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3RRR[2] (pronounced "Three Triple R", or simply "Triple R") is an Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne.
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. 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 Street, 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 creative control 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. As 3RRR states, "With the exception of [the] Breakfasters, all of Triple R’s programs are presented by volunteers" who present their shows for no remuneration.[3] A select few volunteer presenters are also in paid work at the station in operational roles.
3RRR's operations are funded entirely by community sponsorships and public subscribers (currently around 15,000), which, by removing standard commercial pressures, allows for this diverse programming. The estimated current listenership is 440,000 per week.[4] Due to the reaction from subscribers, in the late 1990s 3RRR cancelled sponsorship deals signed with the Ford 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.
In 2009, 3RRR opened its performance space for live music, live comedy and literary events among others.[3] In 2016, 3RRR was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame.[5]
The station celebrated its 40th birthday in 2016 with a three month long collaborative exhibition ON AIR: 40 years of 3RRR at the State Library Victoria.[6]
Past programs
- Against The Arctic (ceased 2011)
- All over the shop
- The Architects (ceased 2014)
- Atomic (ceased 2007)
- Aural Text (ceased 2013)
- Australian Mood
- Beats Electric (ceased 2009)
- Bedlam (1980–86, with Merryn Gates & Julie Purvis)[7][8]
- Best of the Brat (ceased)
- Blokes You Can Trust
- Burn Rubber (ceased 2006)
- Bullying The Jukebox
- Can You Dig It
- Calamity
- The Cheese Shop (ceased 1999)
- Chicken Mary
- Convict Streak
- Coodabeen Champions (moved to ABC Local Radio)
- Cocoa Butter (ceased)
- Cyber
- Dance Cadaverous
- Danger Lowbrow
- Deep Sea Music Show
- Delivery
- Discrete Music Show
- Dirty Deeds (ceased 2014)
- Drivetime in Iceland
- Dynamite
- Erotic City
- The F'n'K Show
- Fast Fictions (ceased 1996)
- Feed Your Head (ceased)
- Film Buffs Forecast (ceased)
- Galactic Zoo (ceased 2007)
- Give Men A Pause (1979–1981)
- Greening the Apocalypse (ceased 2019)
- Guy Smiley Presents
- Heathers on Fire (ceased 2014)
- Hellzapoppin' (ceased 2014)
- High In The Saddle
- Italmusic (1984/1988)
- Incoming
- I'd Rather Jack (ceased 2009)
- Keystrokes (ceased 1992)
- Kinky Afro (ceased 2014)
- Know Your Product (1978)
- Lawyers, Guns, & Money (moved to 3AW)
- The Liars' Club (Ceased 1995)
- Lime Champions (ceased 2013)
- Long Grass Sessions (ceased)
- Midweek Crisis (ceased)
- Morning Dawning
- Mousetrap
- My Three Sons
- MegaBat
- Mr Knowitall
- New, Used & Abused (ceased 2000)
- No Pants (ceased 2014)
- No Way Back
- Noise in My Head
- Old Folk Show (ceased 2006)
- Osso Booko Show (1991–1997)
- The Pinch (ceased)
- Plonk (podcast and broadcast during Summer 2008/09)
- Punter to Punter
- Rack Your Brains (ceased)
- Rhythmatic (ceased)
- Run Like You Stole Something (ceased 2008)
- The Scull Cave
- Sitelines (ceased)
- Slanted And Enchanted (ceased 2006)
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (ceased 2009)
- The Spin (ceased 2006)
- Spoke (ceased 2016)
- Station to Station
- Storm the Studio (ceased)
- Street Talk
- Symbiosis (ceased 2007)
- Top Billin
- Top Ranking Sound (ceased 2007)
- Tomorrow Never Knows
- Transference
- Trash Is My Life
- Underground Flavas (ceased 2005)
- The Village
- Wake in Fright (ceased 2006)
- Wax Lyrical
- Weird Groovin'
- Wheels of Steel
- Whole Lotta Shonky
- Wig-Wam Bam
- Wired for Sound
- The Word (2001–2008)
- Wordburner (ceased 2007)
Selected list of presenters, past and present
- Adam Crow (a.k.a. Bob Console) (Keystrokes)
- Adam Joseph (The Liars' Club 1992–1995)
- Andrew Haug (The Hard Report)
- Alan Parkes (Osso Booko Show)
- Allan Thomas (The Metal for Melbourne Show)
- Amy Mullins (Uncommon Sense)
- Annaliese Redlich (Neon Sunset)
- Alan Eaton (Osso Booko Show)
- Anita Alphabet (Test Pattern)
- Anthony Carew (The International Pop Underground)
- Areej Nur (The Rap)
- 'Bandicoot' (Osso Booko Show)
- Billy Baxter (The Coodabeen Champions)
- Bohdan X (Friday punk show, 1978–1995)
- 'Brain' (Rack Your Brains)
- Brendan Hitchens (Bullying The Jukebox)
- Bruce Berryman (Sitelines, Metropolis Now)
- Bruce Milne (Where Yo Is?)
