List of radio station callsigns in Victoria

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The following is a list of Australian radio station callsigns beginning with the number 3, indicating radio stations in the state of Victoria.

CallsignArea servedFreq.BandOn-air IDPurposeSite
3ABCFM Victoria variousFMABC Classic FMNational
3ABCRN Victoria variousFMABC Radio NationalNational
3ABCRR Bendigo 91.1FMABC Central VictoriaNational
3AK Melbourne 1116AMSENCommercial
3APL Bacchus Marsh 098.5FMApple 98.5FMCommunity
3AW Melbourne 0693AM3AWCommercial
3BAY Geelong 093.9FMBay FMCommercial
3BBA Ballarat 103.1FMPower FMCommercial
3BBB Ballarat 099.9FMVoice FMCommunity
3BBO Bendigo 093.5FMTriple M BendigoCommercial
3BBR Warragul 103.1FM3BBRCommunity
3BBS Bendigo 101.5FMBendigo's Fresh FMCommunity
3BDG Bendigo 091.9FMhit91.9 BendigoCommercial
3BGR Ballarat 103.9FMGood News RadioCommunity
3BPH Bendigo 088.7FMVision Australia RadioCommunity
3BT Ballarat 1314AMRSN Racing & SportCommercial
3CAT Geelong 095.5FMK-RockCommercial
3CCS Colac 106.3FMMixx FMCommercial
3CH Kyneton 100.7FMHighlands FMCommunity
3CR Melbourne 0855AM3CRCommunity
3CRR Ballarat 107.9FMABC BallaratNational
3CS Colac 1134AM3CSCommercial
3EA Melbourne 1224AMSBS RadioNational
3ECB Melbourne Eastern Suburbs 098.1FMEastern FMCommunity
3EE Melbourne 1278AMMagic 1278Commercial
3EL Maryborough/Bendigo 1071AMGold Central VictoriaCommercial
3EON Bendigo 096.5FMKLFMCommunity
3FOX Melbourne 101.9FMFox FMCommercial
3GCB Latrobe Valley 103.9FMLife FMCommunity
3GCR Latrobe Valley 104.7FMGippsland FMCommunity
3GDR Waverley 095.7FMGolden Days RadioCommunity
3GFM Maryborough 099.1FMGoldfields FMCommunity
3GG Warragul 0531AM3GGCommercial
3GGR Geelong 096.3FM96threeCommunity
3GI Sale 0828AMABC GippslandNational
3GLR Latrobe Valley 100.7FMABC GippslandNational
3GPH Geelong 099.5FMVision Australia RadioCommunity
3GRR Echuca 104.7FMEMFMCommunity
3GV Sale 1242AMGold 1242Commercial
3GVR Goulburn Valley 097.7FMABC SheppartonNational
3HA Hamilton 0981AM3HACommercial
3HCR Omeo 097.3FMHigh Country RadioCommunity
3HFM Hamilton 088.9FMMixx FMCommercial
3HHH Horsham 096.5FMTriple HCommunity
3HOT Mildura 106.7FMHot FMCommunity
3INR Melbourne North East Suburbs 096.5FMInner FMCommunity
3JJJ Victoria variousFMtriple jNational
3JOY Melbourne City 094.9FMJoy 94.9Community
3KKZ Melbourne 104.3FMGold 104.3Commercial
3KND Melbourne 1503AM3KNDCommunity
3LO Melbourne 0774AMABC MelbourneNational
3MBR Murrayville 103.5FM3MBRCommunity
3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM3MBSCommunity
3MCR Mansfield 099.7FMRadio MansfieldCommunity
3MDA Mildura 099.5FMhit99.5 SunraysiaCommercial
3MDR Mountain Districts 097.1FM3MDRCommunity
3MEL Melbourne 100.3FMNovaCommercial
3MFM Leongatha 088.1FM3MFMCommunity
3MGB Mallacoota 101.7FM3MGBCommunity
3MIL Sunraysia and the Murray Valley 104.3 & 102.1FMABC Mildura Swan HillNational
3ML Mildura 1467AMRiver 1467Commercial
3MMM Melbourne 105.1FMTriple M MelbourneCommercial
3MP Melbourne 1377AMSEN+Commercial
3MPH Mildura 107.5FMVision Australia RadioCommunity
3MRR Upper Murray [ disambiguation needed ]106.5FMABC Goulburn MurrayNational
3MT Omeo 0720AMABC GippslandNational
3NE Wangaratta 1566AM3NECommercial
3NNN Wangaratta 102.1FMEdge FMCommercial
3NOW Melbourne North West Suburbs 098.9FMNorth West FMCommunity
3NRG Sunbury 099.3FM3NRGCommunity
3OCR Colac 098.3FMOCR FMCommunity
3ONE Shepparton 098.5FMONE FMCommunity
3PB Victoria variousAMABC NewsRadioNational
3PBS Melbourne 106.7FMPBSCommunity
3PFM Bendigo City 106.7FMPhoenix FMCommunity
3PLS Geelong 094.7FMThe PulseCommunity
3PNN Victoria variousFMABC NewsRadioNational
3PTV Melbourne 091.5FMSmooth FMCommercial
3PVR Plenty Valley 088.6FMPlenty Valley FMCommunity
3RBA Ballarat 102.3FM3BACommercial
3REG East Gippsland 090.7FMREG FMCommunity
3RIM Melton 097.9FM979fmCommunity
3RMR Mildura 097.9FMTriple M SunraysiaCommercial
3RN Victoria variousAMABC Radio NationalNational
3RPC Portland 099.3FM3RPCCommunity
3RPH Melbourne 1179AMVision Australia RadioCommunity
3RPP Mornington 098.7FMRPPCommunity
3RRR Melbourne 102.7FMTriple RCommunity
3RUM Upper Murray [ disambiguation needed ]088.7 & 107.7FMRadio Upper MurrayCommunity
3SBSFM Victoria variousFMSBS RadioNational
3SCB Melbourne Southern Suburbs 088.3FMSouthern FMCommunity
3SEA Warragul 094.3FMhit94.3/97.9 GippslandCommercial
3SER Melbourne South East Suburbs 097.7FMCasey RadioCommunity
3SEY Seymour 103.9FMSeymour FMCommunity
3SFM Swan Hill 099.1FMSmart FMCommunity
3SH Swan Hill 1332AM3SHCommercial
3SHI Swan Hill 107.7FMMixx FMCommercial
3SPH Shepparton 100.1FMVision Australia RadioCommunity
3SR Shepparton 1260AMRSN Racing & SportCommercial
3SRR Shepparton 095.3FMTriple M Goulburn ValleyCommercial
3SUN Shepparton 096.9FMhit96.9 Goulburn ValleyCommercial
3SWR Portland 096.9FMABC South West VictoriaNational
3SYN Melbourne 090.7FMSYNCommunity
3TFM Sale 099.5FMTRFMCommercial
3TLR Wodonga 098.5FMThe LightCommunity
3TSC Melbourne 089.9FMLight FMCommunity
3TTT Melbourne 101.1FMKIIS 101.1Commercial
3UGE Alexandra/Eildon 106.9FMUGFMCommunity
3UZ Melbourne 0927AMRSN Racing & SportCommercial
3VKV Mount Beauty 096.5FMAlpine RadioCommunity
3VYV Yarra Valley 099.1FMYarra Valley FMCommunity
3WAY Warrnambool 103.7FM3WAY FMCommunity
3WBC Camberwell 094.1FM3WBCCommunity
3WL Warrnambool 1602AMABC South West VictoriaNational
3WM Horsham 1089AM3WMCommercial
3WMA Castlemaine 094.9FMMain FMCommunity
3WPR Wangaratta 101.3FMOAK FMCommunity
3WTL Bendigo City 105.1FMLife FMCommunity
3WV Western Victoria 0594AMABC WimmeraNational
3WWM Horsham 101.3FMMixx FMCommercial
3WYN Werribee 088.9FMWYN FMCommunity
3YB Warrnambool 094.5FM3YBCommercial
3YFM Warrnambool 095.3FMCoast FMCommercial
3ZZZ Melbourne 092.3FM3ZZZCommunity

