Remote radio reliability just got easier for Black Star
Black Star’s innovative monitoring of its network of remote stations is now beginning to pay dividends. Keeping remote Indigenous radio stations (RIBS) on air is no easy task at the […]
Category Archives: Techtalk
Black Star, the new radio sound across the Tablelands
Radio never loses its appeal; it is a great communication tool and in this era of “digital this and digital that” radio is holding its own and building audiences. It’s […]
Wujal Wujal radio tower stands tall
We are a diverse mob in Indigenous radio. Our combined experience goes unnoticed by the general public, but we can turn our hand to anything, among our peers we are […]
Black Star’s Remote Monitoring System
Over the past five years, QRAM and its Black Star radio network has gained a reputation as the innovator in remote indigenous media. A starting point was this: imagine if […]
Black Star Celebrates Aurukun Day
On Friday the crew from the Black Star hub were in Aurukun to help celebrate Aurukun Day with the locals. We set up outside the Retail Store and broadcast live […]
Sticks racks up four years on air
In our 2013 training course, we first met Sticks from Pormpuraaw. Trying out the option of a career in radio, he was taking to the medium like a duck to water, as […]
Kowanyama closes the technology gap
Upgrades to studio technology continues across the Black Star network, with Kowanyama Black Star Radio Service now the fifteenth station to be equipped with the ZETTA play out system and […]
Normanton service now on air and testing on 98.5FM
There’s a new sound in the air at Normanton today, now we have turned on the newly installed transmission equipment in the centre of town, for their new Black Star radio service. […]
Get The Black Star App!
Now you can tune into Black Star via your smart phone – or online anywhere – just download the new Black Star App. It’s free! If you have an iPhone or […]
What is the QRAM WAN?
It’s not a dance. It’s not a stir fry. It’s more exciting than that…. WAN stands for Wide Area Network, and is commonly used in the IT industry. It’s like […]
