Broadcast radio (Melbourne and surrounds)
Tune your radio to JOY 94.9 FM, or on digital DAB+ under JOY.
Smart speakers
Listen to JOY out loud via your smart speaker anywhere in the world by telling your smart speaker to “stream JOY 94.9”.
Google Nest/Home/Assistant: “Hey Google, stream JOY ninety four point nine”
Amazon Echo: “Alexa, play JOY ninety four point nine”
Apple HomePod: “Hey Siri, play JOY nine four nine”
Live stream online
Click the Listen Live button on the right (in a desktop browser) or down below (in a mobile browser) to open our web-based player. The player opens a new pop-up window; if you have pop-up windows blocked, this option may not work.
The player may not automatically start on some mobile browsers, so just hit the Play button to start the audio.
You can visit this player directly by heading to joy.org.au/player.
iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch
Listen live via your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch via the JOY 94.9 app available in the App Store.
The app has a built-in program schedule, as well as integration with our new digital broadcast system to provide song and album artwork information. You can also keep up-to-date with JOY’s social media via the dedicated Twitter tab.
Android
Unfortunately, the JOY Android App is currently not available.
Android users can stream JOY through the apps below, or by telling your Google Assistant to “stream JOY 94.9”.
Other Devices and Services
JOY is listed on several Internet Radio directories, including iHeartRadio, TuneIn and vTuner. If your device or service doesn’t have a listing for JOY, email pd@joy.org.au to ask us to try and get JOY added to the list.
If you are able to manually add stations to your device, you can use the following URLs:
- http://audio.joy.org.au:8000/live (AAC)
- http://audio.joy.org.au/stream/joy949.pls?mp=/live (AAC)
- http://audio.joy.org.au:8000/mp3 (mp3)
Podcasts
JOY has the largest library of LGBTQIA+ podcasts in the world.
Check out this list of recently uploaded podcasts on the JOY website.
You can subscribe to your favourite JOY programs in your podcast app of choice by searching for their show name.