Defunct callsigns

CallsignArea servedFreq.BandFateFreq currentlyPurpose
3AB Wodonga 0990AMChanged call to 3RN in 1991 3RN National
3AR Melbourne 0621AMChanged call to 3RN in 1991 3RN National
3BA Ballarat 1314AMMoved to FM in 1998 as 3RBA 3BT Commercial
3BO Bendigo 0945AMMoved to FM in 1993 as 3BBO 3UZ (HPON)Commercial
3CCC Bendigo 089.5FMMoved to 101.5 MHz and changed call to 3BBS in 2010 3PNN Community
3CV Charlton 1071AMMoved to Maryborough in the 1940sCommercial
3CV Maryborough/Bendigo 1071AMRemains on 1071 AM as Gold Central Victoria (3EL) and simulcast on FM from 1999 as 3BDG on 98.3 FM in Bendigo only. 3EL Commercial
3DB Melbourne 1026AMChanged call to 3TT in 1988see 3TT Commercial
3EON Melbourne 092.3FMMoved to 105.1 MHz and changed call to 3MMM in 1988 3ZZZ Commercial
3FUN Sunbury 099.3FMChanged call to 3NRG in 2009 3NRG Community
3GL Geelong 1341AMMoved to FM in 1990 as 3CAT 3CW (HPON)Commercial
3HS Horsham 1370AMShut down when 3LK started broadcasting in 1936see 3LK Commercial
3KZ Melbourne 1179AMMoved to FM in 1990 as 3KKZ 3RPH Commercial
3LK Horsham 1089AMChanged call to 3WM sometime between 1976 and 1978 3WM Commercial
3MA Mildura 1467AMMoved to FM in 1997 as 3RMR 3ML Commercial
3MB Birchip 1500AMShut down when 3CV started broadcasting in 1938see 3CV Commercial
3SR Shepparton 1260AMMoved to FM in 1998 as 3SRR 3SR Commercial
3TR Trafalgar 1280AMMoved to Sale in the 1930sCommercial
3TR Sale 1242AMMoved to FM in 2002 as 3TFM 3GV Commercial
3TT Melbourne 1026AMMoved to FM in 1990 as 3TTT 3PB Commercial
3UL Warragul 0531AMChanged call to 3GG in 1989 3GG Commercial
3WA Wangaratta 0756AMChanged call to 3RN in 1991 3RN National
3WR Wangaratta AMClosed in 1925 after broadcasting for 12 months, reopened five years later [1] Commercial
3WR Wangaratta AMMoved to Shepparton in 1934Commercial
3WR Shepparton AMChanged call to 3SR in 1937 [2] see 3SR Commercial
3WRB Melbourne Western Suburbs 097.4FMShut down in 2020defunctCommunity
3XY Melbourne 1422AMMoved to 693 kHz and changed call to 3EE in 1992 3XY (HPON)Commercial
3YYR Geelong 100.3FMMoved to 94.7 MHz and changed call to 3PLS in 2003 3MEL Community
3ZZ Melbourne 1220AMShut down in 19773EA (1224)National

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References

  1. Bridget Griffen-Foley, Changing Station: The Story of Australian Commercial Radio, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2009
  2. "3Sr. Shepparton, to Open on Monday". Argus. 29 January 1937.