Radio Larrakia

Radio Larrakia 94.5FM is Darwin's only Aboriginal radio station located in the heart of Darwin NT CBD, giving the voice to the Larrakia and the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Australia. Show more Radio Larrakia was established in 1998 by the Larrakia Aboriginal community of Darwin and is managed and controlled by Larrakia Aboriginal Traditional Owners. Radio Larrakia aims to promote Larrakia culture and language to Darwin and the surrounding region, combined with news, music and sport through broadcasting media. The primary target is Larrakia Aboriginal community, secondary target all other Aboriginal communities, third target the wider community. It provides training and employment opportunities in all areas of broadcasting primarily for Larrakia and also for the wider Aboriginal community of Darwin and the Northern Territory. Radio Larrakia broadcasts twenty four hours a day locally and nationally, and has dedicated Aboriginal programs that provide news and information for programming and content about Aboriginal community cultural and social issues through focus on Aboriginal education, Aboriginal training and employment, Aboriginal community services announcements, promotion of Aboriginal music, NT Schools Training Program, Indigenous events and festivals including the Garma Festival held annually in Gulkula, Arnhemland NT, networking with the national Indigenous broadcasting body Australian Indigenous Communications Association(AICA). Live Streaming on the internet means that Radio Larrakia communicates around the world and has enormous popularity including Europe, Asia and the USA.