Second annual Great Southern FM RadioThon running this weekend in hopes of raising $20,000

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Second annual Great Southern FM RadioThon running this weekend in hopes of raising $20,000

Albany’s only dedicated community radio station is running its second annual RadioThon, aiming to raise $20,000 to keep the station running.

Run for 31 years by community volunteers, the radio station is dedicated to providing Albany and surrounds with local news over the airwaves.

However, with bills, maintenance and equipment costs, it takes about $90,000 to run the station each year.

Board member and presenter Kathy Suggate said the team is “quite excited” for the RadioThon, which she said would be similar to last year’s only a few hours longer.

“We’ll have lots of different presenters, our normal scheduling has been abandoned and we’ve just got a whole new roster with getting as many people in as we can to be on air,” she said.

“We’re going right through the night.

“We’ll do lots of draws for little prizes and announcing how we’re going, of course, we’ll be monitoring our SMSs and social media.

“We hope people will call in as well, and they can make a donation that way.”

The station’s mast was damaged from a lightning strike last November and Ms Suggate hopes enough money is raised to return the station’s full broadcasting span in the Great Southern.

The Radiothon begins on Saturday at 6am and runs until 9pm on Sunday.

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