2ARM
2ARM FM is a community radio station broadcasting for the Armidale area. The station maintains a 24/7 365 days a year service. A Permanent Community Broadcasting 5-year term Licenses had been granted in 2012 and 2017, after operating from 2007 on Temporary Community Broadcasting Licenses (TCBL). These 2007 events included a 28 September 2007 letter of representation from Mr. Tony Windsor MP for New England to Senator Helen Coonan Minister for Communications, Information Technology & the Arts.
| Broadcast area | Armidale, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM: 92.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Radio |
| History | |
First air date | February 1976 |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 2 kW |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
The station has been broadcasting since the late 1970s to Armidale, Walcha, Uralla, Guyra, and all regions in between.
The station is volunteer-based and is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). Neighboring CBAA-affiliated community radio stations are now found at Bellingen, Glen Innes, Inverell, Kempsey, Grafton, Walcha, Tamworth, Taree, Tenterfield & Newcastle.
The current license holder is an Incorporated Association. The ABN is 30 635647271. In June 2009, in consultation with station stakeholders & NSW Fair Trading, the application to NSW Fair Trading for a transfer of the existing NSW Co-operative to a NSW Incorporated Association was finalized.