Triple M Riverina MIA

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Triple M Riverina MIA 963
2RG Griffith logo.png
Broadcast areaGriffith RA1 [1]
Frequency 963 kHz AM
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Triple M
Ownership
Owner
hit99.7 Riverina MIA
History
First air date
14 September 1936 (1936-09-14)
Former frequencies
1070 kHz AM (1936–1978)
Call sign meaning
2 – New South Wales
Radio Griffith
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
34°19′47″S146°07′57″E / 34.3297°S 146.1325°E / -34.3297; 146.1325 Coordinates: 34°19′47″S146°07′57″E / 34.3297°S 146.1325°E / -34.3297; 146.1325
Repeater(s) 92.5 FM Lake Cowal mine
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website Official website

Triple M Riverina MIA 963 (ACMA call sign: 2RG) is an Australian radio station in New South Wales. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network, it broadcasts a classic hits format to Griffith, New South Wales and surrounding areas. The station launched on 14 September 1936, and marked only the second commercial radio station to launch in the Riverina. [3] The station was formerly operated by DMG Regional Radio, Macquarie Regional RadioWorks and Southern Cross Media Group - and broadcasts from studios in Griffith alongside sister station hit99.7 Riverina MIA.

After first being announced in September 2016, [4] 2RG was rebranded Triple M 963AM on 15 December 2016 as a result of a nationwide rebrand of Southern Cross Austereo's radio stations. [5]

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References

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  2. "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". Australian Communications & Media Authority . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. "New Radio Station". Sydney Morning Herald . 16 September 1936. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. Battersby, Lucy (26 September 2016). "Southern Cross Austereo re-branding 60 regional radio stations as Triple M and Hit Network". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. Hopper, Rebecca (15 December 2016). "99.7 Star FM is no more". The Area News. Retrieved 28 December 2016.