Alive 90.5

Update: Due to bad weather conditions, the Outside Broadcast from Parramatta Park has been cancelled. Instead, you can catch PK live on air from our Baulkham Hills Studios from 6:00am till 10:00am with All Australian Music! To celebrate Australia Day with the community, Alive 90.5 is joining in with two local events. From 6:00am to (More…)

Nicholas Cooke has just released version 2 of his iPhone app. It contains a number of changes including our new name and logo. The application is free and works with iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad running iOS 3.1 or later. For more information visit Nicholas’ web site or go to Apple’s iPhone App Store.

The late night, pop culture program that’s taking on the world, one guest, one song and one joke at a time. Dave and Neil present a lively, fast paced show that whilst at times does get a little bit naughty is all in all just a real fun ride. You can get involved via the (More…)

Now that we have changed our name from 2CCR FM to Alive 90.5 we decided we needed a new Facebook site as well. So here it is: https://www.facebook.com/Alivefm90.5 For future reference we’ve added a link to FaceBook in the sidebar on the right of this page.

You can listen to Sydney’s best gardening program every Friday from midday to 1pm. Our resident expert Vivien will tell you all about what’s happening in your garden at this time of the year so you can prune, plant and pamper your shrubs and veggies as the seasons roll by. To see more about Viv’s program (More…)

Have you noticed the new image on our banner? On the right side? Well it’s called a QR code, and it’s a type of bar code. The difference is that a QR code can contain a lot more information. The one we have contains contact information for Alive 90.5: phone number, email address and web (More…)

With Android phones you can stream Alive 90.5 straight from our web site. However if you want added convenience you might like to install an app. A few of our volunteers use and like one called TuneIn Radio. And it’s free! After installing it, search for 90.5 and you will find us. Select the Alive (More…)

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to circumstances out of our control. Programs will go ahead as usual. Click here to view our On-Air Guide. Alive fm 90.5 is getting in on the action with a live outside broadcast from Parramatta’s newest attraction, the Eat2TheBeat festival (part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival). (More…)

2CCRfm will yet again be broadcasting LIVE from the upper level of Castle Towers shopping mall. We will be going live-to-air from 10 till 2 on Saturday the 17th of September. Join Tim, Ellen and Natascha from 10 to 12 as they bring you yet another combined show. Then from 12 to 2 Andrew Segalov (More…)

On Saturday the 13th of August, 2CCRfm will be broadcasting LIVE from Castle Towers. From 10 to 12, Tim Wong-See, Ellen Leabeater and Natascha Vale will be doing a combined show, with the usual mix, talk and a couple of interviews throw in.  Then from 12 to 2, Tony Jenkins and Andrew Segalov will be on air, (More…)

Doug Solomons, long-time presenter of “Collection Sunday” on 2CCR, is still unwell and won’t be able to return to his program for a while yet.

The next Wentworthville Magpies home match will be on Sunday August 7, and our team Gordon Allen, Greg McCallum and Michael Allen will be at the ground broadcasting live from 3pm.

2CCR secured exclusive rights to broadcast all the Wentworthville Magpies home matches this season and our rugby league experts Gordon Allen, Greg McCallum and Michael Allen are calling every one of them live. The next broadcast will be at 3pm on Sunday 17th July from Ringrose Park Wentworthville. Wentworthville Magpies will be playing Western Suburbs Magpies.

Russell Neal will be Ross Fear’s studio guest on 2CCRfm 90.5 Australian Spectrum Show Tues 5 July 9pm. Russell Neal is Editor of the Singer Songwriter Newsletter, Coordinator of Songsalive! Australia Showcase, Organiser for SongsOnStage, Event Coordinator for Songwriting Society of Australia. A talented singer, songwriter and musician.

‎Money and Sense is moving to Wednesdays Drive. Don’t forget to put this in your calendar. Wednesday 5pm-7pm with great interviews and more music to ensure your drive home is informative and enjoyable.

Chris discovers an amazing organization that mentors Indigenous High School Students, and what results they get!!! Aaron goes deeper into what would happen if a little boy was able to go and live in the world he created, his train set… the outcome is chilling. Psychologist Maris Depers investigates how to heal psychologically… And they (More…)

You don’t need to install any application to stream Alive 90.5 live on your Android phone. Unlike iPhones, all recent Android smart phones support Adobe Flash. Therefore you can stream live to your phone simply by going to this address in your phone browser: alive905.com.au/android Just click on the play button and that’s it!

