▁of ▁S WR ▁Tri ple ▁ 9 ▁is ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁community ▁a ▁voice ▁and ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁anyone ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁air w aves ▁regardless ▁of ▁age , ▁gender , ▁national ity ▁or ▁experience . ▁S WR ▁Tri ple ▁ 9 ▁is ▁a ▁mostly ▁volunte er ▁run ▁organisation ▁and ▁is ▁fund ed ▁through ▁listener ▁support , ▁gr ants ▁and ▁limited ▁commercial ▁spons or ship . ▁ ▁History ▁What ▁is ▁now ▁S WR ▁Tri ple ▁ 9 ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁initially ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁as ▁asp ir ant ▁broad c aster ▁W OW ▁FM . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁forming ▁as ▁S WR ▁FM , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁station ▁started ▁conduct ing ▁regular ▁test ▁transm issions ▁on ▁ 8 8 . 3 ▁FM ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁ 1 0 0 . 3 ▁FM . ▁These ▁were ▁fully ▁oper ational ▁and ▁program med ▁broadcast s , ▁but ▁were ▁usually ▁limited ▁to ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁weeks ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁then ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Author ity ▁agreed ▁that ▁S WR ▁FM ▁could ▁use ▁its ▁ 9 0 ▁days ▁per ▁year ▁of ▁temporary ▁transmission ▁time ▁by ▁broadcast ing ▁every ▁week end , ▁rather ▁than ▁using ▁up ▁all ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁blocks . ▁ ▁This ▁enabled ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁continuous ▁presence ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁broadcast ▁full -