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Triple M Sunraysia

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Triple M Sunraysia
Broadcast areaSunraysia
FrequencyFM: 97.9 MHz
Branding97.9 Triple M
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
NetworkTriple M
Ownership
Owner
Hit99.5 Sunraysia
History
First air date
25 May 1933 (1933-05-25) (as 3MA)
Former call signs
3MA (1933–1997)
Former frequencies
  • AM: 1360 kHz (1933–1978)
  • AM: 1467 kHz (1978–1997)
Call sign meaning
Radio Murray River
Technical information
Power12 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates
34°12′39″S 142°15′50″E / 34.210845°S 142.263992°E / -34.210845; 142.263992
Links
Websitewww.triplem.com.au/sunraysia

Triple M Sunraysia (official callsign: 3RMR) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. The station is broadcast to the Sunraysia region located on the VictoriaNew South Wales border from studios in Mildura.

The station commenced broadcasting in 1933 as 3MA, initially on the AM band at a frequency of 1360 kilohertz,[2] before converting to the FM band as Sun FM on 20 November 1997. On 15 December 2016, the station was relaunched as Triple M.[3]

Programming

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Local programming is produced and broadcast from the station's Mildura studios from 6am–12pm weekdays. The station's local output consists of a three-hour breakfast show presented by Matt Jonsen, and a three-hour mornings show presented by Silco.

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

References

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  1. ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 22, 76, 124.
  2. ^ "3MA The Sunraysia Station".
  3. ^ "SCA to rebrand regional to Hit and Triple M". Radio Today (Australia). 20 September 2016.
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