Joy Melbourne

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JOY 94.9
Broadcast area	Inner Melbourne
Slogan	Melbourne's first gay and lesbian radio station
First air date	December 1, 1993
Frequency	94.9 MHz FM
Format	Community Focus Radio
Owner	JOY Melbourne Inc.
Website	http://www.joy.org.au

JOY Melbourne, broadcasting at 94.9 FM in Melbourne, is Australia's first and only gay and lesbian community radio station.

1 Mission statement
2 History
3 Programming
4 Daytime Program Grid (Autumn 2007)
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] Mission statement

JOY Melbourne is a gay and lesbian volunteer based community radio station committed to providing a voice for the diverse lesbian and gay communities, enabling freedom of expression, the breaking down of isolation, and the celebration of our culture, achievements and pride.

[edit] History

JOY Melbourne began its first test transmission on December 1, 1993 (World AIDS Day) in Melbourne on 90.7 MHz. JOY continued to broadcast via temporary test transmissions, mostly on a part-time basis sharing the 90.7 frequency with other community broadcasters. JOY Melbourne commenced full time broadcasting on its permanent licence in January 2002 on the new frequency of 94.9 MHz.

[edit] Programming

JOY is the first radio station in Australia to offer programming produced by and aimed specifically at the gay and lesbian community.

Programs on JOY incorporate a mix of talkback, music and lifestyle programs, including announcements promoting community events, counselling and support services. JOY also operates a news service covering mainstream news events and issues as well those mainly concerning the Gay, Lesbian community. The station is staffed by over 200 volunteers.

Out of the approximately 20 aspirant community radio licensees in Melbourne, JOY Melbourne was one of only four to be granted a full time broadcasting licence in 2001 (the other broadcasters were SYN FM, Light FM and 3KND). In its application to the Australian broadcasting regulator (Australian Broadcasting Authority) JOY had applied for a community licence in both the Melbourne-Wide and lesser coverage Melbourne City coverage areas. However JOY was successful in the Melbourne City licence area where it succeeded against one competing applicant then known as City-FM. JOY is licensed to cover only the inner suburbs of Melbourne whereas the other three broadcasters were allocated Melbourne-wide community broadcasting licences. JOY utilises online streaming audio to reach the gay and lesbian audience in the rest of Melbourne and the world.

[edit] Daytime Program Grid (Autumn 2007)

Show	Show Name	DJ/s	Time	Day
Breakfast	The Verge	Lizzy Blast and Brendan Castle	6:00am to 9:00am	Weekdays
Mornings	The Morning Show	Various	9:00am to 12:00pm	Weekdays
Lunch	The Lunch Box	N/A	12:00pm to 1:00pm	Weekdays
Afternoons	The Afternoon Show	Various	1:00pm to 4:00pm	Weekdays
Drive	Bumper to Bumper	[Damian Nicholas] Regular Guests Include: David Knox with TV Tonight	4:00pm to 7:00pm	Weekdays

This schedule is subject to change without notice.
The full Program Grid is available for view and can be downloaded (for Personal Use) on the JOY 94.9 - Official Website