Here we are at Edge Radio! You’re standing in front of a building that’s packed with more energy than a party after final exams. Edge Radio, known by its call sign 7EDG, crackled onto the airwaves in February 2003. Picture it: the excitement and nerves as a team of under-30s pushed the 'ON AIR' button for the very first time. Of course, they had been biting their nails for quite a while-waiting since December 2002 when the Australian Broadcasting Authority finally handed them their precious license.
Edge Radio is all about the youth of Hobart-most of its presenters weren’t even born when disco died, and they thrive on spotlighting local music. Every week, a wave of Tasmanian tunes bursts from these studios, giving local artists a stage and turning bathrooms across the city into performance halls. This isn’t just a station for music, though. Edge Radio has some serious street cred-taking home the coveted Community Radio Station of the Year award in 2003 and, more recently, earning recognition for outstanding news programming and fundraising campaigns.
So if you ever dreamed of spinning records and shouting, “You’re listening to Edge Radio!”, keep walking with me-because this place proves dreams sound even better through a set of headphones!
