Storyline

Series revolving around community youth radio station 99.9 Raw FM and the young people who run it.

First Aired

1997-11-18
Last Aired

1998-02-10
Creator
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

13
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ABC TV

Keywords:

radio station australia melbourne, australia

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Season 1

1. What You Can

Robert Anderson is an unemployed sound mixer. Granger Hutton is a high flying DJ on ROK FM. Zelda Lee ...More

Robert Anderson is an unemployed sound mixer. Granger Hutton is a high flying DJ on ROK FM. Zelda Lee is an ambitious blind woman desperate to work in radio. A tragedy is the motivation behind these three young people starting a radioLess

60mins 1997-11-18

2. Desperately Seeking Su Lin

The teenagers are fast catching on and fast tuning in. The little community radio station is gathering...More

The teenagers are fast catching on and fast tuning in. The little community radio station is gathering a loyal following. Curtis, a young boy from the country, finds himself a new life when he joins the RAW gang.Less

60mins 1997-11-25

3. Light My Flame

Mark Mulholland, private school boy and diligent son is about to re-invent himself as a DJ. He realise...More

Mark Mulholland, private school boy and diligent son is about to re-invent himself as a DJ. He realises that RAW is where he belongs and begins to jettison his old life, which causes conflict in the Mulholland home.Less

60mins 1997-12-02

4. Cara

Cara thinks the radio station is a waste of time until she arrives at Raw's studio and realises this i...More

Cara thinks the radio station is a waste of time until she arrives at Raw's studio and realises this is where she could have an impact. They need her organisational skills. But disaster strikes at the Raw FM party and Cara's good work is forgotten, until Sarah comes to her sister's defence. Blood is thicker than water, after all. But is RAW big enough for the two of them?Less

60mins 1997-12-09

5. Playing With Fire

Sarah spends more time at RAW FM than she does at her home. On the air Sarah the stutterer turns into ...More

Sarah spends more time at RAW FM than she does at her home. On the air Sarah the stutterer turns into Sarah the ultra-cool DJ. She stretches the boundaries of political correctness to the limit when she permits callers to have their say no matter what they want to say. This total 'free speech' puts her colleagues in danger and the licence in jeopardy.Less

60mins 1997-12-16

6. In Arcadia

Gerry Sano is hiding from the world in her loft, perched above the chaos that is Raw FM. She would rat...More

Gerry Sano is hiding from the world in her loft, perched above the chaos that is Raw FM. She would rather spend time surfing the net than talking to other people. But what is lurking in the world of the cyber skyway nearly costs Gerry her life and could see Granger behind bars.Less

60mins 1997-12-23

7. A Raw Nerve

When Wayne, a mate from the bush turns up with a slab of beer under his arm, Curtis is mortified. His ...More

When Wayne, a mate from the bush turns up with a slab of beer under his arm, Curtis is mortified. His embarrassment deepens when his country bumpkin friend tries to impress one of the Chaddie Chicks.Less

60mins 1997-12-30

8. Raw N' Sore

Discovered as an exotic bargirl/dancer, Sam has recorded the lyrics for a new funky dance track for lo...More

Discovered as an exotic bargirl/dancer, Sam has recorded the lyrics for a new funky dance track for local band Dollmeister. Through Raw FM, Sam sees her future as a star, without the band. She decides to use Raw FM's first outside broadcast as the chance to launch her solo career but things don't work out as she plans.Less

60mins 1998-01-06

9. The Facts of Life

The young DJs at Raw FM are offered the chance of involvement in a safe sex campaign. Spider from Comm...More

The young DJs at Raw FM are offered the chance of involvement in a safe sex campaign. Spider from Community Welfare knows Raw's ability to reach the youth and believes they can get the safe sex message across without preaching - and is willing to pay them.Less

60mins 1998-01-13

10. B4 & After

Mega-successful British boy-pop band B4 makes an appearance at RAW and no one is prepared for the hund...More

Mega-successful British boy-pop band B4 makes an appearance at RAW and no one is prepared for the hundreds of fans that follow them. A hormone driven teenage riot breaks out and the band is besieged in the station. In the middle of the mayhem, a young girl slips and falls from the rooftop. RAW's first taste of disaster.Less

60mins 1998-01-20

11. A Raw Deal

The Raw FM narrowcast licence is about to expire. Robert wants to wait until next summer before applyi...More

The Raw FM narrowcast licence is about to expire. Robert wants to wait until next summer before applying for another licence, but the others don't agree. Even though Robert is vice-president, they think he's letting the side down.Less

60mins 1998-01-27

12. Exposure

There are only 14 days to go to the end of RAW and the rot is setting in. People are not turning up fo...More

There are only 14 days to go to the end of RAW and the rot is setting in. People are not turning up for shifts and the place needs a makeover. The licence might be coming to an end but RAW's ratings are making it an interesting business proposition to the commercial stations.Less

60mins 1998-02-03

13. One

The last night of Raw is to be marked by a party but for Robert, Zelda and Granger it is a closed shop...More

The last night of Raw is to be marked by a party but for Robert, Zelda and Granger it is a closed shop. Only the under-25's are welcome. Their dream is over.Less