Croatian Radio Melbourne

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Croatian Radio Melbourne is a Talk radio, Music and Croatian information program situated in Melbourne, Australia. It is Broadcasting on the Internet and on 97.9FM broadcasting Community Radio in the Melbourne area.

The station broadcasts news and interviews from Croatia. Community news for the Australian Croatian community and Popular music popular and Folk music and traditional Croatian music. Croatian Radio Melbourne was formed in November 2004 by Ivica Fonti, when he saw there was a real need for a Croatian language program in the Melton western suburbs area. He first wrote a letter to the board of management who then excepted him as the convenor of the Croatian Radio program on 979fm Melton. The process was not a lengthy one after Ivica Fonti writing a letter to 979fm he was accpepted almost immediately and was producing the Croatian program in no time at all. The Croatian program has helped a lot of members of the Croatian community and being that it Broadcasts till 3 am it helps lonely people keep in touch with the community.

In March 2006 Ivica moved to 88.3fm frequency due to a few setbacks on the previous frequency. He joined Marica Chok on Croatian Voice Melbourne. The program now is gaining popularity throughout the world. With listeners tuning in from all corners of the globe. A lot of people who listen and ring in and comment that their life would not be the same without Ivica Fonti, Marica Chok and their Croatian Radio Program. The program now is an eight hour program broadcasting every Monday night Australian time from 10pm till 6am in the morning.