"The Guitar in Perth" and its successors

Plucked Strings History
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This wonderful radio programme and its predecessors are among the longest running on this station which was also the first FM station in WA.

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Link to RTRFM 92.1 history page

Date Programme name Presenter(s) 6UVS FM Time Stories about this time
1/4/1977 On April 1, 1977, a switch was flicked and so was born a radio station, Perth's first ever FM radio station.
THEREFORE April 2017 is the 40th Anniversary of the Station. This was commemorated with an exhibition at the State Library of Western Australia in November 2017.

It also means Plucked Strings and its predecessors celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast [6th April 1987].
Celebration on Sunday show of 2nd April
See 2017 entry below
RTR_FORTY_YEARS_LOGO-01.gif - 15.5 KB		 6UVS FM Broadcast from University of WA
First broadcast 6/4/1987 The Guitar in Perth

Robin Thomson

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6UVS FM 8-9pm
Sun		 Studio at University of WA
Played music from my personal record collection and that of Stephan Bulmer's also. Broadcast interviews made with John Williams, Vladimir Mikulka and Carlos Barbosa-Lima from memory. May have been others. Left Perth in January to move to Denmark and founded the South Coast School of Guitar in 1989. That is when Stephan took over the show.
1988 The Guitar in Perth stephan.bulmer (18K)
Stephan Bulmer		 6UVS FM 8-9pm
Sun		 Studio at University of WA
1989 The Guitar in Perth stephan.bulmer (18K)
Stephan Bulmer Naomi Millet
Naomi Millett		 6UVS FM 8-9pm
Sun		 Naomi Millett commenced with uncertainty but went on to present the show for over 20 years - has to be a record. She has said, "When Stephan Bulmer decided to go back to England for a while - he selected me - I have no idea why - to be the takeover person. Not much training back then, comparatively - I had to learn on the job, and I was terrible - and terrified!"
1990 The Guitar Show Naomi Millett
Naomi Millet

Click for more about Naomi		 RTR-web.gif - 2.1 KB 8-9pm
Sun		 Late November 1990 a decision was made by the UWA Senate to close the station and the transmitter was turned off that same night. 6UVS remained off air for six months while negotiations took place between the University, the 6UVS volunteers and the Australian Broadcasting Authority (now the Australian Communications and Media Authority).
The ABA held a public hearing in Perth, which was the point at which it was legally determined that Universities Radio Ltd (a joint company of UWA and Murdoch) could become Arts Radio Ltd with the call sign RTRFM.
Naomi Millett was there.
? The Guitar Show Naomi Millet
Naomi Millett and    GavinLibotte263x300 (19K)
Gavin Libotte of Urban Gypsies		 RTR-web.gif - 2.1 KB 8-9pm
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? The Guitar Show Naomi Millet
Naomi Millett and JamesWearingSmith2015 (4K)
actor James Wearing-Smith		 RTR-web.gif - 2.1 KB 8-9pm
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1990 The Guitar Show Naomi Millet
Naomi Millett andCraigLake2015 (5K)
Craig Lake		 RTR-web.gif - 2.1 KB 8-9pm
Sun		 We interviewed Craig Ogden early on when he went to Manchester.
Jan 2005 The Guitar Show Naomi Millet
Naomi Millett
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Sun		 Studio move from Sanders Building at Univ. of WA to:-
1st Floor
642 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley
2006 Plucked Strings Naomi Millet
Naomi Millett and NeilFrancis (28K)
Neil Francis andNatalie (17K)
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Sun		 Natalie Ong and Neil Francis began broadcasting with Curtin Radio. When Naomi Millett decided that 20 years of presenting the show was probably enough she recruited Natalie and Neil. This was also the occasion to change the name of the show from The Guitar Show to Plucked Strings indicating a broader musical focus.
2007 Plucked Strings Natalie (17K)
Natalie Ong NeilFrancis (28K)
Neil Francis GHcrop (26K)
Graham Hawkes		 RTR-web.gif - 2.1 KB 8-9pm
Sun		 In 2008, RTRFM received a grant from Lotterywest to upgrade all three studios. RTRFM now boasts one of the finest studio set ups of any radio station in Australia.
? Plucked Strings Natalie (17K)
Natalie Ong GHcrop (26K)
Graham Hawkes Rebecca10 (27K)
Rebecca Burgess		 RTR-web.gif - 2.1 KB 6-7pm
Sun		 Programme brought forward to 6pm. Programmes for Sunday becoming music all day.
2015 Plucked Strings GHcrop (26K)
Graham HawkesNatalie (17K)
Natalie OngJasonMarais (16K)
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2016 Plucked Strings GHcrop (26K)
Graham Hawkes Natalie (17K)
Natalie Ong JasonMarais (16K)
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2023 Plucked Strings GHcrop (26K)
Graham Hawkes Natalie (17K)
Natalie Ong JasonMarais (16K)
Jason Marais Michael Black 2023
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Plucked Strings
2017		 From Plucked Strings broadcast of 2nd April 2017 Robin Thomson 2017
Robin Thomson
First presenter 1987 RTRFM-Alt-Frequencies 2017
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Interview with first presenter in 1987, Robin Thomson to celebrate 30th anniversary of first broadcast

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