2GLF is a Community radio station located in
Liverpool
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, a suburb of
Sydney
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. It is on 89.3 FM and caters to the communities of Liverpool and
Fairfield LGA's.
Etymology
''GLF'' is an acronym which is the first letter of the two cities and community it represents:
*''G'' — Green Valley, a suburb of Liverpool
*''L'' — Liverpool which is a city located South - West of Sydney's main CBD
*''F'' — Fairfield is the city which is north and adjacent to Liverpool and sits on the border of Sydney's West.
The number ''2'' of the call-sign refers to the state of
New South Wales
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which has
postcode
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s starting with 2. The three-letters ''GLF'' indicate an
FM station whereas two-letters would indicate
AM.
Overview
The station provides several community language programs, community access time and a wide variety of music shows. These include:
*The ''Joys of Phillip Jaskiw'' morning variety on Fridays at 9am-12pm running, which has been airing since the mid 2000s.
*''Retro Rewind'' on Thursday nights from 7pm
*The ''Radar youth show'' on Fridays between 4pm-5pm
*''Late Night Live with Nick Nova and Tonka'' on Thursday nights at 10pm to 12am. The show boasts informative discussions on current affairs, local Liverpool
and Fairfield news, music from all genres from the 80's, 90's, weather reports and traffic updates.
*''Nohadra Radio'', on Sunday nights from 8pm to 10pm, airs content for the
Assyrian
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
community in the
Assyrian language Assyrian language may refer to:
* Ancient Assyrian language, a dialect of the ancient East Semitic Akkadian language
* In modern Assyrian terminology, related to Neo-Aramaic languages:
** Suret language, a modern West Semitic language, that belongs ...
. The show has been airing since 1998.
*''Queer Out West'' — which airs every Monday night 10pm - midnight, giving the
LGBTQI community of
Western Sydney a much needed voice.
References
External links
*
2GLF Live StreamQueer Out WestNohadra Radio{{Sydney FM
Radio stations in Sydney
Community radio stations in Australia