Program Guide

2RRR Jukebox

12am – 5am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.

Rock & Roll Rising

5am – 7am

Rock and Roll Rising 2RRR 88.5 FM, Thursday evenings at 8pm ‘tll 10pm with Harry L and Harry P. We cover Rock Music from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s 80′ and 90’s, in fact from all time! You’ll hear cuts ranging from hot melting guitar blues to grungy garage rock. Real rockin’ rhythm and blues, heavy hard rock and proto molten metal with a dose of Australian British and American tracks.

Monday Morning Matters

7am – 9am

Local news and current affairs from Gladesville and surrounds – thinking global but reporting local. Feature interviews, events, controversies, This Day in History, and upbeat music to get your day and week off to a positive start. With an Artist of the Week and listener requests.

The Meaningful Monday Show

9am – 10am

The Meaningful Monday Show with Jeanine Sciacca and Clare Williamson is about self-empowerment and raising your awareness to live your best life. It is an entertaining programme with talk and fun songs, all designed to make you feel good. We all have issues, but don’t talk about them. The Meaningful Monday Show motivates you to take charge of your life.

Down Memory Lane

10am – 12pm

For the music of the 1920s, 30s and 40s – tune from 10am to Midday on Mondays and turn back the clock to the first half of the 20th century. Hear those great tracks..crooners, big bands, vintage comedy and sing-along favourites.

Midday Jazz Monday

12pm – 2pm

Classic Jazz each Monday between Midday and 2pm.Tune in for a themed programme each week of Hot 1920’s and 1930’s Classic Jazz presented by Hartley Anderson.

Wild in the Country

2pm – 4pm

Tune in with Michael to hear a melting pot of classic country sounds, interviews with Australian artists, and some good ol’ Rock n Roll!!!

Youth Jukebox

4pm – 5pm

Sydney’s youngest radio drive program. Join high school students from the local area of Ryde each weekday from 4pm.

Pop Rock!

5pm – 7pm

Tune in with Robbie for the best sounds of the 50’s 60’s & 70’s PLUS dedication songs, one hit wonders, artist interviews and MUCH MORE. It’s FAB it’s GEAR it’s POP ROCK!

Sonic Stew

7pm – 8pm

Rock on down to 88.5FM on Monday night’s to hear the frantic energy of some of the wildest rock minds of the later half of the twentith century. Hosted by Rocco G, Sonic Stew is an adventure into his deep and expansive collection of rock gems. Ranging from deep underground cuts all the way to highly popular rock icons, Sonic Stew has it all.

Back to the Metal

8pm – 10pm

Back to the Metal is where you get your old-school Heavy Metal + Heavy Rock needs met. Featuring non-stop metal mania, with The Reverend wielding tracks from the 70s to the 90s. If it’s OLD and it ROCKS, it’s on BACK TO THE METAL!

Smokestack Lightnin'

10pm – 12am

Smokestack Lightnin’ features the very best New Blues and newly reissued Classic Blues, Adult R&B, Adult Soul, Blues Rock, Zydeco Blues, and Gospel.

2RRR Jukebox

12am – 5am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.

Virtual Unreality

5am – 7am

Eclectic local and international contemporary music with interviews and guests, what else could you ask for? Chris Virtue is the voice for music that demands your attention. As an interviewer, Chris chats with some fascinating artists each week on Virtual Unreality.

The Morning Mix

7am – 9am

Breakfast is on the menu at 2RRR! … with Natalie de Silver spinning The Morning Mix! You’ll dig the music – Rhythm n’ Blues, Soul, Psychedelia & Garage Rock n Roll … with up-to-the-minute news, weather forecast, regular traffic reports & topical interviews.

Meet Me At The Movies

9am – 10am

Movies and music have been a natural combination since sound was first added to moving images in 1927. Whether a film is a tear-jerking drama, an action-packed thriller, a side-splitting comedy or a roaring romance, the right soundtrack at the right moment impacts a scene.

Arts & Tarts

10am – 12pm

Arts and Tarts includes news reviews and interviews with well known people in the arts in this two-hour program… actors, singers, dancers, choreographers, writers and artists…

2RRR's Jazz Jukebox

12pm – 2pm

A smooth selection of Jazz from 2RRR’s CD Library on Rotation for your midday mood. This two-hour time slot is open for program applications, so if you have a collection of Jazz you would like to broadcast weekly, please contact us!

The Electric Barnyard

2pm – 4pm

Tune in Tuesday arvos and Saturday mornings to John Lee and listen to the sounds of country coming all the way from the Electric Barnyard, on your station 2RRR 88.5FM. We’re rockin’ the airwaves, cause there’s a little bit of country in us all!

Youth Jukebox

4pm – 5pm

Sydney’s youngest radio drive program. Join high school students from the local area of Ryde each weekday from 4pm.

The Method Mixtapes

5pm – 7pm

Welcome to the Method Mixtapes. Like all great mixtapes, each Method Mixtape is a handcrafted journey of musical discovery. Join us as we meander down the highways and pyways of the last 100 years of popular music – it’s an eclectic mix of rock n roll, blues and soul, reggae and punk, folk and funk, country and pop, roots n’ hip hop, and pretty much anything and everything in between.

The Shamrock Program

7pm – 9pm

As one of the original shows on the 2RRR roster, The Shamrock Program has been broadcasting on Tuesday night at 7:30pm for over 30 years. Tune in for some good music, community information and good old fashioned craic. With one of the originals – Noel McCormick – and new kid on the block – Paul Dixon. So grab yourself a drink, a couple of biscuits, sit back and relax…

Tales From The High Stool

9pm – 11pm

“Tales from the high stool” is a weekly programme broadcasting on Tuesday nights from 9pm. Hosted by Pádraig Ó Cuinn. The show involves interviews various people involved in local and global music, from festival organisers, musicians, music historians and music journalists.

Ragsta Riches

11pm – 12am

From sunny 60s pop folk to Californian death metal Ragsta Riches delivers 60 minutes of tunes that will keep you on your musical toes. Ragsta Riches Radio – here for a good time, not a long time…

2RRR Jukebox

12am – 5am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.

Pop Rock!

5am – 7am

Tune in with Robbie for the best sounds of the 50’s 60’s & 70’s PLUS dedication songs, one hit wonders, artist interviews and MUCH MORE. It’s FAB it’s GEAR it’s POP ROCK!

The Morning Cafe

7am – 9am

Grab a cuppa and let Lacie’s Morning Café get you on your feet. The menu features Classic Rock from the ’60s and ’70s with the addition of salty and sweet, old and new favourites to keep you on your musical toes. It’s all interspersed with up-to-the-minute traffic alerts, weather forecasts, and information on local happenings; Hump Day never sounded so good!

Real World Gardener

9am – 10am

Learn the ABC’s of gardening, garden design, growing plants and veggies, herbs and spices you need, plus much more. Real World Gardener is produced at 2RRR and heard right across Australia on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

There Goes That Song Again

10am – 11am

We listen to and talk about the popular music and the artists of the 1940s, 50s and 60s & also re-discover forgotten artists and songs. The emphasis is mostly on the easy-listening music of the era before the arrival of rock and roll and which also continued beyond. Regular features may include tributes to particular artists, interview excerpts, songs from the 20s or 30s revived in the 40s, 50s or 60s, songs that topped the charts 60, 70 or 80 years ago – and more!

There Goes That Song Again Special

11am – 12pm

We take an in-depth look each week at a particular aspect of the music of the 1940s, 50s or 60s. Each “Special” may feature a specific artist, event, anniversary, Broadway show, Hollywood musical or other theme. It’s also an opportunity to take a detailed look at the history of a particular aspect of the era and re-discover forgotten artists and songs.

Midday Jazz Wednesday

12pm – 2pm

If it swings, there’s melody, a beat then I’ll play it. The program will be mainly jazz taken from the years 1940 – 70 but we must remember our roots and future! I hope you enjoy some uplifting music in the middle of the day to carry you through the afternoon and beyond.

Cosmic Cowboy Cafe

2pm – 4pm

Drinking songs and trucking songs. Songs about highways and honky tonks. Songs about loving and leaving, lying and cheating. More Austin TX than Nashville TN

Youth Jukebox

4pm – 5pm

Sydney’s youngest radio drive program. Join high school students from the local area of Ryde each weekday from 4pm.

