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The music on 96.3FM tends to be audience generated- based on that the overall sound of the Indigenous Community Radio Station is classic rock 'n' roll.

Tjuma Pulka is also a crucial medium for Indigenous music to get air-play - we support and promote Indigenous artists.

Tjuma Pulka sees Indigenous music as playing an important part in social and cultural activities.  It maintains social networks, can be seen as a medium for education, and promotes cross cultural dialogue.  It also offers an alternative perspective on Indigenous Affairs.

Not only does Tjuma Pulka promote musicians who are Indigenous but also independent artists.

If you would like to hear a song click on the Request a Song icon at the top right hand corner.

Tjuma Pulka – 96.3FM began broadcasting in October 2005.

The Indigenous owned and controlled Community Radio Station was established by Karlkurla Language and Culture Aboriginal Corporation.

96.3FM now operates independently from the Language and Culture Centre.

Tjuma Pulka Media Aboriginal Corporation is situated in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, which is 600 kilometres east of Perth. Apart from gold and nickel mining, the region has a significant grazing industry and growing tourism market. Kalgoorlie-Boulder has a population of approximately 32,000 people.

But the town also has a rich Indigenous Cultural heritage made up of different groups of Indigenous people from the surrounding area. Such as the Ngaanyatjarra people whose homelands lay in the Gibson Desert which is north east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the Pitjantjarra/Pila (Spinifex) People from the Great Victorian Desert which is east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

The Indigenous owned and controlled Community Radio Station is defined by its ownership and programming and the community it is authorised to serve, and its structure is based on community access and reflects the special interests and needs of the audience it is licensed to serve.

96.3FM is an Indigenous Community Radio Station that is in development and aims to give Indigenous people a strong voice that is community based, relaxed and makes you feel good.

This website is being developed and in the future we will include profiles on local Indigenous people, future events, and take a look at local Indigenous History in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.