2MFM
{{short description|Muslim community radio station in Sydney, Australia}}
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| name = Muslim Community Radio
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| area = Sydney
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| airdate = 1995
| format = Islamic programming
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| class = Community radio
| coordinates = {{Coord|-33.8765|151.0081|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
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| owner = Muslim Community Radio Inc.
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| website = {{official website|http://www.2mfm.org}}
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Muslim Community Radio (call sign 2MFM) is a community radio station based in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, and broadcasts to Sydney on a citywide licence. It is a volunteer-run organisation and is funded mostly through listener support.
{{cite web |title=2MFM – About Us |url=http://www.2mfm.org/content/view/28/119/ |year=2008 |accessdate=28 July 2008 |publisher=2MFM |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726165614/http://www.2mfm.org/content/view/28/119/ |archivedate=26 July 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
{{cite web|title=Multicultural Bankstown Strategy |url=http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/wdal/pdfcreate.aspx?dn=XpTejybOYqQ%3d |year=2007 |accessdate=28 July 2008 |publisher=Bankstown City Council |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821190835/http://www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/wdal/pdfcreate.aspx?dn=XpTejybOYqQ%3D |archivedate=21 August 2008 |url-status=live }}
History
The station is linked with Darulfatwa - Islamic High Council of Australia.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Radio-station-causes-Muslim-turf-war/2005/11/25/1132703347854.html |title=Radio station causes Muslim turf war |date=25 November 2005|work=The Age|accessdate=11 March 2017}} 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. In 2011, the Australian National Imams Council requested that the radio station not have its licence renewed due to ties with Al-Ahbash and because of its promotion of "sectarian fringe views".{{cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Natalie|title=Muslims call for 'radical' radio station to be closed |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/muslims-call-for-radical-radio-station-to-be-closed-20110108-19j9r.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 March 2017}} However, the Australian Communications and Media Authority granted a five-year license in 2011, which drew criticism from Islamic groups.{{cite news|last=Norrie|first=Justin|title=Muslim radio stays on airwaves|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/muslim-radio-stays-on-airwaves-20110521-1exo6.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 May 2011}}
Programming
Muslim Community Radio broadcasts primarily in Arabic and English. It also offers a multicultural and 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.{{cite web |title=Muslim Community Radio Wins Timely Award |url=http://www.cbonline.org.au/index.cfm?pageId=12,37,3,985 |date=11 December 2006 |accessdate=28 July 2008 |publisher=CBonline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721172126/http://www.cbonline.org.au/index.cfm?pageId=12%2C37%2C3%2C985 |archivedate=21 July 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.2mfm.org}}
{{Sydney Radio}}
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Category:Radio stations in Sydney
Category:Community radio stations in Australia