89.9 Light FM
City of license	Melbourne, Australia
Broadcast area	Melbourne
Branding	89.9 Light FM
Slogan	Good Friends, Great Music, and a Message of Hope
Frequency	89.9 MHz FM
First air date	December 19, 2001
Format	Contemporary Christian music Pop Adult contemporary Community Focus Radio
ERP	56 kW
Class	Community
Owner	Light FM Inc.
Webcast	Listen Online
Website	Light FM 89.9

Light FM (call sign: 89.9) is an employment and voluntary based Christian community radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It broadcasts on 89.9 FM (3TSC) from studios in Mont Albert and a transmitter on Mount Dandenong.

[edit] History

The station's beginnings can be traced to 1977 when Melbourne Christian Radio was founded^[1] It conducted test broadcasts in 1980, 1981, and 1982, as 3MGR before purchasing air time on commercial station 3DB, which is now known as Mix 101.1.

The organisation that runs Light FM 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 licenses available from the Australian Broadcasting Authority, now the Australian Communications and Media Authority ^[2]. Light FM began full time permanent broadcasting on Sunday December 1 2002. ^{[1] [3]}

[edit] Initiatives

[edit] Nine News Simulcast

An exclusive simulcast of the Nine News at 6pm with Peter Hitchener and Jo Hall airs at 6pm every night of the week, except if the Nine Network is covering Cricket. The newsreader for that night chat with LightFM every afternoon at 4:30, previewing the bulletin at 6.

[edit] Careline

The Light FM 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.

[edit] Presenters

Light FM has many full time jocks employed at the station.

The Morning Wakeup (6am - 9am) - Luke Holt and Lucy Holmes
Your Morning (9am - 12pm) - Clayton Bjelan
Lunchbox Requests (12pm - 3pm) - Leroy Brown
The Buzz (3pm - 6pm) - Kel McWilliam and Cassie Nichols
Melbourne's Night Alive (7pm - 10pm) - Jess
The Green Room (11pm - 12am Mon - Thurs) - Cam Want also known as 'DJ Cammy Cam'

[edit] Music

[edit] Christian

Light FM play a wide array of music of both Christian and secular. Christian music on the station is generally a mixture of pop, modern rock, and gospel. These include songs from such artists as Rebecca St James, Switchfoot, Casting Crowns, Newsboys, and Rachael Lampa. Light FM play 40% Christian music not including Christian songs from mainstream artists such as Mary Mary and U2.

[edit] Mainstream

Light FM generally play a mix of adult contemporary music. This makes up the other 60% of the music in which they play. This quite often results in the station playing songs from the Billboard 100 Adult Contemporary. These include songs from Leona Lewis, Colbie Caillat, and Michael Buble. They also include music from the top 40 Australian and US singles charts, such as Timbaland, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks and Alicia Keys. However still play a variety of pop and Soft rock songs from the 1990s and early 2000s. These include Nelly Furtado, No Mercy, Mariah Carey, Guy Sebastian, Coldplay and Shannon Noll.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Contemporary Christian Airplay panel

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• The Green Room on Myspace
• Christianity Works
• Focus on the Family Australia