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 Peanut Gallery with Jeff Wortman & Paul Hogan
- Gotcha Calls with Matt Tilley
- The Sweetest Plum
- The Little Dum Dum Club with Tommy Dassalo and Karl Chandler
- Bad Blokes
- The Lunchtime Laugh
- Keith and the Girl
- Monday Night Football - : Live from 6.30PM
- Stand-Up
- Song Parodies
Formerly broadcast
- Paul & Rach
- The Heath & Normy Show
- Stefan & Craig
- Neville from New Zealand
- Running of the Bullsh*t with Pace & Santi
Availability
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 .