Gumala Radio, which commenced broadcasting in 2002, is a fully-licensed community radio station transmitting to remote Indigenous communities in the north west of Western Australia. It sources many of its programs from other Aboriginal radio stations, with the majority sourced from the PAKAM (Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media) network. Our Broadcaster, John 'Tadam' Lockyer (also known as 'The Voice of Gumala'), can re-broadcast a variety of programs to the Gumala Radio listeners by selecting from a range of different stations available from the PAKAM satellite.

Gumala Radio's studio is situated in Gumala's head office in Tom Price. Gumala Radio is currently broadcast to the following towns and communities: Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Onslow, Roebourne, Wakathuni Community, Bellary Springs Community and Youngaleena Community.

The aims of Gumala Radio are to :

• Allow the use of Indigenous Language on Air (helping to preserve those languages);
• Use radio as a means of teaching those languages;
• Allow local and Indigenous culture to be reflected in programming, particularly traditional stories and songs;
• Provide the community with access to a wide variety of Indigenous programming from various parts of the country;
• Help communities throughout the region to stay in touch;
• Provide a valuable means of distributing  information on matters such as:
  • Health and Education,
  • Meetings and Festivals,
  • Tourist attractions,
  • Weather warnings.

Click here for John 'Tadam' Lockyer's profile.

Gumala Radio Frequencies

Bellary  101.7 FM
Roebourne  102.9 FM
Onslow  101.7 FM
Wakathuni  104.9 FM
Youngaleena  102.1 FM
Tom Price  106.5 FM
Paraburdoo  102.9 FM

Email Gumala radio - radio@gumala.com.au.