Triple M

Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network.

Contents

1 Stations
2 History
3 Shows

3.1 Former Radio Personalities on The M's
3.2 AFL coverage

4 See also
5 External links

Stations

Logo Name City Frequency
Triple M Sydney (2MMM) Sydney 104.9 MHz

Triple M Melbourne (3MMM) Melbourne 105.1 MHz

Triple M Brisbane (4MMM) Brisbane 104.5 MHz

Triple M Adelaide (5MMM) Adelaide 104.7 MHz

Name	City	Frequency
Triple M Sydney (2MMM)	Sydney	104.9 MHz
Triple M Melbourne (3MMM)	Melbourne	105.1 MHz
Triple M Brisbane (4MMM)	Brisbane	104.5 MHz
Triple M Adelaide (5MMM)	Adelaide	104.7 MHz

History

The first Triple M station was 2MMM Sydney which commenced broadcasting on 2 August 1980. Together with then rival station 2Day FM (now also owned by Austereo), it was the first commercial FM radio station in Sydney.

In 1988, Melbourne radio station EON FM, 92.3, (Australia's first commercial FM radio station, which commenced broadcasting on 11 July 1980) was taken over by 2MMM and changed its callsign to 3MMM and moved to 105.1 MHz in November 1988.

Brisbane radio station FM104 was launched in 1980 and took on the Triple M identity in early 1990. It now has the callsign 4MMM.

Adelaide radio station 5KA converted from 1197 kHz to 104.7 MHz on January 1, 1990 and was renamed KAFM. The station was taken over by Village Roadshow, who then owned Triple M, and they successfully negotiated the purchase of the 5MMM callsign from a community radio station in the early 1990s.

Perth radio station 96FM also carried the Triple M identity in the late 1990s but was then sold to Southern Cross Broadcasting who changed the station's identity back to its original name.

In 2004 the national network counted down the Triple M Essential 2005 Songs from Boxing Day to Australia Day. The number one song was Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun.

While many of the comedy and talk programs are networked, large sections of music programming orginate from the local market of each Triple M. Triple M Melbourne and Sydney target an audience a great deal younger than Triple M Brisbane and Adelaide.

Shows

Major network shows

9:00am - 10:00am: Get This with Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Tough Love with Mick Molloy, Robyn Butler and Roo (Richard Molloy)
4:00pm - 6:00pm: The Shebang with Fifi Box, Marty Sheargold and Rohan Brown (not in Adelaide)
6:00pm - 7:00pm The Paul Murray Hour.
7:00pm - 9:00pm: The Cold 20 with Adam Barrat (local version in Adelaide from 4pm to 7pm)
9:00pm - 12:00am: The Spoonman (8:30p to 11:30p in Adelaide)

Breakfast Shows

Sydney and Melbourne - The Cage with Peter Berner, Brigitte Duclos, Matt Parkinson, James Brayshaw and Mike Fitzpatrick
Brisbane - The Cage with Marto, Sully, George & Ian Skippen
Adelaide - The New Zoo with John Blackman, Jane Reilly, Scott McBain & Cosi

Triple M Sydney

10:00am - 12noon: Mornings with Maroon
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Afternoons with Rob Duckworth

Triple M Melbourne

10:00am - 12noon: Mornings with Bear
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Afternoon Show with TURBO

Former Radio Personalities on The M's

Doug Mulray, Andrew Denton, Amanda Keller, Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Ugly Phil O'Neil, Michael Tunn, Lisa "Milly" Millard, Club Veg (Malcolm Lees and Vic Davies)

AFL coverage

During the AFL season, Triple M hosts the highest-rating coverage of AFL in the country, with a commentary team led nationally by Michael McLean, and including the following local teams:

Melbourne: Sam Newman, Brian Taylor, James Brayshaw, Stephen Quartermain, Danny Frawley, Jason Dunstall, Craig Hutchison, Ashley Cheur

Due to an on air Dummy Spit, Sam Newman no longer calls the AFL footy on Triple M radio Station

Sydney: Russell Barwick, Sam Kekovich, Troy Luff
Adelaide: Tim Ginever, Brenton Yates, Bruce Abernethy, John Barnes, Sean Tasker, Max Stevens, Mark Soderstrom, David Pittman

For a brief period of the 2006 Home & Away Season, Sam Newman was "suspended" from calling games on Triple M for calling a caller a "Fuckwit".

Triple M is the only FM broadcaster of the AFL in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney (although only the local teams - the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans respectively - are covered in the latter two cities), with a less formal coverage than AM Radio. Not only is the coverage considered informative and accurate, but the team works together providing a sense of comedy to the call. Another aspect that differs from AM coverage of football is the bumper music used to and from breaks, which is instrumental versions of modern rock songs (such as Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out", Living End's "Tabloid Magazine", and The Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", which were predominantly used during 2004 and 2005).

There is also a show called The Gospel that airs on Fox Footy Channel and is simulcast on Triple M Melbourne on Friday afternoons, that previews the coming rounds' AFL games. It is hosted by Jason Dunstall and features Nick Riewoldt, Peter Everitt and Nathan G. Brown.

External links

Australian Radio Networks

SBS (five feeds)

Austereo: Today Network | Triple M

ARN: Mix FM | Classic Hits

DMG: Nova | Vega

Southern Cross Broadcasting: 2UE | 3AW | 4BC | 6PR | Magic 1278 | 4BH | 96FM

Macquarie Regional RadioWorks: Hot FM/Sea FM/Star FM | Local Works | Kids FM

Racing networks: Sport 927 | TOTE Radio | 2KY | Racing Radio | RadioTAB