In this Episode 2 we take you on a journey from the dreaming of 16 year old John Oliver, founder and member number 1, to create a radio station, the 1993 Midsumma Carnival inspiration to make an application to the Australian Broadcasting Authority for a temporary licence, and to a scrambled dash from being awarded an 8-day licence to finding a space above a hardware store on Coventry Street, South Melbourne, building a radio studio, broadcast desk and aerial, testing and transmitting the first JOY Radio broadcast at 6:20am 1 December 1993 World AIDS Day. And how on this journey we unearth a golden moment when JOY RADIO, as we know it, may never have existed.

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Over the 22 weeks of this program, we’ll be exploring the history of JOY – the first 30 years.

In this podcast of Episode 1, we share our intentions, circumstances, and sources of information to illustrate how and why we will take you on this journey through the story – so far – of JOY Radio.

Please feel free to contribute to our shows by providing your memories (and corrections) of the story. Send to [email protected] or [email protected]”