Who and what is 5KIxFM 90.7?
- 5KIxFM 90.7 is an essential community broadcasting service run entirely by volunteers.
- We provide community support for Kangaroo Island via community messages for clubs, organisations and services to our community.
- The committee has a wide variety of professionals and experts at its disposal from finance and admin though technical experts to keep the gears turning.
- Our enthusiastic member base continues to strive for improvement to the service 5KIxFM 90.7 offers to the community.
- We like to train people in radio presentation and technical operations to improve their skill base.
- Community engagement it vital in such a small community, radio can be a window to the world for some isloated people and we aim to provide on-air services to all islanders.
- To continually strive to improve the radio station to benefit our islanders.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- It is our priortiy to engage with the community as a whole and provide a relevant service to all members of our community.
- To cater for those smaller groups of the community, especially the disabled in providing opportunities to participate in community radio.
- We encourage special interest groups to have a voice in our community through radio and to provide training to acheive this goal.
- provide everyone an opportunity for self improvement and increasing opportunities to participate in other community ventures in addition to radio.
- We openly encourage participation of all cultures, languages, beliefs and provide a safe environment for everyone.
- Our policy is no one from a culture, a disbled person or those with beliefs will be excluded on those grounds.
- We will provide support such as panel operations for those who are unable can still contribute to a show or station activities.
- To provide a safe environment from people to participate in station activities.
Future
- Due to the seriousness of the recent bush fires the station is making the appropriate applications, training and technical upgrades to become an Emergency Broadcaster.
- We are increasing our presence in the community by utilising Outside Broadcasts to engage, seek opinion, provide and outlet for news, needs and more.
- Be open to community input about how the station can be more useful to the community by providing information and entertainment.
- Enlist local schools to engage the students in the radio production process and on-air presentation.
- To keep interest in local community radio going on well into the 21st century.
