2OOO

Infobox Radio station
name = 2000FM 98.5


city =
area = Sydney
branding =
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frequency = 98.5 mHz FM
repeater =
airdate = 1994
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format = Multilingual programming
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class = Community radio
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callsign_meaning = 2 = New South Wales
with OOO to look like the number 2000
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affiliations =
owner = Multicultural Community Radio Association Ltd
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website = official|http://www.2000fm.com

2000FM (callsign 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. [cite web |title=The Power of Old Media|url=http://www.bandt.com.au/news/36/0c051136.asp |date=2007-11-02
accessdate=2008-07-31 |author=Louis White |publisher= [http://www.bandt.com.au B&T] ]

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". [cite web |title=The phenomenon known as 2000FM |url=http://www.2000fm.com/mcra.htm
date=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-31 |publisher= [http://www.2000fm.com 2000FM] ]

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:

*Afghan
*Albanian
*Arabic
*Armenian
*Assyrian
*Azerbaijani
*Bengali
*Bosnian
*Burmese
*Cantonese
*Cook Island Maori
*Croatian
*Fijian
*Filipino
*Akan (Ghana)
*Greek
*Hindi
*Hungarian
*Indonesian
*Irish Celtic
*Italian
*Korean
*Kurdish
*Macedonian
*Mandarin
*Marathi
*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 [cite web |title=CRO2000 14 years and still going strong
url=http://newgeneration.croatianherald.com/MainStory/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/576/Default.aspx |date=2006-09-21 |accessdate=2008-07-31 |author=Tonci Prusac
publisher= [http://newgeneration.croatianherald.com Croatian Herald] ] in some of the languages above, a weekly fashion and design show and "Feathered Friends" a program for bird fanciers. [cite web |title=2000FM Program Guide |url=http://www.2000fm.com/program_guide.htm |date=2008
accessdate=2008-07-31 |publisher= [http://www.2000fm.com 2000FM] ] [cite web |title=Assyrian program transcript
url=http://www.acl.edu.au/documents/Transcript2000FMAssyrianProgram070408.pdf |date=2008-04-07 |accessdate=2008-07-31 |publisher= [http://www.acl.edu.au ACL] ]

References

External Links

*official|http://www.2000fm.com

=See also=
*List of Australian radio stations
*National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council