3CR Melbourne

3CR is a community radio station that broadcasts on the AM band and on the digital spectrum as 3CR Digital in Melbourne, Australia. It features mainly talk-based programs with political (particularly trade unions) and environmental themes, as well as some music and community language-based programs. Today the station hosts over 130 programs presented by over 400 volunteers.

3CR
The station's exterior (2009)
  • Melbourne, Victoria
Broadcast areaMelbourne RA1
Frequency
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCommunity access
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Radio Federation Limited
History
First air date
3 July 1976 (1976-07-03)
Former frequencies
  • AM: 840 kHz (1976–1978)
  • AM: 837 kHz (1978–1983)
Call sign meaning
Community Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
Power3500 W
Transmitter coordinates
37.886459°S 144.704492°E / -37.886459; 144.704492
Links
Public licence information
Profile
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.3cr.org.au

The radio station is located in Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Initially broadcasting on 837 kHz, 3CR now broadcasts on 855 kHz at 2 kW into a directional aerial, from a site at Hoppers Crossing about 15 km west of Melbourne.

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