- Brian Wise & Billy Pinnell (Off The Record)
- Bruce Berryman (Sitelines)
- Cam Smith (Eat It)
- Carlos T (Hood Pass)
- Casey Bennetto (Superfluity)
- Cerise Howard (Plato's Cave)
- Clinton Walker (Know Your Product, 1978)
- Chris Kennett (The Pinch 2002–2009 / Unexplained Phenomena 2000–2002)
- Chris Hatzsis
- Christos Tsiolkas (Superfluity)
- Claire Hedger (Australian Matinee)
- Craig Kamber
- Headley Gritter (The Party Show)
- Declan Fay (The Pinch 2002–2009 / Unexplained Phenomena 2000–2002)
- Declan Kelly (Against the Arctic)
- Dave Butterworth (Galactic Zoo)
- Dave Graney (Banana Lounge Broadcasting)
- Dave O'Neil (Osso Booko Show / Breakfasters)
- Dave Slutzkin (To and Fro)
- Dave Taranto (The Cheese Shop)
- David Armstrong (Danger: Low Brow)
- David Bridie (Discrete Music Show)
- Davide Carbone (Ryhthmatic)
- David Dawson (High in the Saddle)
- David Lescun
- Denise Hylands (Twang!, Selections and Breakfasters)
- Derek G Smiley (Guy Smiley Presents)
- Dr Turf (Punter to Punter)
- Duane d. Zigliotto (presenter) 1984/1988.
- Elizabeth McCarthy (Multi-Storied)
- Emerald Cowell (Tomorrow Never Knows)
- Ennio Styles (Stylin')
- Fran Kelly (Backchat)
- Fiona Scott-Norman (Trash Is My Life, The F'n'K Show)
- Gavin Craig (Erotic City)
- Greig Pickhaver
- Genevieve Blackmore (a.k.a. Genny B) (LiveWire)
- Geraldine Hickey (Breakfasters)
- Greg Champion (The Coodabeen Champions)
- Gary Young (Chicken Mary Show)
- Georgia Webster (Byte into It / Superlinguo on Breakfasters)
- Holly C (a.k.a. Marieke Hardy), Glenny G (a.k.a. Glen Dickie) & Paul P (a.k.a. Paul Trapani) (Best of the Brat)
- Howard Marklin (Networks, Discrete Music Show)
- Ian Drysdale (The Liars' Club 1992–1993)
- Jane Gazzo (Calamity 1992–1996)
- Janet A McLeod (The Cheese Shop)
- James Young (The Breakfasters/former Program Director)
- Jason Moore (Local And/Or General): Local and/or General was created and hosted by Natalie Mitchell and Richard Moffat in 1997 and focuses on new Australian music. Many Australian bands had their first airplay on this program due to a policy of playing quality demo tapes and CDs before an act was signed. The name Local and/or General was borrowed from the name of a song and album by early 1980s band Models.In 1998 Richard Moffat left the show, and Natalie Mitchell hosted solo until 1999 when regular fill host Ryan Egan joined the show as co-host. Mitchell left the show in 2001 and Egan continued hosting solo until 2007 and handed over the reins to Jacinta Parsons, who hosted for a few years before moving on Dynamite and Detour shows. The show was then hosted by Nicole Jones and Luke Pocock for the next two years, with Pocock leaving in early 2011 to host his own show 'Set it Out' on Tuesday drivetime and Jones hosting solo until April 2013.
