Triple M

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**Triple M**

City of license	Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane
Broadcast area	Australia
Branding	Triple M
Slogan	You never know what we'll play next
First air date	1980
Frequency	Various
Format	Music (Rock)
Class	Terrestrial
Callsign meaning	Sydney 2MMM Melbourne 3MMM Brisbane 4MMM Adelaide 5MMM
Former callsigns	Adelaide KAFM Perth 6MMM
Owner	Austereo Radio Network
Webcast	Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide
Website	http://www.triplem.com.au

Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network.

1 History
2 Shows
3 Stations
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The first Triple M station was 2MMM Sydney which commenced broadcasting on 2 August 1980. Together with then rival station 2Day FM (now also owned by Austereo), it was the first commercial FM radio station in Sydney.

In 1988, Melbourne radio station EON FM, 92.3, (Australia's first commercial FM radio station, which commenced broadcasting on 11 July 1980) was taken over by 2MMM and changed its callsign to 3MMM and moved to 105.1 MHz in November 1988.

Brisbane radio station FM104 was launched in 1980 and took on the Triple M identity in early 1990. It now has the callsign 4MMM.

Adelaide radio station 5KA converted from 1197 kHz to 104.7 MHz on January 1, 1990 and was renamed KAFM. The station was taken over by Village Roadshow, who then owned Triple M, and they successfully negotiated the purchase of the 5MMM callsign from a community radio station of the same name in 1993. That station is now known as Three D Radio.

Perth radio station 96FM also carried the Triple M identity in the late 1990s but was then sold to Southern Cross Broadcasting who changed the station's identity back to its original name.

In 2004 the national network counted down the Triple M Essential 2005 Songs from Boxing Day to Australia Day. The number one song was Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun.

While many of the comedy and talk programs are networked, large sections of music programming orginate from the local market of each Triple M.

While Triple M Melbourne originally played alternative rock, in 2005 it switched to a broader selection of music. Currently it is mostly an 'oldies' station, with the average age of the music being greater than 10 years.

In October 2006, Triple M Sydney/Melbourne and Brisbane had started the Essential 2006 Countdown of the most popular 2006 songs voted by the listeners. The number 1 voted/ranked song for Sydney & Melbourne was Down Under by Men at Work.

U2FM promo logo

On 14 November 2006, Triple M were running advertising announcements throughout the day that they were 'rebranding' and would announce the new station name 6am on Friday 17 November 2006. It was announced Triple M will be known as U2FM for the day in honour of the band being in Australia and as marketing for the band's latest CD release. As of 18 November the station name reverted back to Triple M.

[edit] Shows

Major network shows

9:00am - 10:00am: Get This with Tony Martin, Ed Kavalee and Richard Marsland (5:00pm to 6:00pm in Adelaide) Networked from Melbourne.
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Tough Love with Mick Molloy, Robyn Butler and Roo (Richard Molloy) Networked from Melbourne.
4:00pm - 6:00pm: The Shebang with Fifi Box, Marty Sheargold and Rohan Brown (not broadcast in Adelaide) Networked from Melbourne.
6:00pm - 7:00pm The Awesome 80's. Networked from Sydney.
7:00pm - 9:00pm: The Paul Murray Show (not broadcast in Adelaide) Networked from Sydney.
9:00pm - 12:00am: The Spoonman (8:30pm to 11:30pm in Adelaide) Networked from Sydney.
Friday 6:00 - 8:00pm "The Cold 30" Networked from Brisbane
Saturdays 7:00am - 9:00am: The Wrong Side of the Bed with Scott Cam

Breakfast Shows

Sydney & Melbourne - The Cage with Peter Berner, Brigitte Duclos, Matt Parkinson, James Brayshaw and Mike Fitzpatrick Presented from Sydney and Melbourne.
Brisbane - The Cage with Greg "Marto" Martin, Sully, George & Ian Skippen
Adelaide - The New Zoo with John Blackman, Jane Reilly & Cosi

Triple M Brisbane

Monday-Friday 8:00 - 9:00pm "The Paul Murray Hour"
Friday 6:00 - 8:00pm "The Cold 30"
Saturdays 9:00am - Unknown "The Aker & Macca Show" Hosted by Jason Akermanis & Craig McCrae
Sundays 6:00 - 9:00pm "Planet Rock Evolution"
Sundays 9:00pm - 12:00am "Oi, Oi. Oi" with Jaime The "Pom"

