Triple M Riverina MIA 963 (ACMA call sign: 2RG) is an Australian radio station in New South Wales. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network, it broadcasts a classic hits format to Griffith, New South Wales and surrounding areas. The station launched on 14 September 1936, and marked only the second commercial radio station to launch in the Riverina.[3] The station was formerly operated by DMG Regional Radio, Macquarie Regional RadioWorks and Southern Cross Media Group - and broadcasts from studios in Griffith alongside sister station hit99.7 Riverina MIA.
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| Broadcast area | Griffith RA1[1] |
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| Frequency | 963 kHz AM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Triple M |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| hit99.7 Riverina MIA | |
| History | |
First air date | 14 September 1936 |
Former frequencies | 1070 kHz AM (1936–1978) |
Call sign meaning | 2 – New South Wales Radio Griffith |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°19′47″S 146°07′57″E / 34.3297°S 146.1325°E |
| Repeater(s) | 92.5 FM Lake Cowal mine |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official website |
After first being announced in September 2016,[4] 2RG was rebranded Triple M 963AM on 15 December 2016 as a result of a nationwide rebrand of Southern Cross Austereo's radio stations.[5]
References edit
- ^ http://www.acma.gov.au/licplan/defmaps/documents/maps/la_384.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". Australian Communications & Media Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "New Radio Station". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1936. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Battersby, Lucy (26 September 2016). "Southern Cross Austereo re-branding 60 regional radio stations as Triple M and Hit Network". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ Hopper, Rebecca (15 December 2016). "99.7 Star FM is no more". The Area News. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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