Rhema FM Newcastle

99.7 Rhema FM (call sign: 2RFM) is the local Christian radio station for the Newcastle and Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It is funded by a combination of members fees and sponsorship advertising and has some volunteer staffing. They are a registered not-for-profit organisation with charitable status.

Starting out on temporary broadcast on 11 May 1987, they were granted a permanent licence from 1 December 1999 beating a rival proposed radio station for the blind for the licence.[1][2] Rhema FM Newcastle has now been established for over 30 years, and full-time broadcasting for over 15[3].

Rhema FM Newcastle is a ‘home mission, with a mission to reach every home.’ They claim to aspire to reach those within the community and beyond, providing quality and 100% Christian music and content. Amongst its many on-air and community initiatives, Rhema FM also provides a free online listening service called rhemacatchup.com, accommodating for its global audience.[4]

In 2016 the former Rhema FM Newcastle station manager, Gary Forbes, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges of "performing an indecent act on a male" relating to two men in the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton between 1960 and 1966.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, James (5 July 1999). "Contest For FM Licence". Newcastle Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 17 Apr 2010.
  2. ↑ Joyce, James (23 November 1999). "Praise The Lord". Newcastle Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 17 Apr 2010.
  3. ↑ www.rhemafm.com.au/about
  4. ↑ www.rhemafm.com.au/about
  5. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-02/tnewcastle-preacher-set-to-plead-guilty-sexual-assault-charges/7987816


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