3RRR
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It first commenced broadcasting from RMIT University in 1976 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 listener base, 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."
Most of 3RRR's programming consists of specialist music programmes, whose hosts have complete autonomy; the station does not have playlists. As such, the nature of what 3RRR broadcasts varies wildly depending on time of week. 3RRR is funded entirely by community sponsorships and public subscribers (currently around 10,000), which, by removing standard commercial pressures, allows this diverse programming.
Due to the reaction from subscribers, in the late 1990's 3RRR cancelled sponsorship deals signed with motor company Ford and music venue The Mercury Lounge (due to its location in Melbourne's Crown Casino). No such "corporate" sponsorship has been considered since.
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.
Programs
- Aural Text
- Atomic
- Against The Arctic
- The Architects
- The Australian Mood
- Beats Electric
- Best Of The Brat
- Breakfasters
- Burn Rubber
- Byte Into It
- Can You Dig It
- Chicken Mary
- Cocoa Butter
- Creative Licence Pending
- Delivery
- Eat It
- Einstein A Go Go
- Film Buff's Forecast
- Far And Wide
- Frank
- Galactic Zoo
- Incoming
- I'd Rather Jack
- The International Pop Underground
- JVG Radio Method
- Kinky Afro
- Long Grass Sessions
- Local And/Or General
- Midweek Crisis
- Max Headroom
- Musically Incorrect
- New & Groovy
- Noise In My Head
- Old Folk Show
- On the Blower
- Off The Record
- The Party Show
- The Pinch
- Radio Marinara
- Respect The Rock
- Radiotherapy
- Room With A View
- Run Like You Stole Something
- Sitelines
- Stylin'
- Smartarts
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
- Symbiosis
- Son of Crawdaddy
- Skull Cave
- Slanted And Enchanted
- The Spin
- Top Ranking Sound
- Twang
- Vital Bits
- Under The Sun
- The Village
- Wake In Fright
- Weird Groovin'
- Wig-Wam Bam
- The Word
- Wordburner
- Zero G
Selected list of presenters, past & present
- Allan Thomas (The Metal for Melbourne Show)
- Andrew Haug (The Hard Report)
- Bohdan X
- Billy Baxter
- Stephen Walker (The Skullcave)
- Gary Young (Chicken Mary Show)
- Paul Harris & John Flaus (Filmbuff's Forecast)
- Brian Wise & Billy Pinnell (Off The Record)
- Greig Pickhaver
- Greg Champion (The Coodabeen Champions)
- John Safran
- Cam Smith ([Eat It])
- Stuart Harvey (Mondo Bizarro)
- Dr Turf (Punter to Punter)
- Philip Brophy & Bruce Milne (EEEK!)
- Max Crawdaddy (Son of Crawdaddy)
- Cousin Creep (Paint The Town Clear Gloss / Breakfasters / Vindaloo Cocktail)
- Dave O'Neil (Osso Bucco / Breakfasters)
- Owen McKern (Delivery)
- Anthony Carew (The International Pop Underground)
- Kate Langbroek (The F'n'K Show / Breakfasters)
- Julian Schiller
- Jane Gazzo ('Calamity' with Jane Gazzo)
- Headley Gritter (The Party Show)
- Karen Leng (Kinky Afro)
External link
- [3RRR official website] - includes audio streaming of the broadcast
Station/Frequency: Melbourne LPONs | 3PVF 88.6 | 3MGR 89.9 | 3SYN 90.7 | Vega 91.5 | 3ZZZ 92.3 | 3SBS 93.1 | Bay FM 93.9 | 3JOY 94.9 | K-Rock 95.5|3INR 96.5 | 3WSC 97.4 | 3NRG 99.3 | Nova 100.3 | 3TTT 101.1 | 3FOX 101.9 | 3RRR 102.7 | 3MBS 103.5 | 3KKZ 104.3 | 3MMM 105.1 | 3ABC 105.9 | 3PBS 106.7 | 3JJJ 107.5
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