Keep up to date with the latest updates and media releases from the station.
The winners of the 2008 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) were announced in Alice Springs and JOY 94.9 took a sweep of accolades. JOY 94.9 Program Manager Leenie Fabri and News Director Tim Lennox accepted on behalf of the station the awards for Excellence in Sports, Excellence in Current Affairs and a High Commendation for Building Station Capacity.
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The Blow Waves will be playing at the first JOY 94.9 live to air gig between 9pm and 11pm on Friday November 7, 2008. This is an exclusive VIP event held on the JOY Rooftop and access is only granted to members who have won tickets on air. Listeners will also have the chance to hear The Blow Waves live to air on JOY 94.9.
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Over 9.5 million Australians listen to community radio every month. Over 4.5 million are regular weekly listeners. But commercial broadcasters seem to want to pretend this significant audience doesn’t exist, with Commercial Radio Australia CEO, Joan Warner saying they've chosen to ignore the latest listener results for community broadcasters.
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A war of words has broken out between Community Radio Austraila and the Community Radio sector over listenership information. Responding to an article on the recently released community radio research in The Age, Joan Warner has provoked a reply from McNair’s Matt Balogh.
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Over 9.5 million Australians listen to community radio every month. Over 4.5 million are regular weekly listeners. But commercial broadcasters seem to want to pretend this significant audience doesn’t exist, with Commercial Radio Australia CEO, Joan Warner saying they've chosen to ignore the latest listener results for community broadcasters.
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In conjunction with ALSO and other key community groups, JOY 94.9 gave it’s full support to an Open Letter that ran in The Age on August 3, 2008 in relation to Jeff Kennett's comments. The “Unacceptable” response was the result of discussions between many groups on the best way to make a united and public comment. As Australia’s only gay & lesbian radio station, and the largest volunteer based organisation in our community, the station had a duty to act on this matter in an open and public way. An action like this does require money and it is hoped it is clear why it was felt that it was important for the station to act in this instance.
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