Melbourne Jewish Radio

Lion 1674

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City of license	Werribee South
Broadcast area	Melbourne
Branding	Lion 1674 (2011–2015)
Frequency	1674 kHz AM
First air date	14 June 2010 (2010-06-14) (as Lion 96.1) December 2011 (2011-12) (as Lion 1674)
Last air date	June 2011 (2011-06) (as Lion 96.1) March 2015 (2015-03) (as Lion 1674)
Format	Jewish
Language(s)	Hebrew, English
ERP	300 watt (2011–2015))
Former frequencies	96.1 MHz FM (2010–2011)
Owner	Melbourne Jewish Radio
Sister stations	Surf City Sound (timeshare, 2011–2015)

Melbourne Jewish Radio (branded on air as Lion 96.1, later Lion 1674) was a timeshared radio station formerly broadcast on 1674 kHz in the AM narrowband from Werribee South in Melbourne's west. The station aired between 12noon Sundays and 12noon Fridays, with Surf City Sound broadcasting on the same frequency during the Shabbat period. During 2010 and 2011, Lion FM held a Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence, and broadcast from the Melbourne CBD.

History

As a TCBL

Melbourne Jewish Radio was established in December 2008, with the goal of achieving a form of dedicated full-time broadcast media for the Jewish community. Previously, the Melbourne Jewish community had little representation in the media, aside from Hebrew language programmes on 3ZZZ and SBS Radio. In June 2010, broadcasting regulator Australian Communications and Media Authority granted Melbourne Jewish Radio, Inc. a 12-month TCBL on 96.1 FM - a frequency formerly used for special events - with reduced power towards Geelong due to potential co-channel interference from 96three FM.

In June 2011, the spectrum was revoked, forcing Lion FM to close.

As a Narrowband station

In December 2011, Lion FM began broadcasting on 1674 AM, as a timeshared service with Surf City Sound. Both services closed in March 2015.