Perth’s RTRFM gets ready to launch Radio Love Month

30 April 2026 Perth-based community radio station RTRFM is about to launch Radio Love Month, the first of its two annual fundraising drives. Next year, RTRFM will celebrate 50 years on air. Starting in May, Radio Love Month is not just a fundraiser – it’s a timely reminder that without the annual support of its listeners, the station… Read More

In the Pines: RTRFM’s iconic music festival returns for its 33rd year.

3 March 2026 Perth-based community radio station RTRFM is gearing up for its iconic local music festival – with the 33rd instalment of In the Pines getting underway next month. The event will see 20 of WA’s leading artists perform across two stages at the University of Western Australia’s Somerville Auditorium on Sunday, April 19. In The Pines… Read More

RTRFM welcomes Annika Moses as its new Music Director

24 February 2026 Perth-based community radio station RTRFM has announced that Annika Moses will be stepping up as the station’s Music Director next month, following the recent exit of Matthew Perrett. Moses is a longtime presenter at RTRFM who has helped to broaden WA’s musical horizons through her work behind the scenes at Tone List and its corresponding… Read More

RTRFM launches Nyoongar language podcast

27 May 2025 Boorloo (Nyoongar name for Perth) community radio station RTRFM have marked the start of National Reconciliation Week 2025 with Kalyakoorl Waangkaniny, a new podcast exploring...

Full Frequency celebrates 30 years on Perth’s RTRFM with a free all-day party

5 November 2024 Perth’s first dance music show Full Frequency will celebrate 30 years on community station RTRFM with a free all-day party and sets from some of the...

CBAA Awards 2024: And the winners are….

19 October 2024 The 2024 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia conference, a celebration also of the CBAA and community radio's 50th birthday this year, wrapped up with a...

The 2023 Community Radio Awards: The Winners

4 November 2023 The 2023 Community Radio Awards were announced at a gala dinner held at the Adelaide Oval to wrap up the annual three day Community Broadcasting...

RTRFM gets a new Music Director

26 July 2021 Community radio station RTRFM has announced its next Music Director, following a comprehensive search among WA’s finest musical experts. The station's Thursday Drivetime presenter Matthew Perrett has scored...

Radio love month in Perth

29 April 2021 During the month of May, RTRFM Perth is celebrating Radio Love Month and calling on its listeners to donate what they can to the station...

RTRFM apponts a new General Manager

20 October 2020 RTRFM 92.1 has appointed Simon Miraudo as the new General Manager of the station. Simon is a long-time member of the station, best known as one...

RTRFM’s Neon Picnic is on in March

10 February 2020 Perth’s RTRFM are holding their annual family friendly Neon Picnic, at the Hyde Park Amplitheatre, on Saturday March 21st. The station is taking radio to...

RTRFM joins the Global Climate Strike action on Friday

18 September 2019 This Friday RTRFM 92.1 will disrupt regular programming to join the millions of people across the globe taking urgent action for the planet by participating...

RTRFM’s Radiothon begins tomorrow

14 August 2019 RTRFM's annual subscription drive, Radiothon 2019, begins this Friday and runs until Sunday 25 August. The financial support gained during Radiothon makes up 30% of...

RTRFM Launches Radio Love Month

1 May 2019 Local Perth community radio station RTRFM is calling on its listeners and supporters to donate throughout May and show their love for the station during...

RTRFM find the right balance for International Women’s Day

7 March 2019 RTRFM 92.1 are celebrating International Women's Day with a full day of talks, music, arts and more presented by the women of Perth's community radio...

RTRFM has a new General Manager

3 December 2018 Karen Lee is the new GM at RTRFM, bringing to the station many years of experience in creative industries working in the private, not-for-profit, and...

Stu MacLeod leaves RTRFM

18 October 2018 After 3 years as General Manager of RTRFM, Eskimo Joe guitarist and co-founder, Stu MacLeod has informed the station of his decision to stand down...

RTRFM 92.1 celebrates 25 years of ‘In the Pines’

19 March 2018 Pre-sale tickets now available. RTRFM’s local music festival, 'In the Pines', will take place once again at UWA’s Somerville Auditorium, featuring 20 Perth acts across two...

RTRFM 92.1 celebrating International Women’s Day

2 March 2018 With 24 hours of music by women. In support of International Women’s Day on March 8th, from midnight to midnight, RTRFM will have a full...

RTRFM 92.1 celebrates two big milestones

28 February 2018 With a two-stage party at The Sewing Room. RTRFM is celebrating two of its longest running shows with a dual stage party at Perth’s The...

Perth’s RTRFM’s 40th birthday bash

18 September 2017 Perth community station RTRFM is set to celebrate its fortieth birthday with a celebration of its history on November 19 at Perth Concert Hall. The Big...

RTRFM celebrates 25 years of Full Frequency

30 August 2017 Since 1992, a program on Perth radio has been pushing the boundaries of electronic music of all genres. Full Frequency originally aired on RTRFM 92.1 in January...

RTRFM asks Perth to share the love

10 August 2017 Perth community radio station RTRFM 92.1's annual subscriber drive RADIOTHON has kicked off. This year is particularly significant, with the station reaching the major milestone of 40 years since hitting...

RTRFM calls on Perth to share the love

5 July 2017 Perth community radio station RTRFM 92.1's annual subscriber drive Radiothon returns this August 11 – 20. This year is particularly significant, with the station reaching the major milestone of 40 years...

New radio show a training ground for Indigenous broadcasters

3 July 2017 RTRFM has launched a brand new program, Moorditj Mag. Running from 11am – 12pm each Thursday, Moorditj Mag is a weekly look at Indigenous Affairs both...

End of an era at RTRFM

3 July 2017 As of mid-July, long time Breakfast Presenter, Talks Producer and Program Director Peter Barr will be moving on from RTRFM to take up a position...

RTRFM quiz night returns for 2017

13 June 2017 The annual RTRFM Music Quiz is back this July featuring ten rounds of trivia that will test your knowledge, memory and brain power. Quizmasters Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler from Breakfast with...

Huge line-up for RTRFM’s Fremantle winter music festival

14 May 2017 RTRFM is headed to North Fremantle once again for our 11th annual celebration of the sounds of the port city on Saturday, June 17. Featuring over 20 acts,...

RTRFM’s $40 for 40 fundraiser in final hours

9 May 2017 RTRFM's $40 for 40 campaign finishes tomorrow. Three more days left to make sure you secure your place in RTRFM history with your name on...

Colin stops counting the beat

6 April 2017 RTRFM's Colin Bridges has presented his final Beats Per Minute after 31 years and five months on air. When he arrived in 1985, the introduction of Beats Per Minute onto...