The Martinez Trio will be Ross Fear’s studio guests on Australian Spectrum, Tuesday night at 9pm with their flamenco-jazz improvisational guitar music.

Now that our new web site is up and running we need volunteers to keep it vibrant, up to date and interesting. Specifically, we need people who can help in the following areas: Creating community diary postings for events in our broadcasting area:  http://alive905.com.au/community-diary/ Updating sponsor information: http://alive905.com.au/sponsorships/ Editing information about presenters and programs: 2ccrfm.com/about-us/presenters/ (More…)

Our online audio works with a variety of operating systems and browsers such as Windows XP and Internet Explorer; Windows 7 with Internet Explorer or Google Chrome; Android; iPhone; Apple OS. However there are some problems that can prevent you receiving the stream. If you are having difficulties here is a list of things you can try: Try streaming (More…)

Mary Bacon’s guest last Wednesday on her program Lifestyle Today was Dr Edward Kachab. They discussed Telomeres and it’s influence on aging. Click on this link to see the interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvHT8j4tiGc

Doug Solomons, long-time presenter of “Collection Sunday” on 2CCR, has just been released from hospital.  He assures us that he will be back hosting his program in the very near future.  This is news we have all been waiting for.

This Saturday, the 21st of May, 2CCRfm will be broadcasting LIVE from the site of Australia’s original market place. We will be broadcasting from right outside the Parramatta Town Hall for the Parramatta Farmer’s Market. From 8 till 10 Saturday Sports Roundup will be broadcasting live. Following that, Tim Wong-See, Ellen Leabeater and Natascha Vale (More…)

Doug Solomons, long-time presenter of ‘Collection Sunday’ would like all his listeners to know he will be back hosting his show as soon as possible. It may be some time however, before this happens.  He is still very ill, and is not progressing as quickly as we all hoped for and  expected. He sends his (More…)

Congratulations to Dan Jones on his appointment to the commercial radio sector out at Dubbo. You will be missed but may you enjoy your new role. Hear a special three-hour final edition of the Dan Jones Project this Wednesday 11th of May from 9pm.

Enter the Logo Competition Community radio station 2CCR FM 90.5 needs a new look. If you think you have what it takes then we would love for you to enter. Design Brief The winning logo will: Include FM90.5 and reflect/include Holroyd, Parramatta and Hills Be readily scalable from a small size suitable for letterhead to (More…)

At 6.00am this morning, our Outside Broadcast Unit linked the Dawn Ceremony at Arthur Whitling Park with Radio 2CCR FM 90.5 listeners.  It was an enormously moving event and we were proud to be able to bring it to a wider audience. Huge thanks go to our volunteers  Jeff Ruitenbach (studio), Laurie Flood and Andrew Segelov (at (More…)

2CCR has secured exclusive rights to broadcast all the Wentworthville Magpies home matches this season and our rugby league experts Gordon Allen, Greg McCallum and Michael Allen will be calling every one of them live. Here are the home games: Date Time Versus: Sun, Apr 10 3:00 PM Manly Sea Eagles Sun, May 8 3:00 (More…)

After a break, North West Disability Services (NWDS) are returning to the airwaves in a new time-slot: Thursdays from midday to 1pm on 2CCRfm 90.5. Each week at the NWDS centre in Baulkham Hills, the radio team prepare scripts and news stories about interesting topics to present on the upcoming show. Topics covered each week (More…)

One of the legends of the Australian entertainment industry, Barry Crocker OAM, will be interviewed by Happy Jack Bylsma on his Morning Magazine next Monday between 11am and midday. Barry has had an amazing career singing and acting, performing on the big screen, TV and stage. In February he will be appearing as Jacob in (More…)

One of our members, Nicholas Cooke, has written an iPhone app for listening to our radio station.You can listen via streaming, see what’s on and view other station information. The application is free and works with iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad running iOS 3.1 or later. For more information visit Nicholas’ web site or go to Apple’s iPhone App (More…)

The 2010 McNair Ingenuity Community Broadcasting National Listener Survey is the fourth survey the sector has undertaken since 2004. The 2010 Survey results show that community radio continues to sustain its loyal following of listeners and that community radio listening has grown as a proportion of overall radio audience in the long term. 54% of (More…)

2CCR FM is the local station for one of Australia’s most dynamic, productive and multicultural regions. The local government areas of Parramatta, Holroyd and the Hills are a diverse area, with a total population in excess of 390 000 people. 2CCR FM broadcasts to this area twenty four hours a day, seven days a week (More…)