National Radio News
| Broadcast area | Australia wide |
|---|---|
| Branding | National Radio News |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community Radio – Professional News service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Charles Sturt University[1] |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | National Radio News |
| Links | |
| Webcast | https://communityradio.plus/ |
| Website | https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/NRN |
National Radio News is an independent national news service for the community broadcasting sector of Australia. It is produced by Charles Sturt University in a partnership with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)and supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF).[2]
National Radio News (NRN) bulletins are produced from a newsroom based at radio station 2MCE on the Bathurst campus of Charles Sturt University. Professional journalists work alongside students drawn from Charles Sturt's Bachelor of Communication to deliver news bulletins to over 1.5 million listeners a week across Australia. National Radio News was founded in 1997, and was officially launched by veteran broadcast and journalist George Negus on July 16, 1997.[3]
NRN broadcasts across Australia, to every state and territory, to regional and metropolitan areas, which features independent news, see your local community station for the full bulletins.
History
Development of National Radio News was led by former 2MCE-FM Manager Ian Stanistreet OAM in 1997.[4] 2MCE at Charles Sturt University and 2NUR at the University of Newcastle formed a joint venture to deliver the news service.
In 1998, 2MCE and 2NUR jointly received the prestigious Tony Staley Award for Excellence in Community Broadcasting in recognition of their work launching NRN.
2NUR withdrew from the consortium in 2000, focusing on local news for Newcastle and the Hunter region. 2MCE and Charles Sturt University continued operating National Radio News, partnering with the CBAA to distribute the service to community radio stations through the Community Radio Network.
Stations
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- 88.1 FM | 2RDJ Sydney (Burwood)
- 88.5 FM | 2RRR Sydney (Henley)
- 88.9 FM | 2RBR Coraki
- 89.1 FM | 2BLU Blue Mountains
- 91.1 FM, 105.9 FM | 2CBD Deepwater, Glen Innes
- 91.9 FM | 2MTM Coonamble
- 92.1 FM | 2ARM Armidale
- 92.1 FM | 2MFM Muslim Community Radio Sydney (Chesterhill)
- 92.3 FM, 94.7 FM | 2MCE Bathurst, Orange
- 92.3 FM | 2YYY Young
- 92.7 FM | Bay and Basin FM Sanctuary Point
- 93.3 FM, 107.3 FM | 2 Triple B FM Bellingen
- 96.7 FM | 2QBN Queanbeyan
- 97.5 FM | Sapphire FM Merimbula
- 98.7 FM | 2KRR Kandos - Rylestone
- 99.5 FM | 2WCR Coonabarabran
- 100.1 FM | Triple H Hornsby Ku-ring-gai
- 100.3 FM | River FM Lismore
- 103.1 FM | Tank FM Kempsey
- 103.3 FM | RamFM | Goulburn
- 104.1 FM | Bucketts Radio Gloucester
- 104.7 FM | 2BOB Taree
- 106.9 FM | 2UNE Armidale
- 107.3 FM | 2SER Sydney (Ultimo)
- 107.5 FM | 2EAR Eurobodalla
- 107.7 FM | 2DRY Broken Hill
- 107.9 FM | 2COW Casino
Northern Territory
- 100.5 FM | 8KIN (CAAMA) Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
- 102.1 FM | 8CCC Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
- Pawmedia | 8PAW Yuendumu
Queensland
- 94.7 FM | 4BCR Bundaberg
- 91.5 FM | Burnett River Radio Gayndah
- 89.1 FM | Cairns FM 89.1 Cairns
- 101.3 FM | Noosa FM 101.3 Noosa
- 101.5 FM | 101.5 FM Caboolture
South Australia
- 88.9 | Lofty 88.9 Adelaide
- 89.3 FM | 5GFM Kadina
- 104.5 | Dusty FM Coober Pedy
Tasmania
- 95.7 FM – 7HRT Poatina
- 103.7 FM – 7LTN City Park Radio Launceston
- 97.7 FM – 7TAS Tasman FM Nubeena
- 98.1 FM, 105.3 FM – WAY FM Launceston
- 97.1 FM – 7MID Oatlands
Victoria
- 96.5 FM – Alpine Radio
- 103.1 FM – 3BBR Drouin
- 104.7 FM – 3GCR Gippsland
- 96.5 FM – 3HHH Horsham and Districts
- 96.5 FM – 3INR Inner FM Heidelberg
- 103.5 FM – 3MBS Melbourne
- 99.7 FM – 3MCR Mansfield
- 96.9 FM, 101.7 FM – 3MGB Mallacoota
- 90.7 FM, 105.5 FM – 3REG East Gippsland
- 97.7 FM – 3SER Cranbourne (Melbourne)
- 99.1 FM – 3SFM Swan Hill
- 88.9 FM, 98.5 FM, 98.9 FM, 106.9 FM – 3UGE Upper Goulburn
- 101.3 FM – 3WPR oak fm Wangaratta
- 89.5 FM – Phoenix FM Bendigo
Western Australia
- 100.9 FM – 6CRA Albany
- 102.5 FM – 6KCR Kalamunda
- 92.1 FM – 6RTR Perth
- 89.7 FM – 6TCR Wanneroo (Twin Cities)
- 101.3 FM – 6YCR York
References
- ^ "Full steam ahead at National Radio News". radioinfo. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Andrews, Bruce. "Regional journalism thrives with renewed support for National Radio News". news.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Barlow, Nicole. "NRN celebrates 25 years of broadcasting in 2022". news.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Luong, Natalie (28 January 2025). "Congratulations to Ian Stanistreet awarded OAM". Community Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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