Gold Central Victoria

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Gold Central Victoria
Broadcast area Central Victoria
Frequency AM: 1071 kHz
BrandingGold Central Victoria
Programming
Language(s)English
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • ARN
  • (Radio Central Victoria Pty Ltd)
History
First air date
 1938
Former call signs
3CV (1938–1999)
EasyMix [1]
Call sign meaning
Easy Listening
Technical information
Power 5 kW [2]
Transmitter coordinates
 37°02′38″S143°49′07″E / 37.043836°S 143.818526°E / -37.043836; 143.818526
Repeater(s) FM: 98.3 MHz Bendigo
Links
Website goldcentralvictoria.com.au

Gold is a commercial radio station based in Bendigo and Central Victoria. It is currently part of Australian Radio Network. Formerly branded "Easymix", the station broadcasts on 1071 AM, across parts of Central Victoria including Bendigo, Ballarat, Maryborough, Castlemaine and Daylesford. It also broadcasts on 98.3 FM, which covers a 25 kilometre radius in the Bendigo region.

Radio station 3CV began broadcasting on the 1071 AM frequency in 1938, but Gold was never technically 3CV, that call sign had been relinquished when 3CV was given a Section 39 supplementary FM licence and became Star FM, now known as Hit 91.9. The discarded 1071 AM frequency was purchased by a solo operator and became "Easy Listening 1071". Several years later, it was sold and re-branded as "Easymix 1071". On 1 August 2014, EasyMix re-branded to "Gold". [1]

In the 1950s, 3AW purchased 3CV, and for many years, 3AW programming was broadcast on 3CV after about 6.00pm. [3]

In November 2021, Gold, along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters, was acquired by the Australian Radio Network. The deal, which was finalised on 4 January 2022. [4] According to a media release from ARN, it was expected that Gold would integrate with ARN's Pure Gold Network, but would retain its name. It was thought that the deal included a clause not allowing ARN to reduce staffing levels for two years.

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References

  1. 1 2 "GOLD Rediscovered in Bendigo & Central Victoria". Radio Today. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 8, 57, 122.
  3. ↑ https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History_of_wireless_telegraphy_and_broadcasting_in_Australia/Topical/Publications/Australian_Radio_History/Vic_AM_Stations [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ Pash, Chris (4 January 2022). "HT&E completes acquisition of Grant Broadcaster". Ad News. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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