3YB

3YB
City of license Warrnambool, Victoria
Broadcast area South Coast of Victoria
Slogan The Great South Coast's Best Music
Frequency 882 kHz AM
Format Music, News, Talk, Sport,
Language(s) English
Callsign meaning 3 = Victoria
Young of Ballarat (see History of broadcasting)
Owner ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd
Website 3YB Website

3YB is a radio station based in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. It broadcasts on the medium wave radio band, at a frequency of 882 kHz. The station is part of the Ace Radio AM network. The station has a classic hits music format mixed with talk such as Mornings with Neil Mitchell syndicated from 3AW.

History

The station has one of the most unusual histories of any Australian radio station. Between October 1931 and November 1935 it was a mobile station, broadcasting around Victoria in areas that did not yet have local stations. [1] It broadcast first from a Ford car and Ford truck, and later from a railway carriage originally built for the 1899 Royal Train. 3YB's founder was Vic Dinenny but the concept of the station was the brain-child of Jack Young of Ballarat, after whom the station is named.

As more and more rural stations opened in Victoria, the concept of a mobile station became less practical. Dinenny applied for and received licences for two stations, one in Warrambool and the other in Warragul. The Warrnambool station opened on 18 May 1937, retaining the call sign 3YB.[2]

Current programs (2013)

Template:Update required, December 2015

Programming includes

Notable personalities

Long serving news presenter Lois Chislett has won a number of ACRAs for best news presenter for a country station including in 2012 [5]

External links

Coordinates: 38°23′14″S 142°29′07″E / 38.3871°S 142.4852°E / -38.3871; 142.4852

References

  1. R. R. Walker, The Magic Spark, Hawthorn Press, 1973
  2. Hugh Adams, 3YB: Pioneer of Country Broadcasting 1931-1981, Collett, Rain & Gaspar, Warrnambool, 1981
  3. http://www.3yb.com.au/show/the-morning-rush#.Uqcb8JAW1Bs
  4. http://www.3yb.com.au/assets/general_files/the_station/Local_Content_3YB.pdf
  5. http://www.radiotoday.com.au/acras/1421-ace-boss-on-the-acras.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 31, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.