This article explores Triple J's evolution from radical Sydney radio station to ‘National Youth Network'. In particular, it discusses Triple J's successful construction of a ‘national youth audience', according to Thornton's (1994, 1995) definitions of ‘subcultural capital'.
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Katherine Albury was the research assistant for the Public Service Broadcasting Research project in 1997. She is a freelance writer/performer/broadcaster, and a PhD student in the School of Sociology at the University of New South Wales.
