It is with great joy and many volunteer hours that we are now Broadcasting from our new premises at Circle Street. We have a temporary studio in operation until new studio rooms are fully operational. Holidays and Covid have made us a little behind our time targets but it will happen as soon as trades allow. Thank you to New Norfolk High School for the last 10 years. Temporary Studio in operation shown above.
New Premises
It is with much excitement that we announce that we will be moving to the Courthouse Building in Circle Street by Christmas this year. Our tenure at the New Norfolk High School will finish this year as the School has need of our space. Much gratitude to the School staff and the Education Department for allowing us to be part of their community since 2010. Pictures to follow.
Array Array!!!
We are pleased to announce that we now have full output of 1000 watt from our new tower. Well done to our amazing Tech team Jim Parish and Roz Chapman with Jettech Technologies. The culmination of 8 years of Fundraising and striving. Well done to everyone who has bought a raffle ticket or attended a Trivia Night or written a Grant Application.
New Transmitter
The riggers are up our tower again fitting the new Arrays and the new Transmitter is being fitted and activated, should be all running by tomorrow. This will increase our output signal into the Derwent Valley.
R I P The Geordie
It is with much sadness that we must tell you that “The Geordie” (Spencer Tracy) passed away this morning.
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To get to the website for this fundraising click this link : https://tasrangerrelay.wixsite.com/home
Our Tower is erected and the components are being fitted as this is being written. We hope to be Broadcasting from the new tower by the end of November.
New Antennae for TygaFM
It is with great joy that we can announce that our new Antennae will soon be erected at our allocated site on Peppermint Hill. This will increase our broadcast range to reach further up the Derwent Valley areas that have not been able to receive us. The components are in close proximity to New Norfolk and we are only waiting for the final word from DV Council for construction to proceed.
WE ARE LIVE FROM PEPPERMINT HILL
On December 1st 2020 at 6.06pm TygaFM went off-air from transmitting from the New Norfolk Golf Club roof. Our thanks for the Golf Club for allowing us to use their roof for these past 8 years. Our first location was the Council Chamber Roof. So many people and businesses have been a continued support for TygafM, we really appreciate it.
Our AMAZING Tech team made up of Jim Parish and Roz Chapman then proceeded to remove our transmitting equipment from the Golf Club to our new tower located at Peppermint Hill.
The last step was for Jim to reposition the Yagi located at the New Norfolk High School to align the signal to the new tower (Jim pictured).
At 7.28pm the equipment was turned on and the TygaFM studios were live once again, Peter Sweetlove on the panel (listen to audio below of the event) , but this time from Peppermint Hill. The signal is now 300watts in power which is twice the output we could achieve from the Golf Club.
We are now in process of researching our coverage to areas previously not reached by our signal, places like Collinsvale, Molesworth, Ouse, Hamilton, Bothwell.
We have not finished yet!! We are approved by ACMA to broadcast at 1000watts, so our next goal is to get a new transmitter of that rating. Watch this space.
Congratulations to all of our VOLUNTEERS and Supporters that have made it possible for YOUR Community station TygaFM 98.9 to give you this service
Welcome aboard Bruce Lamb
Bruce’s new show is on Friday from 9am to 11am. It is great to have another presenter on air, and it is fantastic that the morning timeslots are filling up fast. Bruce will be playing baby boomer music from the 60’s to the 70’s.
read moreSocial Meeting
A sausage sizzle was held for all volunteers of TYGA FM. It was a nice sunny day and a day for presenters to get to know each other.
read moreMessage from TYGA FM
Have a happy and safe Christmas and look to seeing you all in the New Year
read moreWelcome Aboard to our new presenters
TYGA FM would like to announce that two new presenters have started their shows. Ross B Rock and Russo play rock and alternative music on Wednesdays 10pm to midnight. Patch will do the breakfast show on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6am to 9am.
read moreAnnual General Meeting
It was that time again for the Annual General Meeting. Congratulations Steve “Slabs” Halloran who has been returned as President, Theron Russell as Vice president, Mark Corlett as Secretary, Rozzie Chapman as Station Operations Manager, and Katrina Higgins as Public Officer. We would also like to introduce Cheryl McIntosh as our new Treasurer, replacing Heidi Ling who has done a stellar job in the last couple of years. However, the position of Sponsorship Manager is still open…
read moreHappy birthday TYGA!
TYGA FM turns three. It is amazing how quick three years has passed. And it is fantastic to see how many presenters and sponsors have come onboard.
read moreVale: Ross Nicholson
It is with sadness we have to report that the co-founder and brainchild of TYGA-FM, Ross ‘Roscoe’ Nicholson has passed away from Leukemia on the early hours of this morning. It is true to say that without his enthusiasm and his vision, TYGA-FM would be be here at all. He will be sorely missed.
read moreCongratulations for TYGA FM
Congratulations for TYGA FM TYGA FM are Community Broadcasting Association of Australia awards finalists in the following categories: Best New Radio Program (Music): Soundscapes; Contribution to Indigenous Broadcasting: Cardi Cardi; Outstanding Small Station Award: TYGA FM
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