Triple M 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.

Triple M Bendigo
CityBendigo, Victoria
Broadcast areaCentral Victoria
FrequencyFM: 93.5 MHz
Branding93.5 Triple M
Slogan
  • Rock's Greatest Hits
  • Everything Bendigo
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
NetworkTriple M
Ownership
OwnerSouthern Cross Austereo
(Radio 3BO Pty Ltd)
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
Power120 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates
36.992211°S 144.308331°E / -36.992211; 144.308331
Links
Websitewww.triplem.com.au/bendigo

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–12pm weekdays. The station's local output consists of a three-hour breakfast show presented by Bryan Coghlan and Kylie Stevenson

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

References
  1. Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and 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.


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