The radio station 3LO began transmission in October 1924 as Melbourne's second radio station, behind 3AR. The callsign "LO" was taken from London's second radio station, 2LO, which stood for London Orchestra.^{[citation needed]} 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 2LO was the second British radio station, which began broadcasting on May 11, 1922, for one hour a day from the 7th floor of Marconi House in Londons Strand. ...

In 1932, 3LO and 3AR were among the first twelve radio stations to come under the ABC. Then in 1942, 3LO and 3AR moved into new broadcast facilities at Broadcast House, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The two radio stations would stay there until 1995. Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

3LO now broadcasts as 774 ABC Melbourne with a mix of local and national news, talkback and current affairs programming. It also broadcasts as 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria as much of its content is broadcast through the ABC Local Radio network in Victoria. The station now broadcasts from ABC's Southbank headquarters. For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... Talk radio is radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Current Affairs is a genre of a broadcast journalism format where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have been recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. ... ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly-owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

In early 2006, with the start of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, the ABC set up what was known as "The G-Spot" at Federation Square. The G-Spot was an outside broadcast studio where members of the public could watch and participate in the broadcast. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26, 2006. ... Inside the Atrium Federation Square (or Fed Square) is the new public heart of the city of Melbourne, Australia. ...

At the same time as the setting up of the G-Spot, 774 ABC became the second Local Radio network to introduce streaming broadcasts in addition to the regular radio broadcast (the first being 702 ABC Sydney). Due to possible disputes over content rights, the Commonwealth Games were not streamed, but were broadcast as usual. In place of these segments, 774 ABC presenters would continue streaming at the G-Spot. 702 ABC Sydney is a ABC radio station in Sydney, Australia. ...

Currently, some sports broadcasts, such as Grandstand, and the hourly news (including the 7.45am ABC News bulletin) programmes are not streamed due to possible disputes or action that may be taken against the ABC. Some cases mentioned in local bulletins, for instance, may be going through the courts and so the ABC is not allowed to stream these.

Instead, alternative segments or music are streamed in place of non-streaming programmes. The 7.45am news bulletin is replaced by a 15-minute segment from ABC NewsRadio and the hourly news bulletins are replaced by either ABC National News bulletins or Radio Australia News bulletins. ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering parliamentary proceedings, including Question Time, live and 24-hour news updates and information when parliament is not in session. ... ABC Radio Australia is the international shortwave radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australias public broadcaster. ...

The 774 ABC Melbourne Transmitters

The 3LO 774Khz transmitter is located in Delahey. The station broadcasts at a power of 50,000 watts covering the majority of Victoria. This is one of two transmitters issued the callsign of 3LO the other being at Marengo on 89.5MHz with a EIRP of about 327 watts serving the Apollo bay area. The program content is sometimes broadcast through the ABC Local Radio transmitters that hold callsigns other than 3LO. Antenna tower of Crystal Palace transmitter, London A transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an electronic device which with the aid of an antenna propagates an electromagnetic signal such as radio, television, or other telecommunications. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly-owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

Weekday Lineup

• 5.30am - 8.00am: 774 Breakfast, Red Symons including National News at 7.45am.
• 8.00am - 8.30am: AM with Tony Eastley is ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program for more than 30 years.
• 8.30am - 11.00am: Mornings, Jon Faine
• 11.00am - 12.00pm: The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine
• 12.00pm - 1.00pm: Victorian Country Hour with Libby Price
• 1.00pm - 3.00pm: Afternoons, Richard Stubbs
• 3.00pm - 6.00pm: Drive, Lindy Burns
• 6.00pm - 7.00pm: PM with Mark Colvin is one of the grand institutions of Australian public broadcasting
• 7.00pm - 10.00pm: Evenings, Derek Guille
• 10.00pm - 2.00am: Nightlife with Tony Delroy - A diverse mix of news and current affairs, lifestyle and entertainment
• 2.00am - 5.30am: Overnights is presented by Trevor Chappell (Monday - Thursday) and Rod Quinn (Friday - Sunday)

Red Symons (born June 13, 1949 in Brighton, England) is an Australian musician, writer, and radio host, probably best known as lead guitarist with the Skyhooks and as the snide judge of Red Faces, a The Gong Show-esque segment of the long-running Hey Hey Its Saturday variety... Tony Eastley is the presenter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation local radio news and current affairs programme AM. He is based in Sydney. ... Jon Faine is a radio personality and host of the morning program on 774 ABC Melbourne. ... Jon Faine is a radio personality and host of the morning program on 774 ABC Melbourne. ... Richard Stubbs (born 1958 in Brighton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian. ... Lindy Burns is the Drive presenter at 774 ABC Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Derek Guille is an Australian radio presenter. ... Tony Delroy- Anthony Eric Delroy - is an Australian radio personality. ... Trevor Chapell is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation local radio presenter based in Melbourne. ...

Former Hosts

• Virginia Trioli
• Doug Aiton
• Peter Couchman
• John Hindle
• Lynne Haultain
• Beverley O'Connor
• Terry Laidler
• Peter Clarke
• Terry Lane

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See also

• List of Australian radio stations

List of Australian radio stations. ...

External links

• ABC Melbourne Online
• 774 ABC Radio Schedule
• 774 ABC Streaming Schedule
• ABC Victoria
• ACMA 3LO Assignment

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