JOY 94.9
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| JOY 94.9 | |
|---|---|
| City | Melbourne |
| Type | Radio |
| Started | 1 December 1993 |
| President | David McCarthy |
| Website | http://www.joy.org.au/ |
JOY 94.9 is Australia's only gay and lesbian radio station. It broadcasts on the FM frequency 94.9 to more than 216,000 people in Melbourne and online. It is run by over 200 volunteers and a handful of staff.
It started test broadcasts on 1 December 1993. It was granted a full time license in 2001 and started broadcasting full time in 2002. Their license was renewed in 2006.
It is frequently incorrectly referred to as JOY FM.
Controvesy
On 2 October 2011 The Sunday Age published an article[1] claiming that activists, "with gay and lesbian radio station Joy FM [sic]" were threatening beyondblue's funding by launching a campaign "Homovember" to compete with Movember. This claim was been refuted by David McCarthy, President of Joy 94.9[2]. He stated in a message to members and supported that "HOMOVEMBER was only a proposal at the very early stages" and that The Sunday Age had misquoted and misrepresented himself and Doug Pollard. Jeff Kennett has made homophobic comments while director of beyondblue.
References
- ↑ Funding threat to Kennett's mental health charity by Jill Stark, The Age, 2 October, 2011
- ↑ JOY 94.9 misrepresented in The Sunday Age from blog Current Affairs
