Radiothon 2026 is here — and we’re turning up the volume on independent youth media.

By supporting SYN, you’re backing the next generation of broadcasters, creators, journalists, musicians and artists who make community radio bold, diverse, accessible and unapologetically local. Every donation helps keep young voices on air — and in control of the stories, sounds and culture that matter.

This year, the message is simple:

IN SYN WE TRUST.

Trust young people to tell their own stories.
Trust community radio.
Trust local music.
Trust our volunteers and the artists they discover and champion on air.
Trust the music we play before the algorithms find them.
Trust independent media.
Trust the next generation to shape culture — not just consume it.

For the past 23 years, SYN has been a launchpad for young creatives, broadcasters and industry leaders across Melbourne/Naarm. Your donations help keep the lights on, the studios running, the transmitter beaming, and provide a platform for not just our volunteers but musicians, artists, storytellers and future leaders to be heard.

People have trusted SYN for over two decades.

Now, we’re asking you to trust us again.

Join us and help power another year of creativity, storytelling, music and community.

IN SYN WE TRUST.