Edge Radio (call sign: 7EDG) is a community radio station situated in the Australian city of Hobart. It is a youth oriented station, with most of its presenters under the age of thirty.
Edge Radio focuses on local music, running a Tasmanian music show weekly. The studio is located in the University of Tasmania's Hobart campus. It also broadcasts some of the best of Australian music and is known for being on the forefront of presenting new Tasmanian and Australian music to audiences. Tasmusica and Return to Oz are respectively Edge Radio's flagship new Tasmanian and Australian music shows. Its staff of presenters are all volunteers. Edge Radio broadcasts in the Hobart area on the frequency 99.3 FM.
Edge Radio has developed educational pathways for Tasmanian schools through the "School of Rock" project.
Read more about Edge Radio: History, On-air Format
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