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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Grace Macpherson

‘Everyone was completely caught off-guard’: FBi Radio’s future unclear as station launches emergency fundraising campaign

Tyson Koh at FBi Radio in Alexandria, NSW. FBi Radio is holding a fundraiser to keep the beloved community station open.
FBi Radio managing director Tyson Koh at the station in Alexandria, NSW. The beloved community station is holding a fundraiser to keep it running. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

In February the Sydney community radio station FBi sent out an email to its entire volunteer base, and its few staff members, to attend an emergency meeting at the station that evening.

At the meeting, 10 permanent staff – roughly half of FBi’s employees – announced that their jobs had been cut, due to the organisation being in extreme financial distress.

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