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We couldn’t exist without the support of people just like you; people who value free speech, real local programming and the continuation of a strong regional voice for future generations. Every dollar you donate goes straight into supporting the work of The Pulse and providing resources to our volunteer broadcasters and ensures the future growth of Geelong community radio, live and local.
Multiple Subscription types available
General $65 (plus $1.46 processing fee)
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Business Subscription $400 (plus $8.99 processing fee)
Community Organisation Subscription $200 (plus $4.50 processing fee)
Did you know?
- 94.7 The Pulse presenters conducted 1,300 interviews last year, giving voice to local community leaders, organisations, local heroes, business owners and experts;
- 94.7 The Pulse broadcasts in 10 languages; Arabic, English, Mandarin, Hindi, Shona, Swahili, Croatian, Serbian, Indonesian and Afrikaans;
- 94.7 The Pulse provides internships and work placements for university and senior school students each year. In the last 12 months that’s 990 hours of supervised, guided, hands on learning;
- 94.7 The Pulse’s volunteer presenters broadcast over 100 hours of live radio every week;
- 94.7 The Pulse, last year, presented over 140 hours of outside broadcasts. This is our way of bringing your community to you. From live football calls of the GDFNL season, to Pako Festa to community pop events, we take you everywhere you need to go;
- 94.7 The Pulse needs to raise at least $40,000 so we can increase our live music offerings, enhance our Outside Broadcasts, and develop more local content for the community;
- Donations of $2 or more are TAX DEDUCTIBLE;
- Over 90 94.7 The Pulse volunteers contribute approximately $1M worth of volunteer labour every year;
- All 94.7 The Pulse presenters attend an 18 hour Intro to Broadcasting course before being let loose on the airwaves. Last year we trained 30 presenters – 540 hours;
- 94.7 The Pulse broadcasts to 5 local government areas, from Wyndham in the north, to Golden Plains in the west, Queenscliff to the east and Surf Coast council in the south;
- 94.7 The Pulse supports over 300 community events each year by creating free announcements for 6 events per week on our Community Noticeboard.
- 94.7 The Pulse helps you know your candidates during election times, whether its federal, state or local elections we bring you candidate forums and in depth interviews;
- Over the past 2 years the involvement of women at 94.7 The Pulse has increased by over 140%.
How Your Subscription Works
- 1 x $65 General Subscription will keep 94.7 The Pulse on air for 1.5 hours, meaning you get 8,759.5 hours of FREE listening per year;
- Your yearly $65 General Subscription means you pay 0.007 cents per hour and keeps us coming on the airwaves to you.
- 1 X $200 community subscription pays for 78 hours of electricity, so your organisations subscription literally helps us keep the lights on for three days!
- 1 x $400 business subscription pays for 5 weeks worth of news bulletins. We play the news on the hour every hour to keep you informed and up to date, we pay for this service which is produced by Charles Sturt University;
- $100 donation provides for 2.5 hours of supervised support for university interns – our leaders of tomorrow;
- $250 provides one month’s internet access so you can listen online to shows and catch up onDemand;
- $1000 pays for website hosting and upgrades so you know whats on and when;
- Community radio is by community, for community and doesn’t exist without community support.
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