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AM radio

3AR (now incorporated into ABC Radio National) began Victoria's first AM radio station broadcast in Melbourne during January 1924.

Due to its susceptibility to interference, these days AM broadcasting is mainly used for talk, news and sports radio.

AM broadcasts can usually be picked up from a much greater distance from the transmitter at night due to atmospheric conditions.

AM radio stations in Victoria
Station name Frequencies Type Studio location
3GG 531 Commercial Warragul
ABC Western Victoria 594, 1602 Non-commercial Horsham
ABC Radio National 621, 756, 990 Non-commercial National broadcast
3AW 693 Commercial Melbourne
ABC Gippsland 720, 828 Non-commercial Sale
ABC Melbourne 774 Non-commercial Melbourne
3CR 855 Community Melbourne
3YB 882 Commercial Warrnambool
Sport 927 927, 945, 1260, 1314, 1359 Commercial Melbourne
3HA 981 Commercial Hamilton
ABC News Radio 1026 Non-commercial National broadcast
EasyMix 1071 Commercial Bendigo
3WM 1089 Commercial Horsham
SEN 1116 Commercial Melbourne
3CS 1134 Commercial Colac
3RPH 1179 Community Melbourne
SBS Radio 1224 Non-commercial (multicultural) National broadcast
Gold 1242 1242 Commercial Sale
Magic 1278 Commercial Melbourne
3SH 1332 Commercial Swan Hill
3CW 1341 Narrowcast (Chinese) Melbourne
3MP 1377 Commercial Melbourne
Vision 1413 Narrowcast (Christian) Shepparton
3XY 1422 Narrowcast (Greek) Melbourne
EasyMix 1467 Commercial Mildura
2AY 1494 Commercial Albury
3KND 1503 Community Melbourne
3NE 1566 Commercial Wangaratta
Vision Radio 1611 Narrowcast (Christian) National broadcast
Rete Italia 1593 Narrowcast (Italian) National broadcast
3ME 1638 Narrowcast (Arabic) Sydney

FM radio

EON-FM (now known as Triple M) was Australia's first commercial FM radio station. It commenced broadcasting in Melbourne during July 1980.

Most radio broadcasting is now on the FM band due to its superior sound quality over AM broadcasts.

To find FM radio stations which can be listened to in a specific area of Victoria, locate a city or town and then view the "FM radio" section.

Digital radio

In May 2009, digital radio services began broadcasting in Melbourne, offering high quality sound and extra features using the DAB+ standard. At the moment, there is no digital radio coverage outside of Melbourne.

Many of Melbourne's AM and FM radio stations simulcast on the digital radio network. Additionally, there are several digital-only stations.

Digital radio

Digital radio stations in Melbourne
AM simulcasting stations FM simulcasting stations Digital only stations
- 3AW
- 3MP
- ABC Melbourne
- ABC News Radio
- ABC Radio National
- Magic
- SEN
- Sport 927
- ABC Classic
- Fox
- Gold
- Mix
- Nova
- SBS Radio
- Triple J
- Triple M
- Vega
- ABC Country
- ABC Dig Music
- ABC Grandstand
- ABC Jazz
- Choose the Hits Jelli
- Gold Plus
- Koffee
- NovaNation
- Radar
- The Edge
- Unearthed

For further information about digital radio, see the Digital Radio Plus web site.

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