Triple M Bendigo

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Triple M Bendigo (3BBO)
Broadcast area Central Victoria
Frequency FM: 93.5 MHz
RDS MMM93.5
Branding93.5 Triple M
Programming
Format Mainstream rock
Network Triple M
Ownership
Owner
Hit91.9 Bendigo
History
First air date
4 June 1931 (1931-06-04) (as 3BO)
Former call signs
3BO (1931–1993)
Former frequencies
  • AM: 970 kHz (1931–1978)
  • AM: 945 kHz (1978–1993)
Call sign meaning
Derived from former callsign 3BO – Bendigo
Technical information
Power 120 kW [1]
Transmitter coordinates
36°59′32″S144°18′30″E / 36.992211°S 144.308331°E / -36.992211; 144.308331
Links
Website www.triplem.com.au/bendigo

Triple M Bendigo (official callsign: 3BBO) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. The station is broadcast to Central Victoria from studios in the Bendigo suburb of Golden Square.

Contents

The station commenced broadcasting in 1931 as 3BO, initially on the AM band at a frequency of 970 kilohertz, [2] before converting to the FM band as 3BO FM on 5 April 1993. [3] On 15 December 2016, the station was relaunched as Triple M. [4]

Programming

Local programming is produced and broadcast from the station's Golden Square studios from 6am–9am weekdays. The station's local output consists of a three-hour breakfast show presented by Bryan Coghlan and Mandy Burrill. [5]

Networked programming originates from studios in Albury, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney.

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References

  1. Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 69, 104.
  2. "3BO - The Bendigo Station".
  3. "3BO is making the switch - AM to FM".
  4. "SCA to rebrand regional to Hit and Triple M". Radio Today (Australia). 20 September 2016.
  5. "Cogho & Mandy". Triple M. Retrieved 28 June 2023.