It's Time (CRN)

5pm – 6pm

Looking at the best of the charts from this week… in a year between 1960 and 1999! Hosts William Brougham and Barry McKay also bring the year alive with trivia about the songs in the charts at the time. Don’t miss It’s Time – or your memory won’t forgive you!

Aussie Music Weekly (CRN)

6pm – 7pm

Noddy

London Calling

7pm – 9pm

London Calling features new releases, old hits, long lost b-sides and and modern classics. London Calling has been called ‘the most eclectic post-drivetime radio show in the Southern Hemisphere’, amongst other things.

Lawless Street

9pm – 11pm

From mento, boogie woogie, blues, ska and rocksteady, to reggae, roots, dub, deejays, rockers and dancehall, Chris Moore will open your mind to the many wonders of Jamaican music. As always, there is a wild and ferocious energy to be found in many of Chris’ carefully selected tunes.

Bacon Fat!

11pm – 12am

2RRR Jukebox

12am – 5am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.

London Calling

5am – 7am

London Calling features new releases, old hits, long lost b-sides and and modern classics. London Calling has been called ‘the most eclectic post-drivetime radio show in the Southern Hemisphere’, amongst other things.

The Morning Hit Up

7am – 9am

The Perfect Panel Puncher from Putney is back!!! Tune in every Friday morning with AJ for breakfast banter, bangin’ tunes and a round-up of weekly sports.

Babyface Broadcast

9am – 10am

Join Mark Williamson every Thursday from 7 pm to 8pm for the Babyface Broadcast. Covering Professional Wrestling from local to international, Mark provides expert analysis, joined by guests from Australian Professional Wrestling while playing a variety of eclectic music from over the decades.

Rock n Roll Baby!

10am – 11am

Put on your blue suede shoes or high-heel sneakers and dig this non-stop swinging selection of songs from the 50s and 60s.

Music Appreciation

11am – 12pm

Music Appreciation is a pop-rock program with a different theme each week. Join Paul & Steve as they explore musical history with both known and unknown classics!

New York Jazz (CRN)

12pm – 2pm

New York Jazz: it’s nostalgia with the accent on jazz, and storylines on the artists and musicians, from Miles Davis to Frank Sinatra, along with listener requests, contributions, and most of all, relaxation. As Tom says, that’s what this long-running “perfect finale” to that “care-worn day” is all about.

There Goes That Song Again

2pm – 3pm

We listen to and talk about the popular music and the artists of the 1940s, 50s and 60s & also re-discover forgotten artists and songs. The emphasis is mostly on the easy-listening music of the era before the arrival of rock and roll and which also continued beyond. Regular features may include tributes to particular artists, interview excerpts, songs from the 20s or 30s revived in the 40s, 50s or 60s, songs that topped the charts 60, 70 or 80 years ago – and more!

There Goes That Song Again Special

3pm – 4pm

We take an in-depth look each week at a particular aspect of the music of the 1940s, 50s or 60s. Each “Special” may feature a specific artist, event, anniversary, Broadway show, Hollywood musical or other theme. It’s also an opportunity to take a detailed look at the history of a particular aspect of the era and re-discover forgotten artists and songs.

Real World Gardener

4pm – 5pm

Learn the ABC’s of gardening, garden design, growing plants and veggies, herbs and spices you need, plus much more. Real World Gardener is produced at 2RRR and heard right across Australia on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

Cosmic Cowboy Cafe

5pm – 7pm

Drinking songs and trucking songs. Songs about highways and honky tonks. Songs about loving and leaving, lying and cheating. More Austin TX than Nashville TN

Virtual Unreality

7pm – 9pm

Eclectic local and international contemporary music with interviews and guests, what else could you ask for? Chris Virtue is the voice for music that demands your attention. As an interviewer, Chris chats with some fascinating artists each week on Virtual Unreality.

