3NRG

99.3FM Sunbury Radio
City Sunbury, Victoria
Broadcast area Sunbury, Victoria
Branding 99.3FM Sunbury Radio
Slogan The Sound of Sunbury
Frequency 99.3 MHz
First air date July 1988 (1988-07)
Format Community
ERP 400W
Transmitter coordinates 37°35′49″S 144°43′45″E / 37.5969°S 144.7292°E / -37.5969; 144.7292Coordinates: 37°35′49″S 144°43′45″E / 37.5969°S 144.7292°E / -37.5969; 144.7292
Callsign meaning Sounds like "energy"
Former callsigns 3FUN (1988-2005)
Former frequencies 99.4 MHz (1988-1999)
Owner 3NRG Incorporated

Sunbury Radio (3NRG Incorporated) is a community radio station based in Sunbury, Victoria. The station broadcasts as "99.3FM Sunbury Radio" to its listener base.

History

The radio station was established as 99.4 Bulla FM in 1988, and in 1999, the station re-branded as 3NRG and changed frequency from 99.4FM to 99.3FM.[1]

The then Australian Broadcasting Authority issued a radio license area plan for the Sunbury region on 22 June 2000, which determined that a community radio station license should be granted for the area. 3NRG was the only applicant, and was granted a permanent license to replace the temporary license under which they had previously operated, which had just expired.[2]

The station was established to provide local news, information and community access to the township of Sunbury, in outer north west metropolitan Melbourne, as well as to the surrounding localities of Diggers Rest, The Gap, Couangult and Toolern Vale. The station has been involved with battle of the band competitions, broadcasting community events. In June 2000, entered the Guinness book of world records for the worlds longest DJ marathon.

Management

2018/19 Committee of Management

  • President - Lyn Cherriman
  • Vice President - Alan Olsen
  • Secretary - Alan James
  • Treasurer - Gayle Fitzpatrick
  • Committee Members - Alan Frazer, Bill Kirk, Jeff Mifsud, Gary Anderson, Maureen Bent, Heather Truscott, Ashleigh Limneos

Demographic and target audience

Previously considered a rural town, Sunbury has experienced growth since the 1970s with the expansion of Melbourne's metropolitan area.

The average age of Sunbury residents is 36 years. Sunbury has comparatively higher rates of employment, higher average income and higher education than other areas within the Hume municipality and Melbourne. Sunbury's small ethnic groups have integrated well into the local community. The majority of residents identify as speaking only English, while the majority of ethnic residents also speak English as a second language.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sunbury Radio". onlineradiobox.com.
  2. ↑ "Sunbury Radio". onlineradiobox.com.

Official website

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