please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message 979fm city melton victoria broadcast area western melbourne slogan the west s best stereo melton s number 1 frequency 97.9 mhzfm format hit music variety ethnic . language s english others erp 200w 1 class community transmitter coordinates 37 39 20 s 144 57 47 e 37.65556 s 144.96306 e 37.65556 ; 144.96306 coordinates 37 39 20 s 144 57 47 e 37.65556 s 144.96306 e 37.65556 ; 144.96306 1 owner 3rim incorporated sister stations apple fm bacchus marsh the eye melton mowbray uk webcast online stream website 979fm . com.au 979fm call sign 3rim is a radio station based in the city of melton victoria and is run by 3rim incorporated . the station s broadcast area covers the entire span of western and north western melbourne and has been known to stretch as far as phillip island in the gippsland region about 180 kilometres away from melton . the organisation was incorporated on 13 september 1985 making it one of the oldest community radio stations in victoria . the station is manned and operated fully by volunteers from all age groups backgrounds and ethnicities . from june 29 1991 to july 1 2012 3rim 979fm were based at mowbray college s patterson campus . the college closed after going into voluntary administration in june 2012 leading to 979fm relocating . after broadcasting from a temporary location for 13 months the station began broadcasting from their new studios at victoria university melton south on tuesday august 6 2013 . contents 1 awards 2 notable alumni 3 references 4 external links awards edit during the 2008 djerriwarrh festival 979fm was awarded the most entertaining float in the annual street parade . they emulated this feat again in 2009 by winning the community involvement award at the year s festival the 30th in its history . on australia day 2009 979fm was awarded community group of the year by the melton shire australia day awards showing a commitment to the local melton shire community . 2 also in 2009 979fm s broadcast of the ballarat football league gained honours as best sporting broadcast in the southern community media association s x awards . in 2010 979fm garnered honours at the powercor melton business excellence award being presented with best community or education organisation and best access for all abilities in 2011 979fm garnered further honours at the powercor melton business excellence awards presented with best community organisation . 3 notable alumni edit stu harvey hosted mondo bizzaro on 979fm and later on 3rrr . he now hosts short fast loud on national youth broadcaster triple j. stephen whittaker went on to become an afternoons announcer for 3ba in ballarat . vanessa o hanlon hosted melbourne after dark on mix 101.1 in melbourne and has also worked at network 7 and network ten . she now works for abc news 24 as a weathercaster . anthony zanos hosts the drive show on 2re in new south wales steve austin host of reggae program zion roots djs at reggae clubs around melbourne and also hosts a program on pbs in melbourne . brad wood who co hosted sunday evenings with brad and the apprentice and was with the station for 8 years is now an announcer for 101.3 sea fm on the nsw central coast and 2dayfm in sydney . michael clough co hosted the benchwarmers on 979fm . he is now play by play commentator for foxtel s broadcasts of melbourne ice matches in the australian hockey league . references edit a b the radio and television broadcasting stations book . australian communications and media authority . october 2011 . retrieved 2011 11 27 . 2009 community achievement awards . melton shire council . retrieved 2012 02 05 . store wins . melton leader 1 mt ed . . 2011 05 10 . p. 8 . external links edit official website myspace site melton street surfers community broadcasting foundation shire of melton v t e radio stations in the melbourne and geelong markets am and fm stations with an asterisk are also available on digital 1lion fm and surf city sound timeshare on 1674 am am stations abc radio national 621 3aw 693 774 abc melbourne 3cr melbourne 855 rsn racing & sport 927 abc newsradio 1026 sen 1116 vision australia radio 1179 sbs radio 1224 magic 1278 3cw 1341 geelong 1377 3mp 3xy radio hellas 1422 3knd 1503 rete italia 1593 vision radio network 1611 1665 3cw 1620am program acr chinese radio 1629 2me radio arabic 1638 rythmos 1656 radio haanji 1674 the greek radio of australia 1683 islamic voice radio 1701 fm stations melbourne wide light fm 89.9 syn 90.7 smoothfm 91.5 3zzz 92.3 sbs radio 93.1 nova 100 100.3 kiis 101.1 fox fm 101.9 3rrr 102.7 3mbs 103.5 gold 104.3 triple m 105.1 abc classic fm 105.9 pbs 106.7 triple j 107.5 fm stations local 3abn 87.6 88.0 various kiss fm 87.6 88.0 various middle eastern radio 87.6 essendon surf fm 87.6 frankston j air 87.8 st. kilda southern fm 88.3 mentone plenty valley fm 88.6 yarrambat wyn fm 88.9 werribee kix country 89.3 geelong 93.9 bay fm geelong 3wbc 94.1 box hill ugfm 94.5 kinglake 94.7 the pulse geelong joy 94.9 melbourne cbd 95.5 k rock geelong golden days radio 95.7 caufield 96three fm 96.3 geelong 96.5 inner fm heidelberg 3mdr 97.1 emerald stereo 974 97.4 brooklyn casey radio 97.7 cranbourne 979fm 97.9 melton eastern fm 98.1 croydon okr fm 98.3 kilmore rpp fm 98.3 frankston 98.7 mornington apple fm 98.5 bacchus marsh north west fm 98.9 glenroy yarra valley fm 99.1 woori yallock 3nrg 99.3 sunbury vision australia radio 99.5 geelong flow fm 106.3 healesville digital only stations abc abc country abc jazz abc grandstand abc extra double j triple j unearthed australian radio network chemist warehouse remix pure gold 80s pure gold 90s the edge digital macquarie radio network nts nova entertainment koffee coles radio pacific star aussie digital koool rsn racing & sport rsn carnival rsn carnival 2 tab live sbs radio sbs chill sbs poparaby sbs popasia sbs popdesi sbs radio 3 sbs radio 4 southern cross austereo buddha radio kinderling more digital stardust triple m classic rock digital community 3mbs digital lightdigital syn nation by call sign 3ak 3aw 3cr 3cw 3ea 3ecb 3ee 3fox 3inr 3joy 3kkz 3knd 3lo 3mbs 3mel 3mmm 3mp 3now 3pb 3pbs 3ptv 3rn 3rph 3rrr 3sbsfm 3scb 3ser 3syn 3tsc 3ttt 3wrb 3wyn 3uz 3zzz previous and aspirant stations 3ab 1116 3bm 1341 3mgr city fm 94.9 hitz fm 89.9 kiss 90 fm 89.9 pulse 95 94.9 lion 96.1 1674 mtr 1377 barry radar novanation australia radio markets adelaide brisbane canberra darwin gold coast hobart melbourne newcastle perth sydney see also list of radio stations in australia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 979fm & oldid 730111289 categories radio stations in melbournecommunity radio stations in australiahidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2012all articles needing additional referencescoordinates on wikidata 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