3CW

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3CW
Frequency 1341kHz
Branding3CW Chinese Radio
Programming
Language(s) Chinese
Format Talk radio
Ownership
Owner
Technical information
ERP 5 kW
HAAT 60m
Transmitter coordinates
38°10′15″S144°27′5″E / 38.17083°S 144.45139°E / -38.17083; 144.45139
3CW 1620AM Program
Frequency 1620kHz
Branding3CW Chinese Radio 1620AM Program
Programming
Language(s) Chinese
Format Chinese music
Ownership
Owner
  • AIMG Holdings
    under lease from Gumnut Nominees
  • (Gumnut Nominees Pty Ltd)
Technical information
ERP 400 watt
Transmitter coordinates
37°50′31″S145°16′20″E / 37.84194°S 145.27222°E / -37.84194; 145.27222

3CW was an Australian local Chinese language radio station based in South Melbourne, Victoria. [1] The station's main service was broadcast under a high powered open narrowcast (HPON) licence on 1341 kHz AM, operated by AIMG Holdings. The transmitter is located in Leopold, Victoria, facing the Port Phillip Bay.

The 1341 licence is owned by Grant Broadcasters, and is leased to the broadcasters. This frequency was formerly occupied by 3GL before the latter converted to FM in the 1990s. 3CW also broadcasts a Chinese music-formatted station in the AM narrowband. Branded 3CW 1620AM Program, the station is broadcast from Bayswater. 3CW also has a monthly magazine called "3CW Journal".

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References

  1. "Hey There, We're 3CW Chinese Radio". truelocal.com.au. Australian Local Search Pty Ltd. Retrieved 9 September 2019.