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Joy Melbourne
JOY 94.9 (official List of radio station callsigns in Victoria, call sign 3JOY), stylised as JOY or JOY 94.9, is a community radio station broadcasting at 94.9 FM radio, FM in Melbourne. It is Australia's first and only LGBT, LGBTQI+ community radio station. __TOC__ History JOY 94.9, originally incorporated on 28 June 1993 as ''JOY Melbourne Independent Community Broadcasters Association'' began its first test transmission on 1 December 1993 (World AIDS Day). Transmission was on 90.7 Megahertz, MHz from 268A Coventry Street, South Melbourne, a total space 80sqm consisting of 1 broadcasting studio. The first words spoken on-air were broadcast by accident by founder John Oliver saying "Can I have a cup of coffee and then we’ll get going?" The first track to be played on-air was scheduled to be Kylie Minogue's Celebration (Kool & the Gang song), Celebration, but due to technical issues Jimmy Barnes' Working Class Man was played first. JOY continued to broadcast via temporary tes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
