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Coordinates: 33°5243S 151°0610E / 33.8787°S 151.1027°E / -33.8787; 151.1027
 

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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

2000FM (call sign 2OOO), also known as "radio-2-triple-o",[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

History

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

Programming

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As of 2024, the station broadcasts in the following languages:

  • Bengali
  • Bosnian
  • Burmese
  • Cantonese
  • Celtic
  • Cook Island Maori
  • Croatian
  • Fijian
  • Filipino
  • Akan (Ghana)
  • Greek
  • Hindi
  • Indonesian
  • Irish Celtic
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • Kurdish
  • Macedonian
  • Mandarin
  • Marathi
  • Mongolian
  • Persian
  • Polish
  • Punjabi
  • Russian
  • Samoan
  • Serbian
  • Sinhalese
  • Spanish
  • Sudanese
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Thai
  • Timorese
  • Tongan
  • Turkmen
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese
  • 2000FM also features other community access broadcasts including specific youth programs[4] in some of the languages above, a weekly fashion and design show and Feathered Friends a program for bird fanciers.[5][6]

    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

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    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "History". Radio 2OOO. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  • ^ Louis White (2 November 2007). "The Power of Old Media". B&T. Retrieved 31 July 2008. [dead link]
  • ^ "The phenomenon known as 2000FM". 2000FM. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "2000FM Program Guide". 2000FM. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  • ^ "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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