3RRR

Triple R FM
City of license Mount Dandenong
Broadcast area Melbourne
Frequency 102.7 MHz FM
DAB+ (2010– )
First air date 1976 (1976)
Format Community radio
Language English
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. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world.

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.

Contents

Programs

  • Against The Arctic
  • All Over The Shop
  • The Architects (external site)
  • Atomic (ceased 07)
  • Aural Text
  • The Australian Mood
  • Banana Lounge Broadcasting
  • Beats Electric (ceased 09)
  • Beat Orgy
  • Best Of The Brat (ceased)
  • Breakfasters
  • Breaking and Entering
  • Burn Rubber (ceased 06)
  • Bullying The Jukebox(external site)
  • Byte Into It
  • Can You Dig It
  • Chicken Mary
  • Cocoa Butter (ceased)
  • Dance Cadaverous
  • Delivery
  • Dirty Deeds
  • Dynamite
  • Eat It
  • Einstein A Go Go (external site)
  • Film Buff's Forecast (external site)
  • Far And Wide
  • Frank
  • Galactic Zoo (ceased 07)
  • The Golden Age of Piracy
  • The Grapevine
  • The Graveyard Shift
  • Incoming
  • I'd Rather Jack (ceased 09)
  • The International Pop Underground
  • JVG Radio Method
  • Kinky Afro
  • LiveWire
  • Lime Champions
  • Long Grass Sessions (ceased)
  • Local And/Or General
  • Midweek Crisis (ceased)
  • Max Headroom
  • Musically Incorrect
  • New & Groovy
  • New, Used & Abused (ceased 00)
  • No Way Back
  • Noise In My Head
  • O'Tomorrow
  • Old Folk Show (ceased 06)
  • On the Blower
  • Off the Record
  • Osso Booko Show (1992–1997)
  • The Party Show
  • The Pinch (ceased)
  • Plonk (pod-cast and broadcast during Summer '08/'09)
  • Rack Your Brains (ceased)
  • Radio Marinara
  • Respect The Rock
  • Radio Therapy
  • Room With A View
  • Run Like You Stole Something (ceased 08)
  • Sitelines (ceased)
  • Skull Cave (http://skullcave.org/)
  • Slanted And Enchanted (ceased 06)
  • Smartarts
  • Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (ceased 09)
  • Son of Crawdaddy
  • The Spin (ceased 06)
  • Spoke
  • Storm the Studio (ceased)
  • Stylin'
  • Symbiosis (ceased 07)
  • To & Fro
  • Top Billin
  • Top Ranking Sound (ceased 07)
  • Transference
  • Twang
  • Vital Bits
  • Under The Sun
  • The Village
  • Vital Bits
  • Wake In Fright (ceased 06)
  • Wax Lyrical
  • Weird Groovin'
  • Wig-Wam Bam
  • Wired for Sound
  • The Word (2001–2008)
  • Wordburner (ceased 07)
  • Zero G

Selected list of presenters, past & present

References

  1. ^ Alley, Jonathan (16 August 2005). "Radio ga-ga". Age. Fairfax. http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/radio-gaga/2005/08/15/1123958002259.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
  2. ^ Enker, Debi (20 August 2009). "Mixing humour and history". Age. Fairfax. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/mixing-humour-and-history/2009/08/19/1250362107185.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
  3. ^ Lallo, Michael (4 August 2010). "Misfires and memories as FM turns 30". Age. Fairfax. http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/misfires-and-memories-as-fm-turns-30-20100804-11epf.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 

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