Triple M Bendigo | |
Callsign: | 3BBO |
City: | Bendigo, Victoria |
Area: | Central Victoria |
Frequency: | FM 93.5 MHz |
Rds: | MMM93.5 |
Airdate: | (as 3BO) |
Format: | Mainstream rock |
Power: | 120 kW[1] |
Coordinates: | -36.9922°N 144.3083°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Derived from former callsign 3BO – Bendigo |
Former Callsigns: | 3BO (1931–1993) |
Network: | Triple M |
Owner: | Southern Cross Austereo |
Licensee: | Radio 3BO Pty Ltd |
Sister Stations: | Hit91.9 Bendigo |
Triple M Bendigo (official callsign: 3BBO) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. It broadcasts to Central Victoria from studios in the Bendigo suburb of Golden Square.
The station was founded in 1931 by AWA as 3BO, initially on the AM band at a frequency of 970 kilohertz,[2] [3] before converting to the FM band as 3BO FM on 5 April 1993.[4] In 1987 it was sold by AWA to Wesgo.[5] It was sold again in 1992.[6]
On 15 December 2016, it was rebranded Triple M.[7]
Triple M's Golden Square studios produce and air local programs from 6am–9am weekdays, including a three-hour breakfast show presented by Bryan Coghlan and Jules Greenhalf.[8] Network programming comes from studios in Albury, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney.