14 May 2024 2024 is JOY 94.9's 30th year on air with their JOY Radiothon, back from June 1st to 7th, 2024, set to be the most ambitious and...
1 December 2023 December 1st 2023, is the 30th anniversary of JOY Media, the only media organisation by and for the LGBTQIA+ community. JOY Media President David ‘Macca’...
5 July 2023 JOY 94.9, Australia’s only LGBTQIA+ community radio station has announced that Rach Morrison and Dean Arcuri will host breakfast from 7.00 to 9.00 am weekdays. Rach...
5 October 2021 The last nine months have been an eventful time for LGBTIQA+ radio station JOY 94.9. From multiple large scale event broadcasts during COVID, new training...
20 September 2021 JOY 94.9 has played host to many Australian rising radio stars, two of whom are set to reunite on the Hit Network across Australia next...
2 December 2020 At their AGM this year, and with its eye on the future, a new name and positioning statement was chosen by the JOY membership, JOY Media Independently...
19 June 2020 Commencing Monday 22nd June, the new JOY Drive show will be hosted 5 days per week by Anastasia Kalogiannis and Warren Andrew, airing from 4:00pm-6:00pm....
23 April 2020 JOY 94.9 is Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ Community Radio station and one of only 3 stations worldwide broadcasting rainbow content 24 hours a day. The station, that...
6 March 2020 Australia’s LGBTIQA+ community-run media organisation JOY 94.9 has received one of the most significant financial support amounts provided to community media by individuals, to fund...
4 July 2019 Ange Barry has been appointed the new CEO of JOY 94.9. She brings “a breadth of executive leadership experience in both corporate roles and more...
13 July 2018 Australia’s only LGBTI+ radio station, JOY Melbourne has posted its third consecutive audience increase, with growth of 19% taking its monthly listenership to 470,000, according...
20 April 2018 Following allegations of bullying and low morale at Australia's premier LGBTIQ radio station, JOY 94.9, the board responded with an email refuting all allegations, and...
1 March 2018 LGBTI community radio station JOY is joining forces with SBS Radio for a Mardi Gras weekend takeover, including a live broadcast of the 40th anniversary...
20 December 2017 The station reached the milestone since launching the podcasting service in February 2015. The millionth download came just days after the latest McNair Ingenuity survey showed Australia’s...
15 May 2017 This year JOY 94.9 has faced "massive backlash within the community simply for existing". It was in September last year received a bomb threat,...
22 September 2016 LGBTI community station Joy 94.5 Melbourne has thanked its listeners for their support following a bomb threat yesterday that caused the station to be evacuated....
4 August 2016 JOY 94.9 has dramatically increased their monthly listenership in the past eight months, with more listeners tuning in for longer during the week, the latest...
8 July 2015 Joy FM Melbourne has introduced a new music segment hosted by Los Angeles based radio veteran Peter Reynolds. L.A. Spinz is a weekly syndicated entertainment news...
23 June 2015 Amy Moon has been appointed the General Manager of Joy 94.9 after Conrad Browne announced he was stepping down from the role last month. Amy is...
27 May 2015 3AW presenter and long time ally of Joy 94.9, Neil Mitchell is joining Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and Dolly Diamond on air as part...
23 May 2015 After 10 years with Melbourne's gay community station Joy 94.9, General Manager Conrad Browne has announced he will step down at the end of June....
5 May 2015 Coming out is one of the hardest things to do for many in the LGBTIQ community. Coming out a second time to admit you have...
2 March 2015 SBS Radio is joining forces with Melbourne LGBTIQ community radio station JOY 94.9 for a Mardi Gras weekend take over, including a live broadcast of the 2015 Sydney Gay and...
28 November 2014 774 ABC Melbourne morning presenter Jon Faine will present a state-wide Election Night Count broadcast this weekend, in front of a live audience at the...
24 November 2014 The average person in the street would probably not want to draw attention to the fact that their birthday, which falls on December 1st, coincides...
15 October 2014 JOY 94.9 is proud to present 'Our Voice', a collection of interviews showcasing 35 individuals who have contributed in various positive ways through their work and...
26 February 2014 March is set to be a big month for Melbourne based community station JOY 94.9, with the annual Sydney Mardi Gras parade broadcast to the 30th Anniversary of...
