High Voltage Radio

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High Voltage Radio
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Broadcast area Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Australia
Frequency DAB+
BrandingTriple M's High Voltage Radio
Mix 94.5's High Voltage Radio (Perth)
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Music from AC/DC
(Classic rock, hard rock)
Affiliations Triple M
Ownership
Owner Austereo
Triple M
Mix 94.5
History
First air date
10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)
Last air date
15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)

High Voltage Radio (identified as Triple M's High Voltage Radio in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide and Mix 94.5's High Voltage Radio in Perth) was a pop up Digital Radio station broadcasting nationally in Australia while AC/DC were touring the country in 2010. [1] The station was part of Austereo's Triple M Network and only played AC/DC music.

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Programming

The station exclusively played music by AC/DC and included the band's biggest hits, album tracks, live performances and rarities. [2] Byron Cooke, the anchor of Triple M Sydney's Grill Team, was the host of the station and conducted interviews with the band, talked to people going to the concerts and talked about unknown AC/DC trivia.

Due to the "pop up" nature of the station, it was only broadcast in Australia between Wednesday, 10 February and Monday, 15 March 2010 to coincide with AC/DC's Australian Black Ice tour. After Monday, 15 March 2010, the station was reformatted to become Lady Gaga only, under the name of Radio Gaga.

Availability

The station was heard on DAB+ radios in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. [3]

The station also streamed online at the Triple M website.

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References

  1. Austereo’s Triple M to launch AC/DC digital radio station Mumbrella 10 February 2010
  2. Austereo Adds Fourth Digital Radio Band [ permanent dead link ] Perth Now 10 February 2010
  3. Triple M AC/DC Feature Page - Triple M