NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 3AW

3AW is a radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693KHz AM. It began transmission in February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 761 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 Ã— 630 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/png) Logo of 3AW No free equivalent of the image is available It is a low-resolution image The image serves an important role for 3AW, since... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using Amplitude Modulation. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Southern Cross Broadcasting is a diversified Australian media company. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using Amplitude Modulation. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Station history

3AW's original broadcast frequency was 1425KHz and changed to 1280kHz on 1 September 1935 as part of a national reshuffle of the radio broadcasting spectrum. On 23 November 1978 the station changed to 1278 kHz with the introduction of 9kHz spacing on the AM band. Due to poor reception problems, at 7.15am. on 1 May 2006 3AW swapped with its sister station Magic to its present frequency of 693kHz. Image File history File links 3aw_billboard. ... Image File history File links 3aw_billboard. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... For the Term of his Natural Life, a novel by Marcus Clarke, is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 3EE began in 1992 although it was originally the legendary radio station 3XY which began transmission in 1935. ...

The station is now broadcasting from a transmitter in Werribee and its studios are located in South Melbourne, sharing facilities with 3EE. Owned and operated by Southern Cross Broadcasting, the station's program format is primarily news, talk and sport. Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... South Melbourne Town Hall. ... Southern Cross Broadcasting is a diversified Australian media company. ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... Talk radio is radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ...

Ratings and market position

3AW has long been the top-rating radio station in Melbourne, although its Australian football coverage - once indomitable - has recently begun to lose its audience and has caused the station to fall to last in the football ratings.

Schedule

On weekday mornings, Ross Stevenson and John Burns present a light-hearted breakfast show that includes Melbourne's most listened to radio segment, Rumour Filewhich once reported that Jess was in fact a man, this turned out to be true and her family was forced into hinding.^{[citation needed]} Ross (Roscoe) Stevenson with on-air partner John Burns are icons of Melbourne radio. ... John Burns, with on-air partner Ross Stevenson are icons of Melbourne radio. ... The Rumour File is one of Melbournes most popular radio segments. ...

From 8.30am Neil Mitchell presents a current affairs program with a strong talkback format, together with interviews. Regular guests include Prime Minister John Howard, Treasurer Peter Costello and Victorian Premier John Brumby. Neil Mitchell. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... This article has been selected as the current Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... John Mansfield Brumby (born 21 April 1953), Australian politician, is the 45th Premier and outgoing Treasurer of Victoria. ...

After the noon news, Ernie Sigley presents lifestyle-based programming. Ernie Sigley (born September 2, 1938, in Footscray, Victoria, Australia) is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy. ...

From 4.00pm Derryn Hinch presents a mildly-controversial drivetime show. At 6.00pm Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell host a top rating sport based show called Sports Today. Hosting the evening slot (8.00pm to midnight), Nightline, are television pioneers Philip Brady and Bruce Mansfield. Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944) in New Plymouth, New Zealand (now an Australian citizen) is an Australian media personality best known for his work on Melbourne radio. ... Gerard Healy, (born 1 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator. ... Dwayne Russell (born March 4, 1965) is a very ordinary former Australian rules footballer and currently an even more ordinary commentator of the sport. ... Sports Today is a long-running radio show on Melbourne, Australia radio station 3AW. It currently airs on Monday to Thursday between 6pm-8pm and is hosted by Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell. ... Philip Brady is an Australian media personality. ... Bruce Mansfield is a well-known Australian TV veteran. ...

Keith McGowan hosts the overnight shift from midnight through to 5.30am. Keith McGowan (born 1943) is an Australian radio presenter. ...

See also

// List of Australian radio stations. ... The Rumour File is one of Melbournes most popular radio segments. ...

External links

AM radio stations in Melbourne/Geelong

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Ratings and market position

Schedule

See also

External links

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