Triple M The Border

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Triple M The Border
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Frequency FM: 105.7 MHz
Branding105.7 Triple M
Programming
Format Mainstream rock
Network Triple M
Ownership
Owner
Hit 104.9 The Border
History
First air date
31 July 1998 (1998-07-31) (as The River)
Call sign meaning
BorDeR
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
Class Commercial
ERP 100,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
36°15′13″S146°51′18″E / 36.253620°S 146.855115°E / -36.253620; 146.855115
Repeater(s)
Links
Website www.triplem.com.au/theborder

Triple M The Border (ACMA callsign: 2BDR) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. The station is broadcast to townships along the New South Wales/Victoria border from studios in Albury.

The station commenced broadcasting in 1998 as The River. [1] On 15 December 2016, the station was relaunched as Triple M. [2]

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References

  1. "New radio services for Albury, Deniliquin, Shepparton and Wangaratta". Australian Broadcasting Authority. 21 September 1997. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  2. "SCA to rebrand regional to Hit and Triple M". Radio Today (Australia). 20 September 2016.