Black Star Radio is a product of
Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media
Developed in conjunction with community members, we offer an all-digital integrated radio network and programming support to local radio sites across remote areas of Far North Queensland.
Each local site can tailor the content they provide to their communities including automated 24/7 mainstream music from a wide range of genres using the Black Star network.
In short, we ensure remote Far North Queensland communities have access to great radio every day.
Before Black Star Radio was born, remote communities throughout Far North Queensland had limited radio availability and what was available was cherry-picked content from regional centres.
This meant that listeners were not receiving relevant, current news about things that may affect them. They were also limited in music genres and not all ages and tastes were catered for using the technology developed by Gerry Pyne, the first trial site was established at NPA Radio in Bamaga on the 24th August 2011 and it was a great success.
In 2012, the Black Star network was rolled out to nine more sites with a further two being added by March of 2013.
Word was getting out and more communities began reaching out to get Black Star set up in their local areas. Fast forward to 2022 and we now have
18 stations across the network reaching more than 30 communities.
