International Women's Day is on March 8, and the Kool FM crew is celebrating it over the airwaves.
Every year, International Women's Day celebrates female achievement, raises awareness for bias, and promotes action for equality.
On International Women's Day, KOOL FM will only be playing songs by female artists to honour the special occasion. That means an entire 24 hours filled with classics and new hits by women.
Amy Aust, the station's afternoon drive host, says the initiative is a great way to highlight the occasion.
"We'll be featuring an all-female line-up with some artists that might not be in regular rotation to give you that 'I remember her! I love this song!' moment as we celebrate women's musical contributions all day long for International Women's day," she said.
KOOL FM CELEBRATES WOMEN EVERY YEAR
The initiative started back in 2021. Matt Cacchione, the station's brand manager and program director, says the station got a lot of great feedback from listeners and the community. In response, Kool FM has made their all-female line-up an annual event.
"Playing a 100 per cent female playlist for 24 hours on International Women’s Day is a great way to celebrate women, create more awareness of what the day is all about within our community and hopefully contribute towards the conversation of gender equality even further in our country," he said.
"Our listeners are in for a few surprises too along the way. They’ll hear some gems they probably haven’t heard in a while."
Kool FM is encouraging listeners to join in honouring the incredible women in their lives and all over the world: those that raised, taught, fought for, and showed the importance of gender equality.
Listeners can tune in on terrestrial radio at 107.5 FM or online.
The station says the day is a time to recognize and celebrate the many achievements of women and girls from all over the world; socially, economically, culturally, and politically.
