Rove Live Radio

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Rove Live Radio
Other namesSaturday Morning Rove
GenreRadio show
Running time120 minutes
Country of origin Australia
Home station Fox FM Melbourne
Syndicates Today Network
Centre FM Alice Springs [1]
Hosted by Rove McManus
Corinne Grant
Peter Helliar
Recording studio St. Kilda, Victoria
Original release2002 – 26 November 2004 [2]
Audio format Stereo

Rove Live Radio was a radio programme starring Rove McManus, Corinne Grant, and Peter Helliar. It ran from 2002 to 2004. [2]

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Corinne Grant Australian comedian and television presenter

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Peter Helliar Australian comedian and broadcaster

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It was originally known as Saturday Morning Rove due to its 10 am - 12 pm Saturday timeslot. It was pre-recorded on the preceding Friday. In 2004 it adopted the name Rove Live Radio, and moved to live on Friday mornings to allow live interaction with talkback callers.

It was broadcast from Austereo's Fox FM nationally, and syndicated to many regional stations via MCM Entertainment.

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References

  1. "Centre FM Alice stronger after 6 months on air". Radioinfo.com.au. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Rove Live Radio axed". Radioinfo.com.au. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2015.