Here's how the phenomenon began...

Youth Radio came screaming into Sydney known as Hitz FM, a sister of Melbourne's station of the same name. Like Melbourne, the youth dance market in Sydney just wasn't being catered for, and things had to change. The first test broadcast happened for 30 days in Nov - Dec '96, on temporary community license 96.9 FM. The effect was amazing finally kids all over the city had something energetic and uplifting to go off to. This new station was playing music they loved and could relate to! Hitz returned for another test broadcast in May '97, renamed itself Wild FM, and planted roots firmly in Sydney's youth culture.

Since then, there have been further test broadcasts in August '97, November '97, March '98, June '98 & on August '98 broadcasted on 94.5 FM. Because of the on again/off again nature of Wild's airtime, a series of CD's have been released to keep our listeners happy while Wild FM is off the air. The Wild series has gone gold, proving just how much Sydney's kids, and others around the country, are into this music.

Wild is staffed by its own demographic - young volunteers who love the music, love the atmosphere and give loads of energy and hard slog to make the station happen. Wild is run for the youth, by the youth, keeping the sound fresh and happy and the content relevant to the young and those who haven't really grown up yet.