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.