Triple M Bendigo

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Triple M Bendigo (3BBO)
Broadcast areaCentral Victoria
FrequencyFM: 93.5 MHz
RDSMMM93.5
Branding93.5 Triple M
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. The station is broadcast to Central Victoria from studios in the Bendigo suburb of Golden Square.

The station commenced broadcasting in 1931 as 3BO, initially on the AM band at a frequency of 970 kilohertz,[2] before converting to the FM band as 3BO FM on 5 April 1993.[3] On 15 December 2016, the station was relaunched as Triple M.[4]

Programming[edit]

Local programming is produced and broadcast from the station's Golden Square studios from 6am–9am weekdays. The station's local output consists of a three-hour breakfast show presented by Bryan Coghlan and Jules Greenhalf.[5]

Networked programming originates from studios in Albury, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 69, 104.
  2. ^ "3BO - The Bendigo Station".
  3. ^ "3BO is making the switch - AM to FM".
  4. ^ "SCA to rebrand regional to Hit and Triple M". Radio Today (Australia). 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Cogho & Jules". Triple M. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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