Broadcast area | Sydney |
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Frequency | 98.5 MHz FM |
Programming | |
Format | Multilingual programming |
Ownership | |
Owner | Multicultural Community Radio Association Ltd |
History | |
First air date | 1994 |
Call sign meaning | 2 = New South Wales with OOO to look like the number 2000 |
Technical information | |
Class | Community radio |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
2000FM (call sign 2OOO) is a multilingual community radio station broadcasting to Sydney in languages other than English from studios in the suburb of Burwood. It is a volunteer run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship.[1]
The mission of 2000FM is to provide a service through dedication to enrich the cohesion of our cultural diversity via tolerance, understanding and respect for each other.[2]
2000FM was established in 1992. It was granted a licence by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and commenced broadcasting in 1994.
As of 2008, the station broadcasts in the following languages:
2000FM also features other community access broadcasts including specific youth programs[3] in some of the languages above, a weekly fashion and design show and Feathered Friends a program for bird fanciers.[4][5]
HRR 98.5FM is a hard rock/heavy metal program on radio broadcasting from the studio of 2000FM. It first aired on 13 April 2008.