2000FM (Sydney)

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]

"2OOO" redirects here. For other uses, see 2000 (disambiguation).
2000FM 98.5
Broadcast areaSydney
Frequency98.5 MHz FM
Programming
FormatMultilingual programming
Ownership
OwnerMulticultural 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
ClassCommunity radio
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

History

2000FM was established in 1992. It was granted a licence by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and commenced broadcasting in 1994.

Programming

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.

See also

References
  1. Louis White (2 November 2007). "The Power of Old Media". B&T. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  2. "The phenomenon known as 2000FM". 2000FM. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  3. Tonci Prusac (21 September 2006). "CRO2000 14 years and still going strong". Croatian Herald. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. "2000FM Program Guide". 2000FM. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  5. "Assyrian program transcript" (PDF). ACL. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.


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