2000FM (call sign 2OOO), also known as "radio-2-triple-o", is a multilingual

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station broadcasting to Sydney in languages other than English from studios in the suburb of Burwood. It is a

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run organisation and is funded through listener support, grants and limited commercial sponsorship. 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''.

History

2000FM was established in 1992. It was granted a licence by the

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and commenced broadcasting in 1994.

Programming

As of 2024, 2000FM broadcasts in a wide array of languages to serve the diverse communities across Sydney and Australia. This multilingual programming includes but is not limited to: *

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* Bosnian * Burmese *

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* Cook Island Maori * Croatian * Fijian * Filipino * Akan (Ghana) *

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* Indonesian * Irish Celtic *

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Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish language ** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) **Central Kurdish (Sorani) **Southern Kurdish ** Laki Kurdish *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern ...

* Macedonian *

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

* Mongolian *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

* Polish * Punjabi *Russian * Samoan * Serbian * Sinhalese *Spanish * Sudanese *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

* Telugu * Thai * Timorese * Tongan * Turkmen * Ukrainian *

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2000FM also features other community access broadcasts including specific

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programs in some of the languages above, a weekly fashion and design show and ''Feathered Friends'' a program for bird fanciers. 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. Listeners can tune in to 2000FM on 98.5 FM, digital radio, or online through their website. The station is operated by over 300 volunteers and is funded through listener support, grants, and limited commercial sponsorship. Targeted Programming and Genre Diversity In addition to multilingual and community-focused broadcasts, 2000FM features genre-specific music channels that include: * Alternative Rock * Chillin’ (easy listening) * Country * Hard Rock * R&B and Hip-Hop * Top 40 Hits This range of channels supports a broad spectrum of musical tastes, offering genre-specific programming alongside its culturally diverse broadcasts.

References

External links

* Radio stations in Sydney Community radio stations in Australia

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