- Jess McGuire (Breakfasters, Wired For Sound, I'd Rather Jack)
- Josh Kinal & Meshel Laurie (Enough Rope)
- Jonathan Alley[9] (Under the Sun/Tough Culture)
- Jon Clyne (a.k.a. Johnnie Wafer) (Keystrokes)
- John Safran (breakfasters)
- Julian Schiller (Crud)
- Johnny Topper (New & Groovy)
- Josh Nelson (Plato's Cave)
- Justin Kemp (Run Like You Stole Something)
- Karen Leng (Kinky Afro)
- Kate Bathgate (Tranzmission)
- Kate Kingsmill (Banana Lounge Broadcasting)
- Kate Langbroek[10] (The F'n'K Show / Breakfasters)
- Keith Glass (High in the Saddle)
- Lady Erica (Underground Flavas)
- Lawrence Hudson (New, Used & Abused)
- Louise Irving (Multi-Storied)
- Luke Pocock (Set It Out)
- Mark O'Toole (Osso Booko Show)
- Matt Rocke (Cyber) Australian Electronic
- Max Crawdaddy (Son of Crawdaddy)
- Namila Benson
- Nick Davis (Feed Your Head)
- Neil Rogers (The Australian Mood, member of The Bo-Weevils)[11]
- Owen McKern (Delivery)
- Paul Harris & John Flaus (Filmbuff's Forecast)
- Phil Wales (Byte into It / Monday Yawning)
- Philip Brophy & Bruce Milne (EEEK!)
- Richard Watts (SmartArts)
- 'Rochachelli' (Osso Booko Show)
- Rob Jan (Zero G)
- Rob Steezy (Hood Pass)
- Sam Cummins (Press Colour)
- Sam Pang (Breakfasters)
- Samira Farah (The Score)
- Santo Cilauro
- Stephen Oliver, Kraig Krieger & John Williams (Steve & The Board / Cut The Music)
- Steve Wide (Far and Wide) New UK Indie
- Stephen Walker (The Skullcave / former Program Director)
- Stratos Pavlis (Some Velvet Morning & Breakfasters)
- Stuart Harrison[12] (The Architects)
- Stuart Harvey (Mondo Bizarro)
- Systa BB (The Good, The Dub & The Global)
- Tim Cole (Deep Sea Music Show)
- Tim Thorpe (Vital Bits)
- Tim Shiel (To and Fro)
- Tara Judah (Plato's Cave)
- Tracee Hutchison (The Word 2001–2007/Program Director 2002–2005)
- Tony Wilson (The Breakfasters)[13]
- Tony Biggs (The Big Stain, On the Blower)
- Tracy Harvey (Punter to Punter)
- Thomas Caldwell (Plato's Cave)
- Troy Rainbow (Arts Diary)
- Vanessa Toholka (Byte into It)
- Vanda Hamilton (The Liars' Club 1994–1995)
- Vic Plume (Osso Booko Show)
- Warren Davies (Byte into It)
- Zan Rowe (Transit Lounge)
- Zerin Dellal (Ms Informed)[14]
Awards
Music Victoria Awards
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Music Victoria Awards of 2016[15][5] | 3RRR | Hall of Fame | inducted |
References
- ^ Other ways to listen — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
- ^ "Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio". rrr.org.au. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "About Us – Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio". rrr.org.au. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Communications & Online Content Coordinator | Pedestrian TV". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "On Air: 40 years of 3RRR". State Library Victoria. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Merryn, Gates (August 2011). "Making it up as we went" (PDF). Punk Journey: The History of the Melbourne Punk Scene. Melynda von Wayward. pp. 48–51. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
Merryn [Gates] was copresenter with Julie Purvis of Bedlam, a weekly program on 3RRR (1980–86)
- ^ Gates, Merryn (August 2011). "Making it up as we went". Art Monthly Australia (242). Art Monthly Australia Ltd: 48–51. ISSN 1033-4025. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
Merryn [Gates] was copresenter with Julie Purvis of Bedlam, a weekly program on 3RRR (1980–86)
- ^ Alley, Jonathan (16 August 2005). "Radio ga-ga". Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Lallo, Michael (4 August 2010). "Misfires and memories as FM turns 30". Age. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Donovan, Patrick (31 January 2008). "Every Thursday Is Australia Day for Radio Doyen". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Harrison, Stuart. "Architectural Project Archive 1994–2006". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Program changes for April 2014". 3RRR. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Fun fashion and image, St. Kilda, Vic. : Ms Informed Women's Radio Collective, 1985, retrieved 12 April 2019
- ^ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links
- 3RRR official website – includes audio streaming of the broadcast and archive of best shows.
- Local and/or General on the Triple R program page
- Mark Phillips 2006. Radio City. Melbourne: Vulgar Press. (history of RRR, released to commemorate the 30th anniversary)
- Dubecki, Larissa The Age. 2006. Rated R. 23 November 2006. (Article on 30 years of 3RRR).
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