ABC Gippsland
ABC Gippsland (call sign: 3GLR) is an ABC Local Radio station in Gippsland, Victoria. The station is based in Sale and covers from Warragul, through to Mallacoota. Jonathon Kendall hosts the Breakfast program while Bec Symons presents Mornings.[1]
| Broadcast area | Gippsland |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 828 kHz AM |
| Translator(s) | 720 kHz AM Omeo 97.1 MHz FM Orbost 100.7 MHz FM Mount Tassie 104.9 MHz FM Mallacoota 106.1 MHz FM Cann River |
| First air date | 31 October 1935 |
| Format | Talk |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°05′57.37″S 147°04′06.82″E |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | www |
At the time of its opening on 31 October 1935 ABC Gippsland 3GI was the sixth regional station opened by the ABC and the first of its kind in regional Victoria. The station was initially based in Sale's Post Office Building, and boasted what was at the time the tallest mast and most powerful transmitter in the state, located near Longford and currently transmits on 828 kHz. ABC Gippsland now broadcasts from York Street, Sale.
The station was also formerly known as GI FM.
Sister station 3MT based at Omeo broadcasts on a frequency of 720 kHz.