Light FM
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| City | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Melbourne |
| Branding | 89.9 LightFM |
| Slogan | Melbourne's Positive Alternative |
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz FM DAB+ (2010– ) |
| First air date | 19 December 2001 |
| Format |
Contemporary Christian music Pop Adult contemporary Community Focus Radio |
| Power | N/A |
| ERP | 56 kW |
| Class | Community |
| Owner | LightMelbourne Inc. |
| Website | lightfm |
89.9 LightFM is a Christian community radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It broadcasts on 89.9 FM (3TSC) from studios at 333 Mitcham Road, in Mitcham and a transmitter on Mount Dandenong with a Monthly Listeners of 1,000.
The station's beginnings can be traced to 1977 when Melbourne Christian Radio was founded It conducted test broadcasts in 1980, 1981, and 1982, as 3MGR before purchasing air time on commercial station 3DB.
The organisation that runs 89.9 LightFM was formerly called Triple Seven Communications. They conducted a three-month temporary broadcast in late 2001 and was informed in December of that year that they were successful for one of the four community licences available from the Australian Broadcasting Authority, now the Australian Communications and Media Authority. 89.9 LightFM began full-time permanent broadcasting on Sunday 1 December 2002.
In January 2017 it was announced that LightFM reaches 140,000 people every month.
89.9 LightFM has its own dedicated news service that provides hourly updates throughout the day, and every half an hour during the breakfast (6am-9am) program. Previously, 89.9 LightFM had broadcast the Macquarie National News program every hour.
An exclusive simulcast of the Nine News at 18:00 with Peter Hitchener and Livinia Nixon airs at 18:00 every night of the week, except if the Nine Network is covering the cricket or the NRL Grand Final. The newsreader for that night chats with LightFM every afternoon, previewing the bulletin at 18:00 hours.
The LightFM Careline is a supportive service for people that need prayer, an explanation of Christianity, or simply an understanding ear. Where requested callers can be referred to a local church. The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund has assisted with the operating costs of the Careline in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
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