▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁public ▁broadcast ing ▁lic ence ▁came . ▁The ▁Brow ns ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁go ▁over se as ▁in ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁when ▁they ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁opportunity . ▁They ▁quickly ▁gathered ▁together ▁their ▁me ag re ▁resources ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁lic ence . ▁There ▁were ▁Christian ▁lic ences ▁being ▁offered ▁in ▁every ▁state ▁and ▁each ▁group ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁before ▁a ▁trib unal ▁to ▁present ▁their ▁case . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁only ▁two ▁lic ences ▁were ▁offered . ▁One ▁in ▁Sydney ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Hope ▁ 1 0 3 . 2 , ▁and ▁ 7 H FC ▁in ▁Hob art ! ▁Once ▁the ▁lic ence ▁was ▁acquired , ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁longer ▁before ▁the ▁ 7 H FC ▁team ▁could ▁get ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁a ▁studio ▁was ▁setup ▁in ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Ne ville ▁and ▁Joan ' s ▁New ▁Town ▁home ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁get ▁the ▁station ▁off ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Then , ▁at ▁ 2 ▁PM ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁ 7 H FC ▁( H ope ▁Foundation ▁Communic ators ) ▁went ▁to ▁air ▁in ▁Hob art ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁time ! ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ne ville ▁developed ▁Park inson ' s ▁D ise ase , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁training . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he