3YB

3YB is a radio station based in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. It broadcasts on the medium wave radio band, at a frequency of 882 kHz. The station is part of the Ace Radio AM network. The station has a classic hits music format mixed with talk such as Mornings with Neil Mitchell syndicated from 3AW.

History

The station has one of the most unusual histories of any Australian radio station. Between October 1931 and November 1935 it was a mobile station, broadcasting around Victoria in areas that did not yet have local stations. ^[1] It broadcast first from a Ford car and Ford truck, and later from a railway carriage originally built for the 1899 Royal Train, frist used for the 1901 visit of Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York, and his wife, Mary. 3YB's founder was Vic Dinenny^[2] but the concept of the station was the brain-child of one the station's original broadcasters and engineers Jack Young of Ballarat, after whom the station is named.

As more and more rural stations opened in Victoria, the concept of a mobile station became less practical. Dinenny applied for and received licences for two stations, one in Warrambool and the other in Warragul. The Warrnambool station opened on 18 May 1937, retaining the call sign 3YB.^[3]

Current programs (2013)

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Programming includes

• The Morning Rush with Jon Vertigan and Maria Foundas ^[4]
• Mornings with Neil Mitchell.
• The Great South Coasts Best Music with Dave Drinkell
• Sportsday with Tony Leonard and Terry Wallace
• AFL Live with Sandy Roberts and Rex Hunt
• Australia Overnight (Sunday to Thursday). Andrew McLaren with Mark Petkovic ^[5]

Notable personalities

Long serving news presenter Lois Chislett has won a number of ACRAs for best news presenter for a country station including in 2012 ^[6]

External links

• Official 3YB Website

Coordinates: 38°23′14″S 142°29′07″E / 38.3871°S 142.4852°E / -38.3871; 142.4852

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