2MFM

Muslim Community Radio
Broadcast area Sydney
Frequency 92.1 mHz FM
First air date 1995
Format Islamic programming
Class Community radio
Transmitter coordinates 33°55′01″S 151°01′55″E / 33.9170°S 151.0319°E / -33.9170; 151.0319Coordinates: 33°55′01″S 151°01′55″E / 33.9170°S 151.0319°E / -33.9170; 151.0319
Owner Muslim Community Radio Inc.
Website Official website

Muslim Community Radio (callsign 2MFM) is a community radio station based in Bankstown and broadcasts to Sydney on a city-wide licence. It is a volunteer run organisation and is funded mostly through listener support.[1][2]

History

The station first broadcast under a temporary licence during Ramadan and Dhu al-Hijjah beginning in 1995 and then added a weekly Friday broadcast in 1997. A full community broadcasting licence was granted on 24 May 2001.

Programming

Muslim Community Radio broadcasts primarily in Arabic and English.It also prides itself on being a multicultural & multilingual service, broadcasting in Indonesian, Turkish, Urdu and in the Iraqi dialect. The station covers Islamic religious teaching and festivals along with educational and cultural programming.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2MFM - About Us". 2MFM. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Multicultural Bankstown Strategy". Bankstown City Council. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Muslim Community Radio Wins Timely Award". CBonline. 2006-12-11. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28. External link in |publisher= (help)

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