The Chinese community of Sydney have been granted a special events broadcast license to put “Radio Mooncake” to air.

Broadcasting in both Mandarin and Cantonese on 91.5FM, the station will celebrate the upcoming Moon Festival and will be managed by the China Radio Network.  The Broadcast has started and runs for a full month, ending on the date of the festival – Sunday October 4.

The mid-Autumn festival, also known as the Moon Festival is the second most important event in the Chinese calendar after Chinese New Year.

Traditionally, the Autumn Moon festival brings Chinese families together to admire the bright moon and to eat mooncakes, the traditional food of the occasion. Chinese communities in Sydney will enjoy several high profile events in the lead up to the Autumn Moon festival – Kogarah Council hosts the annual Jadeworld Carnival on September 12, and a major celebration in Cabramatta on the 27^th of September in Cabramatta is expected to attract 70,000 people.