About Us
Bumma Bippera Media 98.7FM is the first and only indigenous radio service in Gimuy (Cairns). Our studios are located right here in Gimuy (Cairns) at 1/143 Buchan Street.
BBM 98.7 FM is heard in Gimuy (Cairns) and surrounding areas. BBM 98.7FM has the potential to reach more than 150,000 listeners daily.
BBM can be heard in Gordonvale, West to Kuranda, Atherton and Mareeba, north to Port Douglas and Mossman, east to Yarrabah via streaming, social media and program sharing.
Our radio service also extends nationally, Monday to Friday via our Talk Back program “TALK BLACK” and also a number of other programs through the National indigenous radio service and Globally via our online audio stream.
Our aim is to be the best Community Radio Station in Gimuy (Cairns) and to involve a broad cross section of our community in delivering the service. We are proud of the fact we have volunteers, staff and members who are both indigenous and non indigenous people.
Bumma Bippera 987fm
Bumma Bippera 98.7FM is the first and only indigenous radio service in Cairns.
WARNING: This story contains an image of a First Nations person who has passed. Leonard ‘Len’ Waters – Australia’s first Indigenous fighter pilot. A Kamilaroi (Gamilaraay) man, Waters was raised in the outback Queensland town of Nindigully. He was a bright student, fascinated by flight from childhood. Waters spent hours reading flying magazines. He enjoyed making model planes and observing how things flew. When Japan entered the Second World War, threatening Australia, the Australian Imperial Force and Royal Australian Air Force desperately needed more recruits so they relaxed their restrictive enlistment standards, which had limited entry to white Australians and Europeans. Waters volunteered, studied hard and completed intensive training. In July 1944, he received his RAAF pilot’s wings and was promoted to sergeant. Waters was posted to No 78 Squadron in November 1944. He was stationed at Noemfoor and Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) and later at Borneo. Waters flew 95 missions in his Kittyhawk, Black Magic and logged 103 flying hours.To read more about his story: cove.army.gov.au/article/australian-aviator-leonard-watersImage: Australian War Memorial 📷 Leonard ‘Len’ Waters, in full winter flying kit. Narrandera, July 1944, AWM P01757.007.
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WARNING: This story contains images of a First Nations person who has passed away. In the 1940s, Larrakia woman, Dolly Gurinyi Batcho (1905-1973) was one of an estimated 6000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who served as part of Australia’s defence in the Second World War. Dolly, was part of the Aboriginal Women’s Hygiene Squad, who were responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation around the army camp. Dolly represents the unenlisted ‘privates’, who supported the war effort. ANZAC Day, we honour those who served in armed conflict and those who supported them.Images via Australian War Memorial and Story from National Archives of Australia #ANZACday
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ANZAC Day!Uncle Phillip Bowie came into the BBM studio in 2023 to talk on National Talk Black with Trendy Trev! Uncle Phillip Bowie, Navy Indigenous Development Program elder, talked about his career and mentoring role. Uncle Phillip joined in 1956 and trained at HMAS Leeuwin as a marine technician and before serving for nearly nine years in the ships Melbourne, Stalwart, Paluma and Barbette. Stay tuned into BBM 98.7FM
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