, artists and initiatives, and independent news and current affairs while training and empowering our volunteers.

The involvement of subscribers in the station is vital. Send ideas and feedback to our info [at] 4zzzfm [dot] org [dot] au email.

Programming

The Programming structure of 4ZZZ can be divided two ways; "strip" and "block" shows.

Strip shifts cater for a wide variety of musical tastes and interests. You will hear strip shifts mainly between 6am & 6 pm weekdays and at various times during the weekend.

Block shifts represent one particular musical genre or interest group.

The block programs 4ZZZ features include: The Anarchy Show, Jazz Show, Locked In - Prisoners' Show, Nothing But The Blues, Rock 'n Roll Show, The Punk Show, Eco Radio, Queer Radio, Dykes on Mikes, SkaTrek, Film Club, New Zealand Show, Aussie Live & Local, The Youth Show, Dark Essence (Dark wave), Subterranea (Garage Rock), The Yard, Indigi-Briz plus many more!

Company Documents

The Memorandum of Association is a legal document that lays down the objects of a registered company and details of the regulation of the company’s business dealings. It is one of the two fundamental documents upon which registration of any company is based. The other is the Articles of Association.

Articles of Association

Station Policy
Station Policy

Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan 2011-2014