Accidentally Curley's Treat

9pm – 11pm

Accidently Curley’s Treat roars through the airwaves every Friday from 9pm to midnight with your host DJ Earley Curley. From post-punk, synth-wave, dream-pop, plunderphonics, and neo-psychedelia, the revolutionary minds of music are everywhere to be found on in DJ Earley Curley’s expertly curated musical mixtapes.

The Funk Soul Brother

11pm – 12am

Kicking off your Saturday evening spinning a freestyle selection of soulful beats, rhythms and grooves. From vintage funk, soul, hip hop, and boom bap, to new fresh electronic beats, old skool beats, and of course all things funky.

The Funk Soul Brother

12am – 1am

Kicking off your Saturday evening spinning a freestyle selection of soulful beats, rhythms and grooves. From vintage funk, soul, hip hop, and boom bap, to new fresh electronic beats, old skool beats, and of course all things funky.

Bacon Fat!

1am – 2am

Beale Street Caravan

2am – 3am

Beale Street Caravan is a one hour non-commercial radio series broadcasting live recordings of Memphis music and its derivative forms to an international audience of 2.4 million worldwide weekly listeners on over 400 stations around the globe.

2RRR Jukebox

3am – 4am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.

Tales From The High Stool

4am – 6am

“Tales from the high stool” is a weekly programme broadcasting on Tuesday nights from 9pm. Hosted by Pádraig Ó Cuinn. The show involves interviews various people involved in local and global music, from festival organisers, musicians, music historians and music journalists.

The Electric Barnyard

6am – 8am

Tune in Tuesday arvos and Saturday mornings to John Lee and listen to the sounds of country coming all the way from the Electric Barnyard, on your station 2RRR 88.5FM. We’re rockin’ the airwaves, cause there’s a little bit of country in us all!

Wild in the Country

8am – 10am

Tune in with Michael to hear a melting pot of classic country sounds, interviews with Australian artists, and some good ol’ Rock n Roll!!!

Kaffy Country

10am – 11am

Kicking off your weekend can not be achieved any better by listening to the boot-lickin country tunes selected for you by Terry Kaff. The sweet sounds of country both from the past and from the present are the passion and joy behind Kaffy Country.

Planet Football

11am – 1pm

For one hour, expand your football knowledge by hearing the wise words of one of Sydney’s most active football journalists, The Lone Ranger. Local games, results and player interviews are central to Planet Football, giving you an insight into the minds of some of the game’s most interesting social commentators.

The Alyssa & Geoff Experiments

1pm – 2pm

Join a GenZ Daughter and her GenX Dad as they run a series of increasingly bizarre experiments each Saturday afternoon with music, news, history and general life stuff. Burn or build the bridges of the Age gap, unlock the secrets of reality (or uncover the truth of the simulation) and hang out as they try to figure out what the hell is going on inside each other’s heads.

Sydney Sounds

2pm – 4pm

Recordings, interviews and live performances by local alternative bands from all around Sydney are curated and shared each week straight to you by the local mastermind of Big Daddy K. With a well-established name within the Sydney music community, Big Daddy K is your go to host for hearing the wild and vibrant alternative sounds of Sydney’s coolest local bands.

Timeslides

4pm – 6pm

Music and arts with interviews with local bands are the burning passion of Natalie Smith. As a proud champion for local music, Natalie has a key eye for exciting talent. Each week, keep your ears open for fresh new sounds that are brewing from Australia’s finest music masterminds.

Rock n Roll Baby!

6pm – 8pm

Put on your blue suede shoes or high-heel sneakers and dig this non-stop swinging selection of songs from the 50s and 60s.

45RPM (CRN)

8pm – 10pm

Community Radio Network

Hippa To Da Hoppa

10pm – 12am

Hip-hop heads, here’s the perfect place to power up your mind with some head throbbing hip-hop tracks! All music is selected by the mastermind behind the mic; Lachlan Hilder!

Hippa To Da Hoppa

12am – 1am

Hip-hop heads, here’s the perfect place to power up your mind with some head throbbing hip-hop tracks! All music is selected by the mastermind behind the mic; Lachlan Hilder!

Tecka's Tracks (CRN)

1am – 3am

Twenty years on-air and still with a passion for the new, Tecka brings you the latest hard/pub rock and blues from across the globe, plus an acoustic segment each hour. he has you covered with the latest material from both independent and major labels, so jump on board and enjoy the ride.

