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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

FBi Radio celebrates 20 years of Sydney broadcasts: ‘We were just this crew of dorks’

Crowd gathers at launch party for FBi
After years of test broadcasts, FBi Radio became a full-time station in 2003 – kicking things off with a live broadcast and party Photograph: Supplied by FBi Radio

For many Sydneysiders, FBi Radio is a cultural institution. And for those in the music and media industry, it has been a launching pad – for bands, for careers and for a whole social scene.

From its humble beginnings in the mid-90s when test broadcasts would go out in three month-long blocks each year, to officially launching as a full-time broadcaster based in Alexandria in 2003, to that fateful moment when the station asked Richard Branson for a million dollars, FBi Radio has a long and colourful history. We speak to some who helped start it – and others who have kept it going.

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