3AW
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| Broadcast area | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Slogan |
"Talking Melbourne" "Melbourne's Own" |
| Format | Talkback |
| Former frequencies | 1425 kHz (1932–1935) 1280 kHz (1935–1978) 1278 kHz (1978–2006) |
| Affiliations | News. Talk. Sport |
| Owner |
Macquarie Media (Radio 3AW Melbourne Pty Ltd) |
| Sister stations | Talking Lifestyle |
| Webcast |
Windows Media iHeartRadio |
| Website | 3aw |
3AW is a talkback radio station based in Melbourne. It is broadcast on 693 kHz AM. It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.
The station is owned and operated by Macquarie Radio Network.
3AW was created when a company formed by Allans, J.C. Williamson's and David Syme (then publishers of The Age newspaper) was granted a radio broadcasting licence, with the first broadcast on 22 February 1932. The "AW" in 3AW comes from the names of part-owners "Allans" and "J. C. Williamson". 3AW's first studio was situated in His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne (now Her Majesty’s Theatre).
3AW's original broadcast frequency was 1425 kHz and changed to 1280 kHz on 1 September 1935 as part of a national reshuffle of the radio broadcasting spectrum. On 23 November 1978 the station changed to 1278 kHz with the introduction of 9 kHz spacing on the AM band. Due to poor reception problems, at 7:15 a.m. on 1 May 2006, 3AW swapped with its sister station Magic 1278 (now Talking Lifestyle) to its present frequency of 693 kHz. The station's broadcast signal originates from a transmitter in Werribee.
3AW studios are located at Media House, 655 Collins Street, Docklands, in Melbourne and shares facilities with Magic 1278, Fairfax Digital, The Australian Financial Review and The Age newspaper. The studios were previously located at Bank Street, South Melbourne from 1991 until March 2010.
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