2RRR Jukebox

3am – 5am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.

Kaffy Country

5am – 6am

Kicking off your weekend can not be achieved any better by listening to the boot-lickin country tunes selected for you by Terry Kaff. The sweet sounds of country both from the past and from the present are the passion and joy behind Kaffy Country.

Country Roads

6am – 9am

Country, Rockabilly, and early Rock n Roll music. Featuring live local gigs and interviews with the artists, when the “Country Roads” goes on the road, live. With Ronnieboy.

Bluegrass County

9am – 11am

Join Bunker Bob as he takes us on a weekly tour of Bluegrass County, heard only on 2RRR 88.5 FM, Your Local Sound To The World! Featuring a superb selection of bluegrass classics and modern-day interpretations of this timeless genre.

Hungarian Radio Mozaik Sydney

11am – 1pm

Want to hear the voice of Hungarian news, culture and affairs of the Sydney region? There’s no better place than by listening to the expert minds of Katalin and Gustav. Each week, Katalain and Gustav deliver fascinating content in the Hungarian language, with a wide variey of interviews and topical information for all Hungarian speakers to enjoy.

Sydney Kannada Vani

1pm – 2pm

A radio program for listeners who speak Kannada, an Indian language. Indian and Sri Lankan migrants form a major part of the Australian migrant family. Over one million migrants from these two countries have called Australia Home. Kannada is one of the major languages spoken by this migrant group.

Mahak (Hindi) Indian

2pm – 4pm

To keep informed on the constant flow of news for the Hindi speaking community of Sydney, Mahak (Hindi) Indian is the place to learn just that. Each week, Dave makes it his ojective to provide relevant and engaging content in the Hindi language.

Enjoy Yourself Today

4pm – 5pm

Enjoy Yourself Today is a magazine-style comprehensive program, mainly in Cantonese. The content includes community current affairs, special music, gourmet cooking, modern and ancient technology and occasional guest interviews.

Healthy Living (Cantonese)

5pm – 6pm

「活得健康」星期日下午五點至六點 Every Sunday 5:00pm-6:00pm, “Healthy Living“ Close to the pulse of the times, explore the world’s information, the mysteries of life and sharing health philosophy”. 「緊貼時代脈膊、發掘全球資訊、探索生命奧秘、分享健康哲理」希望大家唔好錯過逢星期日下午五點至六點，2RRR 88.5FM為你送上嘅「活得健康」啦主持人謝志輝會同大家傾吓、講吓、輕鬆吓！約定你啦！

IT Technology (Cantonese)

6pm – 7pm

Listen to “IT Technology” every Sunday. This program is mainly using the simplest ways to tell you how to handle New Technology and adapt this modern world.Jeffery will talk about new products of new technology, some techniques for using iPad, smartphone and PC. If you have questions about tablet, smartphone or Personal Computer, please feel free to contact me by 9816 2777. Jeffery will be pleased to solve your problems on air.

Voice Of Nor Serount (Armenian)

7pm – 9pm

Voice of Nor Serount (VONS) is a quarterly, bi-lingual publication from the UK of the latest worldwide and local Armenian news.

Moco Boula

9pm – 10pm

Exclusive to 2RRR and named after the traditional name of the Hunters Hill Municipality, Moco Boula, meaning ‘Two Rivers’. Enjoy an all-Indigenous mix of tunes compiled weekly by DJ Peachy!

Deadly Beats (CRN)

10pm – 11pm

Deadly Beats is a jam packed program, showcasing the very best Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander music artists in the Urban Music genre, straight from Radio Adelaide!Being a long time Hip Hop & RnB artist himself, Big Sexy will bring to the show the classics and the latest jams from around Australia, including interviews with local and national Indigenous Urban Music artists. Tune in to get a true taste of Indigenous Hip Hop & RnB tunes

2RRR Jukebox

11pm – 12am

A mix of Vintage Sounds from the 50s & 60s at the Midnight Hour 7 days a week. New! ALL AUSTRALIAN music between 3:00am-5:00am Monday to Friday.