Stereo 974

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3WRB Stereo 974
City of license Melbourne West
Broadcast area Tottenham
Frequency 97.4 MHz FM
Format Community
Language English, LOTE
ERP 200 watts
Owner Western Radio Broadcasters Inc.
Sister stations None
Website Stereo 974
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Stereo 974 (call sign: 3WRB) is an English language pop and Languages Other Than English (LOTE) station in western Melbourne, Australia. It broadcasts on 97.4 MHz. It commenced broadcasting in the mid 1980s.

[edit] History

The radio station commenced transmissions under the original callsign "3WRB", with an original coverage area including the present Melbourne West RA1, Werribee RA1 and Melton RA1 sub-metropolitan licence areas.

A split in management in the early 1990s saw the station temporarily change its on-air identity to "B-97", and feature mainly dance / top40 music. Intervention by the then Australian Broadcasting Authority set conditions for the continuation of the licence, including a restructure of management and programming.

Following on from there, the radio station was under the 3WRB banner once again. After many years of continued stability, the radio station publicly relaunched with a music / ethnic focus under the brand name "Stereo 974".

[edit] Programming

Daytime programs from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday are English language pop. Breakfast, weeknights and weekends feature non-English programming, mainly in Vietnamese.

3WRB presents over 40 hours of non-English programs per week, for whih it received grants from the Federal Government (via the Community Broadcasting Foundation) of approximately $2000 per annum per averaged weekly hour. The most recent grant round saw the station receive just under $40,000 for the six months to 30 June 2009 for ethnic programs alone.

The station features a popular overnight program, Truckstop, from midnight until 6 am every day of the week, with extended country music programming until 8 am on Saturdays and 10 am on Sundays. The program includes all the best from classic to new country, rockabilly and trucking music. The program is computer playlist generated, with occasional recorded voiceovers from station General Manager and Truckstop host, Rod Boyd.

[edit] Coverage Area

ACMA Coverage Area Map

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Radio stations in the Melbourne market
Stations with an asterisk are available on digital
AM Stations
FM Stations (Melbournewide)
FM Stations (Local)
FM 876 Network 87.6 (various) • Southern FM 88.3 (South) • 3PVF 88.6 (Plenty Valley) • 3WYN 88.9 (Werribee) • 89.3 Hot Country (Geelong) • 93.9 Bay FM (Geelong) • 3WBC 94.1 (Camberwell) • 94.7 The Pulse (Geelong) • Joy 94.9 (City) • 95.5 K-Rock (North East) • Gold Days Radio 95.7 (South East) • Rhema FM 96.3 (Geelong) • 96.5 Inner FM (West) • 3MDR 97.1 (Mountain Districts) • Stereo 974 (97.4) (West) • 3SER 97.7 (South East) • 979fm (97.9) (Melton) • Eastern FM 98.1 (East) • 3RPP 98.3 (Frankston)/3RPP 98.7 (Mornington) • 98.9 (North West) • Yarra Valley FM 99.1 (Yarra Valley) • 3MRG 99.3 (Sunbury) • 3GPH 99.5 (Geelong)

Australia Radio Markets: Adelaide • Brisbane • Canberra • Darwin • Hobart • Melbourne • Newcastle • Perth • Sydney

See also: List of radio stations in Australia


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