3RRR

"Triple R" redirects here. For other uses, see RRR (disambiguation).
Triple R FM
City Australia Melbourne
Broadcast area Australia Melbourne
Frequency 102.7 MHz FM
DAB+ (2010– )
First air date 1976 (1976)
Format Community radio
Language(s) English
Transmitter coordinates 37°50′19″S 145°20′47″E / 37.8385°S 145.3465°E / -37.8385; 145.3465Coordinates: 37°50′19″S 145°20′47″E / 37.8385°S 145.3465°E / -37.8385; 145.3465
Owner Community Radio
Website www.rrr.org.au

3RRR (pronounced "Three Triple R", or simply "Triple R") is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne.

3RRR first commenced broadcasting in 1976 from the studios of 3ST, the student radio station of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (now RMIT University), on an educational licence with the name 3RMT. In 1979 it relocated to Fitzroy, and adopted its present name. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, it became synonymous with the post punk and new wave subcultures. It has developed a devoted base of listeners, many of whom donate their time or money to keep the station going; either as volunteers or through the annual "Radiothon". In late 2004, supporters raised enough money for the station to purchase and move into new premises on the corner of Blyth and Nicholson Streets in Brunswick East after the 20-year lease on their previous studios, in Victoria St, Fitzroy, expired.

3RRR's mission statement was defined in 1990 as "To educate, inform and entertain by drawing upon appropriate community resources. To develop a critical approach to contemporary culture." Triple R's programming is split roughly 70% specialist music and 30% talk-based shows. Hosts have complete autonomy over content and the station does not have playlists. As such, the nature of 3RRR broadcasts varies wildly depending on the time of the week. 3RRR is funded entirely by community sponsorships and public subscribers (currently around 12,000), which, by removing standard commercial pressures, allows this diverse programming.

Due to the reaction from subscribers, in the late 1990s 3RRR cancelled sponsorship deals signed with the Ford Motor Company and music venue The Mercury Lounge (due to its location in Melbourne's Crown Casino). No such "corporate" sponsorship of this type has been considered since. More recent sponsorship includes, for example, Dromana Estate who are "proud sponsors" of Plonk.

With an eclectic mix of programmes and a commitment to independence and integrity, 3RRR has been cited as a model for community radio stations in other cities (such as Sydney's FBi Radio); it has been said that it is a cornerstone of Melbourne's alternative/underground culture. A large number of 3RRR presenters have gone on to work extensively for more commercial radio stations and for the ABC.

Current Programs

Far and Wide New UK Indie releases and a smattering of Op Shop pop. Friday 2pm-4pm.

Past Programs

  • Against The Arctic (ceased 2011)
  • All Over The Shop
  • The Architects (ceased 2014)
  • Atomic (ceased 2007)
  • Aural Text (ceased 2013)
  • Beats Electric (ceased 2009)
  • Best Of The Brat (ceased)
  • Burn Rubber (ceased 2006)
  • Bullying The Jukebox
  • Can You Dig It
  • The Cheese Shop (ceased 1999)
  • Chicken Mary
  • Cocoa Butter (ceased)
  • Dance Cadaverous
  • Delivery
  • Dirty Deeds (ceased 2014)
  • Dynamite
  • Galactic Zoo (ceased 2007)
  • Heathers on Fire (ceased 2014)
  • Hellzapoppin' (ceased 2014)
  • Incoming
  • I'd Rather Jack (ceased 2009)
  • Keystrokes (ceased 1992)
  • Kinky Afro (ceased 2014)
  • Know Your Product (1978)
  • Lawyers, Guns, & Money
  • Lime Champions (ceased 2013)
  • Long Grass Sessions (ceased)
  • Midweek Crisis (ceased)
  • New, Used & Abused (ceased 2000)
  • No Pants (ceased 2014)
  • No Way Back
  • Noise In My Head
  • Old Folk Show (ceased 2006)
  • Osso Booko Show (1992–1997)
  • The Pinch (ceased)
  • Plonk (podcast and broadcast during Summer 2008/09)
  • Punter to Punter
  • Rack Your Brains (ceased)
  • Run Like You Stole Something (ceased 2008)
  • Sitelines (ceased)
  • Slanted And Enchanted (ceased 2006)
  • Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (ceased 2009)
  • The Spin (ceased 2006)
  • Storm the Studio (ceased)
  • Symbiosis (ceased 2007)
  • Top Billin
  • Top Ranking Sound (ceased 2007)
  • Transference
  • Underground Flavas (ceased 2005)
  • The Village
  • Wake In Fright (ceased 2006)
  • Wax Lyrical
  • Weird Groovin'
  • Wig-Wam Bam
  • Wired for Sound
  • The Word (2001–2008)
  • Wordburner (ceased 2007)

Selected list of presenters, past and present

References

  1. ↑ Alley, Jonathan (16 August 2005). "Radio ga-ga". Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Stuart. "Architectural Project Archive 1994–2006". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Lallo, Michael (4 August 2010). "Misfires and memories as FM turns 30". Age. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Enker, Debi (20 August 2009). "Mixing humour and history". Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Donovan, Patrick (31 January 2008). "Every Thursday Is Australia Day for Radio Doyen". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Program changes for April 2014". 3RRR. 3RRR. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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