City | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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Broadcast area | Geelong, Melbourne |
Frequency | 96.3 MHz FM |
Slogan | Today's Christian Music |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Christian contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | 96three FM (Geelong Christian Media Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | 1 September 1994 |
Former call signs | Rhema Geelong |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°09′46″S144°36′12″E / 38.162828°S 144.603347°E |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen To 96three |
Website | www |
96three is a Christian radio station serving Geelong and surrounding areas including Melbourne. [1] Its studios are based in the Geelong suburb of Grovedale.
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