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Triple M Bendigo (3BBO)
Broadcast areaCentral Victoria
FrequencyFM: 93.5 MHz
RDSMMM93.5
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
NetworkTriple M
Ownership
Owner
Hit91.9 Bendigo
History
First air date
4 June 1931 (1931-06-04) (as 3BO)
Former call signs
3BO (1931–1993)
Former frequencies
  • AM: 970 kHz (1931–1978)
  • AM: 945 kHz (1978–1993)
Call sign meaning
Derived from former callsign 3BO – Bendigo
Technical information
Power120 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates
36°59′32″S 144°18′30″E / 36.992211°S 144.308331°E / -36.992211; 144.308331
Links
Websitewww.triplem.com.au/bendigo

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.

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–10 am weekdays, including a four-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

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  1. ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 69, 104.
  2. ^ New B Station: 3BO Bendigo The Telegraph 24 June 1931 page 6
  3. ^ "3BO - The Bendigo Station".
  4. ^ "3BO is making the switch - AM to FM".
  5. ^ Radio days are over for AWA Canberra Times 29 October 1987 page 16
  6. ^ Takeover costs hit Wesgo Canberra Times 13 October 1994 page 19
  7. ^ 3BO to become Triple M after rebranding Bendigo Advertiser 26 September 2016
  8. ^ "Cogho & Jules". Triple M. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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    Triple M Bendigo (3BBO)
    Broadcast areaCentral Victoria
    FrequencyFM: 93.5 MHz
    RDSMMM93.5
    Programming
    FormatMainstream rock
    NetworkTriple M
    Ownership
    Owner
    Hit91.9 Bendigo
    History
    First air date
    4 June 1931 (1931-06-04) (as 3BO)
    Former call signs
    3BO (1931–1993)
    Former frequencies
    • AM: 970 kHz (1931–1978)
    • AM: 945 kHz (1978–1993)
    Call sign meaning
    Derived from former callsign 3BO – Bendigo
    Technical information
    Power120 kW[1]
    Transmitter coordinates
    36°59′32″S 144°18′30″E / 36.992211°S 144.308331°E / -36.992211; 144.308331
    Links
    Websitewww.triplem.com.au/bendigo

    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.

    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–10 am weekdays, including a four-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

    1. ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 69, 104.
    2. ^ New B Station: 3BO Bendigo The Telegraph 24 June 1931 page 6
    3. ^ "3BO - The Bendigo Station".
    4. ^ "3BO is making the switch - AM to FM".
    5. ^ Radio days are over for AWA Canberra Times 29 October 1987 page 16
    6. ^ Takeover costs hit Wesgo Canberra Times 13 October 1994 page 19
    7. ^ 3BO to become Triple M after rebranding Bendigo Advertiser 26 September 2016
    8. ^ "Cogho & Jules". Triple M. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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