kim kaos

After an 11th hour appeal by the RRC and supporters, the A show has been returned to the airwaves. Love and flowers to 4ZzZ102.1fm!!! The A Show returns monday, 12 noon: live cross to the dreaming. Live streaming now – www.4zzzfm.org.au

In the wake of a series of internal conflicts between Brisbane Community Radio 4zzzfm’s Programming Committee and the Radical Radio Collective, the long running Anarchy Show has been cancelled.

The Anarchy Show has been running on the station for over 20 years and has often been one of the few radical media voices on the Brisbane airwaves representing left-wing politics and views and promoting activism and direct action in the region.

Former Anarchy Show presenter and producer, Kim Kaos says, “I am disappointed and saddened by this decision by the programming committee and hope that they will reconsider when they see how loved by the community this show is. It represents a beacon of honesty, independence and forthrightness in a mire of toadying media. It provides one of the few outlets for grass roots activism news and events in the region.”

The trouble began in May when the 4zzz programming committee began changing the stations program line-up with little or no consultation with announcers. While many announcers simply wore these changes, some found themselves in time slots where they were unable or unavailable to present their shows due to work or study commitments. Conflicts between members of the Radical Radio Collective, who had been adversely affected
by these programme changes, and conflicting opinions about what constitutes “good radio” has seen this long-running programme end. Members of the Radical Radio Collective, a loosely aligned group of media activists that include Radio Democracy, Eco Radio, Locked In, Megaherz, and Paper, Scissors, Glue (the DIY show), are still reeling
under the shock.

The Radical Radio Collective are calling on all supporters of alternative radio to contact the station asking for the return of this much loved show.

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info@4zzzfm.org.au

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