RECENT BLOG POSTS
Welcome to JOY Season One 2026
JOY 94.9 is excited to announce our Season One 2026 schedule, running from Monday, 2 February 2026 until Sunday, 5 July 2026. With new programs premiering, your favourites returning, and…
JOY is ready for Midsumma Festival 2026
Pride Season is upon us, and your friends at JOY 94.9 will be right there with you across the three biggest days of Midsumma Festival: Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, January
JOY Community Meetups at Midsumma Festival 2026
You, your mates, your favourite JOY presenters, sunshine, and new friends – that’s what you’ll get at JOY Community Meetups this Midsumma. JOY Community Meetups are low-pressure half-hour catch-ups with
JOY 94.9 and Vision Australia share special live simulcast from Midsumma Carnival 2026
JOY Media, a Media Partner of Midsumma Festival, and Vision Australia Radio, an Inclusion and Access Partner of Midsumma Festival, will be broadcasting together live from Midsumma Carnival this Sunday,
Melbourne United and JOY 94.9 partner for NBL Pride Round live broadcast
JOY 94.9 and Melbourne United are excited to once again team up for NBL Pride Round as Melbourne United host their Pride Round home game on 7 February against the Adelaide
Get your free mpox vaccination at Midsumma Festival 2026
Victorian Department of Health is a proud JOY Sponsor. Get your free mpox vaccination at Midsumma Festival 2026 Keep yourself, your partners, and your community healthy and safe this Midsumma!…
Midsumma Festival 2026: Time & Place
Midsumma Festival is a proud JOY Sponsor. Midsumma Festival 2026: Time & Place As the world faces growing division and a retreat from progress, the need to connect through shared…
Welcome to JOY’s Summer Season 2025-26
JOY 94.9 is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Summer Season schedule, running from Monday 8 December 2025 to Sunday 1 February 2026. It’s summer, and with that…
RECENT PODCASTS
Pokémon’s 30th anniversary
Join Elliot, Luke, Edie, and James in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving a 1-Up…
Getting our game on with Brad Cresswell (Melbourne Flames), Jesse Matheson (CEO Sydney Mardi Gras) and Emma Checker (Football star and AFC Asian Cup 2026 insights)
Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport live every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing…
INTERVIEW: Rowena Doo & Merrin Wake from Switchboard’s Pride In Aging Program
This week we interview Rowena Doo who is the Program lead for the Pride in Aging program at Switchboard and Merrin Wake who is the Pride in Aging regional coordinator…
QNN – News and Sport Bulletin No 8, 2026
QNN provides communities across the country with the latest in local, national and international LGBTQIA+ news: Shia LaBeouf allegedly called queer man homophobic slurs before New Orleans arrest, LGBTQ+ museum…
Good Moon Rising: The Science of Lunar New Year
Chúc mừng năm mới! 恭喜发财! 새해 복 많이 받으세요! Happy New Year! Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of people around the world. The celebration isn’t just cultural —…
‘Jimpa’ with special guests Sophie Hyde and Aud Mason Hyde plus ‘Pillion’
For this Out Takes, we celebrated the release of two highly anticipated queer films for February that celebrate the diversity of our community, the importance of representation and the ability…
Local Roots: Full Broadcast – February 20, 2026
Welcome back to Local Roots. Host Hannah Torregosa takes listeners through the latest and greatest in Australian music. Tracklist: Sonny Fodera/ D.O.D/ Poppy Baskcomb – “Think About Us” BEL! —…
3 guests, New Beginnings
This show is all about new beginnings. Freshly into the new year, the first episode of the season, and introducing our newest co-host to Backstage Confidential, Cassidy La Creme. In…
Up To Date: Phil Spencer retires from Xbox
Join Elliot, Luke, Edie, and James in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Phil Spencer retiring from Xbox. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: …
Sail away – Show #379 (part 2), 8 February 2026
The second hour of Katie’s first show since taking a few weeks’ break features more tracks that were released while she was away or that she missed in the last…
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