Barry (radio station)


Barry was a comedy digital radio station broadcasting to the five mainland state capital cities in Australia. The station is owned by Austereo and was the second permanent digital-only station the company has launched, alongside Radar Radio. The station was launched on 16 July 2010. It ceased operation in June 2012.

Pre-launch

The station aired a 5-minute loop on digital radio promoting the station was coming between 4 and 16 June.
Two weeks prior to the station launch on 16 July 2010, the station ran a campaign to save the name Barry from extinction. Ads aired on all Today Network and Triple M Network FM stations pointing people to savebarry.com.au.

Programming

Programming format consisted of a mix of pre-recorded and live comedy segments:
The station was heard on DAB+ radios in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
The station also streamed online at the and on the Barry .