89.9 TheLight vs PBS FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
89.9 TheLight
This app provides positive, encouraging, and family-friendly radio content. Stream multiple channels for music, news, and inspirational messages. Discover content on family, entertainment, parenting, and more, with opportunities to win prizes.
- Family-friendly radio streams
- Positive and encouraging content
- News and inspirational messages
- Lifestyle content (family, parenting, sports, money)
- Contests and giveaways
- Multiple radio channels
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89.9 TheLight is Positive Radio, dedicated to delivering positive, encouraging, family friendly radio in a fun and engaging way. Through our app, you can find laughter, news and inspirational messages. The music and content is family-friendly and free of cynicism. You can also access the latest on family, entertainment, parenting, sport, money and gadgets – along with your chance to win, daily! Tune into either 89.9 TheLight, LightDigital and in the festive season, our pop-up station LightChristmas. Let us know what you think about our channels, and your online experience with us. Contact the app team directly at development@thelight.com.au. Or connect with us at https://facebook.com/899thelight or https://twitter.com/899thelight.
PBS FM
Stream Melbourne's PBS FM live or on demand. Discover a wide range of specialist music programs, set reminders for shows, and save episodes to listen to later. Stay informed about events at Melbourne's dedicated music radio station.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand listening
- Show reminders
- Save episodes to library
- Music event updates
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Listen to Melbourne music radio station PBS live and on demand! Set a reminder for your favourite shows, or add an episode to your library and listen later on. We'll keep you up to date with all the happenings at Melbourne’s home of music – PBS! Since 1979, community broadcaster PBS 106.7FM has been an integral player in Melbourne’s diverse music community. With more than 80 specialist music programs ranging from soul to garage to country to jazz, PBS is dedicated to nurturing, inspiring and championing Melbourne’s diverse music community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: 89.9 TheLight at 13 against PBS FM's 1. 89.9 TheLight also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 84%). PBS FM's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 89.9 TheLight against 5.0 for PBS FM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 89.9 TheLight has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of 89.9 TheLight's written reviews are positive against 84% of PBS FM's.
89.9 TheLight ships an update every 3 months, PBS FM every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 89.9 TheLight | PBS FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better | 84.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Positive Media Inc | Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-Operative Limited |
Customer experience
89.9 TheLight
PBS FM
Bugs and requests
89.9 TheLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not showing what's playing
- Light Christmas station not playing
Requested features
3 requests- Fix Light Christmas station functionality
- Improve app loading speed
- Ensure 'what's playing' feature is always working
PBS FM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
89.9 TheLight
No in-app purchases
PBS FM
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 89.9 TheLight free?
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