3RRR

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**Triple R FM**

Broadcast area	Melbourne
First air date	1976
Frequency	102.7 MHz FM
Format	No formal playlist
Owner	Community Radio

3RRR (pronounced "Three Triple R", or simply "Triple R") is arguably Australia's best known community radio station, based in Melbourne.

It first commenced broadcasting in 1976 from the studios of 3ST, the student radio station of 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 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 3RRR broadcasts vary 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 and for the ABC.

[edit] 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
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

[edit] Selected list of presenters, past & present

Allan Thomas (The Metal for Melbourne Show)
Andrew Haug (The Hard Report)
Bohdan X (Friday punk show, 1978-1995)
Claire Hedger (Australian Matinee)
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)
Jonathan Alley (Under the Sun/Tough Culture)
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)
Headley Gritter (The Party Show)
Karen Leng (Kinky Afro)
Stephen Oliver, Kraig Krieger & John Williams (Steve & The Board / Cut The Music)
David Armstrong (Danger: Low Brow)

[edit] External links

3RRR official website - includes audio streaming of the broadcast and archive of best shows.
Mark Phillips 2006. Radio City. Melbourne: Vulgar Press. (history of RRR, relased to commemorate the 30th anniversary)
The Age newspaper. 2006. Rated R. November 23, 2006. (Article on 30 years of 3RRR).

FM radio stations in Melbourne/Geelong

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