Smooth listening on the Easy FM airwaves

Central Coast community station Radio Five-O-Plus 93.3FM is about to undergo its first major review since COVID-19 with some big changes on the way.

As it’s the only “easy listening” radio station on the Coast it made sense to rebrand the station to Easy FM 93.3, and listeners will notice changes in the music selection and songs playlist.

After 32 years of broadcasting popular music from the 60s to the 80s to the mature radio community on the Coast, it was time for a refresh and new approach to the style of music, in keeping with the listening trends of the over-50s.

A smoother sound will be heard over the airwaves, still with less talk and more music, all run by 30 volunteers, of which 16 are on-air presenters.

Easy FM Manager Allan Maddox has been at the radio station since 2006, and has seen many changes over the years.

“Radio is all about entertainment and information, playing the songs we like to hear and telling us the news we need to know,” he said.

“Easy FM 93.3 proudly presents its daily local news bulletins in association with Central Coast Newspapers and coastcommunitynews.com.au”

Easy FM Chair of the Board Ann Fredericks has been happily volunteering at the station for many years, and is also grateful to have met her now husband,station manager Allan.

“A community organisation like a radio station also has a very human element, which can bring people together through mutual love of music,” she said.

The station has been joined recently by veteran radio man Pete Little, who has moved along the FM radio dial to become Sales and Marketing Manager of Easy FM.

His new task to rebrand the station and build a wider audience is well underway, and since his days at the Coast’s first radio station 2GO in 1971 has learned his broadcasting skills from the best.

“I’m passionate about local media, and commercial radio is in a state of flux – that leaves community radio which is locally owned and operated, and so important in our daily lives,” he said.

“Part of community radio’s charter is to arrange fundraising events to keep the station on air, so here’s a reminder that on the first Friday of each month, Easy FM has its sausage sizzle at Bunnings West Gosford.