MELBOURNE ROOTS. WORLDWIDE SOUND.
About V1 RADIO.
Bringing quality sound since 2020.
OUR BEGINNING
From Melbourne,
since 2020.
V1 RADIO launched in Melbourne in 2020, during the pandemic. It grew from Str8out Radio, created by the same team, as a new outlet for a shared love of electronic music.
With nights out on hold, the idea was simple: bring the feeling of a club into people’s homes. A living room could become a dancefloor, and a familiar anthem could bring back some of the energy and connection we were missing.
What began as a pandemic project continues as a round-the-clock soundtrack, connecting listeners in Melbourne and around the world.
THE SOUND
House. Dance.
Oldskool anthems.
V1 brings those sounds together in a continuous music rotation, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are no scheduled shows at the moment—just the tracks, from fresh discoveries to familiar favourites.
The stream is free and ad-free. Listen through the website or find us on TuneIn, the StarterFM app, Radio Garden and radio.net.
WHY V1?
Committed
to the sound.
Our name comes from aviation. V1 marks the point in a takeoff when the aircraft is committed to lift.
We want listening to V1 to bring that same sense of lift: tracks full of energy, a change of pace and the feeling that the night is just getting started.
Our commitment is to keep that momentum going. New tracks and artists move us forward, while house, dance and oldskool anthems keep us connected to our roots. The music evolves; its essence stays with us.
V1 × STARTERFM
Two cities.
A shared frequency.
In October 2024, V1 RADIO announced its official partnership with Sydney’s StarterFM. It brought together two teams with a mutual appreciation for each other’s stations and a shared drive to give independent radio a bigger platform.
For V1, it was a natural next step: a Melbourne-born station joining forces with a Sydney network, connecting our sound with more listeners across Australia and beyond.
The partnership puts V1 within Starter’s wider station lineup, with access through the StarterFM app and StarterPlus. It gives listeners another way to find us and keep the music close, wherever they are.
Our identity stays at the centre of it: house, dance and oldskool anthems, around the clock. A wider network, with the same commitment to the sound that started V1.
THE IDENTITY
Two characters.
One mark.
Our original logo combines a V turned on its side with a 1 alongside it, creating a triangular shape. It’s the visual signature that connects the station’s name with its identity.
YOUR TRACK. OUR AIRWAVES.
Be part of V1.
Request a track from our catalogue, bookmark a discovery in the Daily Five, or explore the artists featured in Heard on V1.
For music submissions, collaborations or a hello, use our contact form. V1 RADIO is a proud partner of StarterFM.