Triple M Sydney

10:00am - 12noon: Mornings with Maroon
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Afternoons with Rob Duckworth
Saturdays 9:00am - 11:00am Dead Set Legends
Sundays 10.00pm - Midnight Dolphin Juice

Triple M Melbourne

10:00am - 12noon: Mornings with Bear
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Afternoon Show with Cathy Dinn
Saturdays 9:00am - 11:00am Dead Set Legends
Sundays 8:00pm - 10:00pm: The Local with Cathy Dinn

[edit] Former Radio Personalities on The M's

Doug Mulray, Andrew Denton, Lee Simon, Rob Elliot, Kent Forbes, Ed Phillips, Richard Stubbs, Kevin Hillier, Amanda Keller, Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Mobbs and Fletch (Peter Mobbs and Chris Fletcher),Ugly Phil O'Neil, Michael Tunn, Lisa Millard, Club Veg (Malcolm Lees and Vic Davies), Crud (Tony Moclair and Julian Schiller), Mikey Robbins, Steve Bedwell and Tim Smith.

[edit] AFL coverage

During the AFL season, Triple M hosts the highest-rating coverage of AFL in the country. Since the early-1990’s Triple M has made sport a major part of their line up, with sports-based shows such as The Grill Team, Dougy and Dunstall, and more recently, Friday Night M Sport, The Gospel and The Dead Set Legends.

Triple M Melbourne initially secured AFL broadcast rights in 1997, and has since become the top-rating AFL broadcaster. In 1999 Triple M expanded it's coverage to Triple M Adelaide followed by Triple M Sydney and Brisbane in 2005 and includes the following local teams:

Melbourne: Sam Newman, Brian Taylor, James Brayshaw, Stephen Quartermain, Danny Frawley, Jason Dunstall, Ashley Chua

Due to an on air incident, Sam Newman no longer calls the AFL. However, Newman is still involved in the pre-match edition known as the 'Saturday rub' airing from 12pm - 2pm.

Sydney: Mike "Madge" McLean, Russell Barwick, Sam Kekovich, Troy Luff
Brisbane: Michael "Pricey" Price, Richard Champion, Alistair Lynch & Craig McCrae
Adelaide: Tim Ginever, Brenton Yates, Bruce Abernethy, John Barnes, Sean Tasker, Max Stevens, Mark Soderstrom, David Pittman

Triple M is the only FM broadcaster of the AFL in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney (although only the local teams - the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans respectively - are covered in the latter two cities.) Triple M is best known for offering a less formal coverage than AM Radio. Not only is the coverage considered informative and accurate, but the team works together providing a sense of comedy to the call. Another aspect that differs from AM coverage of football is the bumper music used to and from breaks, which is instrumental versions of modern rock songs (such as Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out", Living End's "Tabloid Magazine", and The Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", which were predominantly used during 2004 and 2005).

Triple M also airs a show called The Gospel that airs on Fox Footy Channel and is simulcast on Triple M Melbourne on Friday afternoons, that previews the coming rounds' AFL games. It is hosted by Jason Dunstall and features Nick Riewoldt, Peter Everitt and Nathan G. Brown. In 2007, The Gospel will most likely be shown on Fox Sports (Australia) on Pay TV provider Foxtel, but will still air on Triple M.

In October 2006, Triple M was granted AFL broadcast rights for a further 3 years.

[edit] NRL coverage

In October 2006, the National Rugby League announced that beginning in 2007, Triple M Sydney would be the exclusive commercial broadcaster of Monday Night Football matches. A call team is yet to be announced, and it is unclear at this stage as to whether the broadcast will be taken by Triple M Brisbane every week, or only when a Queensland team is involved.

[edit] Stations

Name	City	Frequency
Triple M Sydney (2MMM)	Sydney	104.9 MHz
Triple M Melbourne (3MMM)	Melbourne	105.1 MHz
Triple M Brisbane (4MMM)	Brisbane	104.5 MHz
Triple M Adelaide (5MMM)	Adelaide	104.7 MHz