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Broadcast area | Central Victoria |
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| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
| RDS | MMM93.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Network | Triple M |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Hit91.9 Bendigo | |
| History | |
First air date | 4 June 1931 (1931-06-04) (as 3BO) |
Former call signs | 3BO (1931–1993) |
Former frequencies | |
Call sign meaning | Derived from former callsign 3BO – Bendigo |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ACMA |
| ERP | 120 kW1 |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°59′32″S 144°18′30″E / 36.992211°S 144.308331°E / -36.992211; 144.308331 |
| Links | |
Public licence information | Profile |
| Website | www |
Triple M Bendigo (official callsign: 3BBO) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. It broadcasts to Central Victoria from studios in the Bendigo suburb of Golden Square.
The station was founded in 1931 by AWA as 3BO, initially on the AM band at a frequency of 960 kilohertz,23 before converting to the FM band as 3BO FM on 5 April 1993.4 In 1987 it was sold by AWA to Wesgo.5 It was sold again in 1993 to Broadcast Media Group,67 and to DMG Regional Radio in 1996.8
On 15 December 2016, it was rebranded Triple M.9
Triple M's Golden Square studios produce and air local programs from 6 am–10 am weekdays, including a four-hour breakfast show presented by Bryan Coghlan and Jules Greenhalf.10 Network programming comes from studios in Albury, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney.
On the 9 January 2026, Triple M Bendigo’s transmitter at Mount Alexander was damaged during the Victorian bushfires, causing the station to go off air terrestrially. This also caused sister station Hit91.9 to go off air, as well as ABC Central Victoria and all digital TV services.11
References
References
- Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 69, 104.
- New B Station: 3BO Bendigo The Telegraph 24 June 1931 page 6
- "3BO - The Bendigo Station".
- "3BO is making the switch - AM to FM".
- Radio days are over for AWA Canberra Times 29 October 1987 page 16
- Earl, Greg; Boylen, Lousie (20 August 1993). "STATION SALE THROWS OPEN STRATEGIES FOR INVESTORS". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- Takeover costs hit Wesgo Canberra Times 13 October 1994 page 19
- Carr, Emily (13 October 1997). "The perfect life of a true chameleon". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 3BO to become Triple M after rebranding Bendigo Advertiser 26 September 2016
- "Cogho & Jules". Triple M. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- "Triple M Bendigo". Facebook. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
