Sydney community radio station 2SER FM has reached its antenna fundraising campaign target of $30,000 in just over two weeks.
A ‘SAVE OUR SIGNAL’ fundraising campaign was launched to replace its FM antenna after a lightning strike caused severe damage, seriously disrupting the station’s ability to continue to broadcast.
Station Manager Martin Walters says: “Over 40 years this station has meant a great amount to a great many people, and it’s wonderful that so many listeners responded to this appeal in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
“We sincerely thank everyone for their generosity and look forward to getting that new antenna installed on top of the UTS Tower.”
Music industry identities lent their support to the campaign, with endorsements coming in from the likes of Tim Rogers of You Am I, Quan Yeomans from Regurgitator, Inga Liljestrom, James Tidswell of Violent Soho, L-Fresh The Lion, Jen Cloher, Laura Imbruglia and many more.
The campaign kicked off on Monday June 1, a day when the station’s FM signal was actually off air for part of the day, amplifying the importance of replacing the equipment!
2SER will be sharing progress of the new antenna’s installation on air, in its email communications with listeners and on Facebook.
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