97.1 Sweet Fm

To hear what is happening in Queensland's Burdekin region, tune your radio to Radio 97.1 Sweet FM broadcasting since 28th September 1999, 24 hours a day, seven days a week via a transmitter on Mt. Inkerman and from the studio in the Home Hill Court House Building, 134-136 Eighth Avenue, Home Hill, Queensland Australia. The station is manned by a dedicated band of volunteers with each volunteer choosing the music they wish to present on their program, and staying within the bounds of the "Tourist Radio" Policy. The ratio of music to talk is 80/20. The volunteers pride themselves on their dedication throughout natural disasters and during Cyclones Anthony and Yasi in 2011, and more recently Debbie in 2017. Sweet FM was able to stay live to air keeping listeners up to date with the very latest information as it came to hand.Our Regular Programs All our programs are presented by the volunteers at Radio 97.1 Sweet FM Inc. to residents of the Burdekin Shire from studios in Home Hill and from a transmitter on Mount Inkerman, and can be heard in Queen Street, Ayr, also at the Comfort Stop in Home Hill. The station goes to air 24/7. A variety of music is broadcast along with messages from our many advertisers. National News is aired each hour, on the hour, from 6am Monday through to 6pm Saturday, then again from 6am till 6pm on Sundays. Queensland news is broadcast each week day at 7:30am and 8:30am. Sports news airs at 6:45am and 4:45pm Monday to Friday. News headlines airs at 6:30am and 4:30pm each weekday. These news services are supplied by Australian Independant Radio News and are currently sponsored by Don West Toyota, North Queensland Hard Facing and Oar Laser Levelling. Sports news is sponsored by Burdekin Motors Group and Liquaforce.