Triple M Bendigo (official callsign: 3BBO) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. It broadcasts to Central Victoria from studios in the Bendigo suburb of Golden Square.
| Broadcast area | Central Victoria |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM: 93.5 MHz |
| RDS | MMM93.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Network | Triple M |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Hit91.9 Bendigo | |
| History | |
First air date | 4 June 1931 (as 3BO) |
Former call signs | 3BO (1931–1993) |
Former frequencies | |
Call sign meaning | Derived from former callsign 3BO – Bendigo |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 120 kW[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°59′32″S 144°18′30″E / 36.992211°S 144.308331°E |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The station was founded in 1931 by AWA as 3BO, initially on the AM band at a frequency of 970 kilohertz,[2][3] before converting to the FM band as 3BO FM on 5 April 1993.[4] In 1987 it was sold by AWA to Wesgo.[5] It was sold again in 1992.[6]
On 15 December 2016, it was rebranded Triple M.[7]
Triple M's Golden Square studios produce and air local programs from 6 am–9 am weekdays, including a three-hour breakfast show presented by Bryan Coghlan and Jules Greenhalf.[8] Network programming comes from studios in Albury, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney.
References
edit- ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 69, 104.
- ^ New B Station: 3BO Bendigo The Telegraph 24 June 1931 page 6
- ^ "3BO - The Bendigo Station".
- ^ "3BO is making the switch - AM to FM".
- ^ Radio days are over for AWA Canberra Times 29 October 1987 page 16
- ^ Takeover costs hit Wesgo Canberra Times 13 October 1994 page 19
- ^ 3BO to become Triple M after rebranding Bendigo Advertiser 26 September 2016
- ^ "Cogho & Jules". Triple M. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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