News : PBS.fm's 'Radio Festival' enters second week

Melbourne public broadcaster PBS.fm is currently into the second week of their annual ‘Radio Festival’, which aims to subscribe new members to the radio station.

PBS.fm is an important figure in the Melbourne heavy metal community, with multiple weekly metal/hard rock shows including the long running and much loved ‘Screaming Symphony’.

Read on to view more details about the Radio Festival, and on how to subscribe to the site!

PBS Press Release: Between May 18th and 31st everyone who signs up to become a member, or renews an existing membership, to PBS will go into the draw to win our Grand Prize – A fabulous European trip including a beach resort stopover in South East Asia worth $10,000 (thanks to Passport Travel and Peregrine) or any one of the great prizes in our $50,000 prize pool.

Throughout the two weeks of Radio Festival the station is a hive of activity and every announcer will be asking you to become a member to their show.  With instant giveaways including wine vouchers, DVDs, meals for two and PBS T-shirts on top of  the entry into the main prize draw, there has never been a better time to become part of the PBS family.

And if you sign up online and you could be in the running for an extra prize.  All online memberships will be in the draw to win a Sangean WR-11 Radio plus a year’s pass to all PBS-produced events from July 2009 to June 2010 and a limited edition special design Crumpler bag.  What are you waiting for?

Everyone who becomes a PBS member receives these great benefits:

• PBS Easey Magazine home delivered twice a year
• Special Member entry price to PBS events
• Exclusive member giveaways of tickets, CDs and more throughout the year
• Great music from a great radio station

And a PBS Pack, which includes:

• A PBS Member Discount Card, which provides discounts to more than 60 businesses and services around town
• A bumper sticker
• A free compilation CD

Membership Categories
• Friend for Life: $1,100 – PBS pack + weekly ‘thank you’ on show of choice + invites to special PBS events + Sangean WR-1 Radio + free entry to PBS produced events*.
• Friend for a Decade: $550 – PBS pack + weekly ‘thank you’ on show of choice + invites to special PBS events and free entry to PBS produced events*.
• Patron: $165 – PBS pack + weekly ‘thank you’ on show of choice, free entry to PBS produced events.
• Passionate: $95 – PBS pack .
• Proud: $70 – PBS pack
• Proud (Concession) (must hold valid concession card): $35 – PBS pack
• Performer: $110 – PBS pack + weekly ‘thank you’ on show of choice + discounts on PBS services (ie. Studio 5)
• Platinum Business (10 years): $3300 – PBS pack + weekly ‘thank you’ on show of choice + page on pbsfm.org.au (logo, link, description) + invites to special PBS events + Sangean WR-1 Radio
• Business: $440 – PBS pack + weekly ‘thank you’ on show of choice + page on pbsfm.org.au (logo, link, description)

*All Patrons, Friends for Life and Friends for a Decade will be able to attend PBS produced events FOR FREE (Some conditions and exclusions apply)

And this year, for the first time, all donations over $2 to PBS are tax-deductable so, don’t let the taxman get all your cash, add a donation onto your membership or just donate whatever you are able and send your stimulus straight to your ears!

Tune into 106.7FM or listen online.

http://www.pbsfm.org.au