95.5 K-Rock
The revamped logo for Geelong and The Surf Coast's K rock 955 (radio station)
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| City | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Geelong |
| Branding | K-Rock 955 |
| Slogan | Live, Breathe, Geelong and the Surf Coast - K rock 955 |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz FM |
| First air date | 3 December 1930 (as 3GL) 27 January 1990 (as 3CAT) |
| Format | Comedy, sport, Top 40 (CHR) |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 55 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°08′49″S 144°21′40″E / 38.146994°S 144.361017°ECoordinates: 38°08′49″S 144°21′40″E / 38.146994°S 144.361017°E |
| Callsign meaning |
3 - Victoria CAT - Geelong Cats |
| Former callsigns | 3GL (1930-1990) |
| Former frequencies | 1400 kHz AM (1930-1935) 1350 kHz AM (1935-1978) 1341 kHz AM (1978-1990) |
| Owner | Grant Broadcasters |
| Sister stations | 93.9 Bay FM |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
K rock 95.5 (call sign: 3CAT) is a commercial FM radio station based in Geelong, Australia. K-Rock operates a mainstream Top 40 rock-inclined playlist.
In 2015 the on-air line-up consists of "Fresh Daily with Tom and Buckle" (breakfast) (Josh Buckle and Tom Lewis), day jock Josh Olek (10:00 am - 2:00 pm), Stampsy (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm) and "The Departure Lounge" (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm with Stampsy and Leigh).
K-Rock's football coverage mainly consists of Australian Football League matches involving the Geelong Football Club. Commentators include Anthony Mithen, Andrew Bews and Tom King.
K-Rock shares transmitter facilities with sister station 93.9 Bay FM (along with 94.7 The Pulse and 96.3 Rhema FM) - broadcasting from a high-powered transmitter on top of Murradoc Hill on the Bellarine Peninsula. The licence area covers the Greater Geelong area, Werribee and Western Melbourne, The Golden Plains, and the Surfcoast. K-Rock also streams online via their website.
From 1930 to 1990, K-Rock was known as 3GL on the AM band, broadcasting first on 1400 kHz, then 1350 kHz and later 1341 kHz. Although based in Geelong, it was notable for being received over most of the Melbourne metropolitan area.
3GL gave Happy Hammond his start in broadcasting in 1948 as a breakfast announcer. While at 3GL, Hammond also made his first TV appearance in 1948, long before the Tarax Show, as part of an exhibition using closed-circuit TV equipment for trial purposes.
3GL was the home of many well-known announcers who formerly worked in Melbourne, including Gene Fisk, Don Lunn, David Coburn and Denis Scanlan. Other well-known announcers included Gary Newton, Tim Hind, Rod Poynter, Ric Ditchburn and Don Crawford. Towards the end of its time as an AM station, 3GL used the "3GL on the West Coast" slogan and associated jingles, many sung by Mike Brady of "Up There Cazaly" fame.
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