Triple M is an Australian
commercial radio
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network owned and operated by
Southern Cross Austereo
Southern Cross Media Group Limited, doing business as Southern Cross Austereo, is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in Australia, operating 86 radio station ...
. The network consists of 40 radio stations broadcasting a
mainstream rock
Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.
Format background
Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active rock ...
music format and 5
digital radio
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Types
In digital broadcasting syst ...
stations.
The network dates back to the launch of
Triple M Sydney
Triple M Sydney (callsign 2MMM) is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.
History The Early Days
Triple M commenced ...
in 1980. On 15 December 2016, the network was amalgamated with the LocalWorks network of regional radio stations.
History
The first Triple M station was
Triple M Sydney
Triple M Sydney (callsign 2MMM) is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.
History The Early Days
Triple M commenced ...
, which commenced broadcasting to Sydney on 2 August 1980.
Triple M Sydney
Triple M Sydney (callsign 2MMM) is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.
History The Early Days
Triple M commenced ...
and then-rival
2Day FM
2Day FM (call sign 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network.
History
1980s
2Day FM was one of three radio st ...
were the first commercial
FM radio stations in Sydney. Throughout the 1980s, Triple M was one of the highest-rating radio stations in Sydney, spearheaded by its morning show presented by
Doug Mulray
Douglas John Mulray (born 1 December 1951) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. He grew up in the Sydney Northern Beaches suburb of Dee Why.
Radio career
Mulray began his career at 2AD in Armidale, after doing a broadcasti ...
and featuring the writing of and occasional appearances by
Andrew Denton
Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960) is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program ''Enough Rope'' and ...
. For all of this period and into the 1990s, Triple M's promotional campaign featured the character "Dr Dan", a
guitar
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-playing
satyr
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with wings, inspired by artwork by legendary Australian cartoonist Peter Ledger, and a theme song that was an extended reworking of the
Mike Batt
Michael Philip Batt, LVO (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director and conductor. He was formerly the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.
Having achieved substantial ...
track "Introduction (The Journey of a Fool)", from his 1979 album Tarot Suite.
In 1988,
Melbourne
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radio station
EON FM
Triple M Melbourne is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Victoria. Its target demographic is the 18-54 age group. Triple M Melbourne is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M Network and broadcasts on the 105.1 MHz frequency.
The st ...
(3EON), 92.3 was taken over by Triple M and changed its callsign to Triple M and moved to 105.1 MHz in November 1988. EON FM was Australia's first commercial FM radio station, commencing broadcasting on 11 July 1980.
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
radio station
Triple M Brisbane
4MMM (identified on air and in print as Triple M) is a commercial FM rock radio station in Brisbane, Australia. It broadcasts on the Triple M network on 104.5 MHz frequency.
Station history
4MMM started on the FM band at 104.1 MHz on August 2 ...
was launched in 1980 and took on the FM104 identity soon after. It returned to the Triple M identity in early 1990. Its callsign has remained 4MMM since its 1980 launch. Triple M Brisbane started broadcasting on 104.1FM, then late in the 1980s changed to its present frequency of 104.5-FM.
Adelaide
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radio station
5KA converted from 1197
kHz
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to 104.7
MHz
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on 1 January 1990 and was renamed KAFM (5KKA). The station was taken over by
Village Roadshow
Village Roadshow Limited is an Australian company which operates cinemas and theme parks, and produces and distributes films. Before being acquired by private equity company BGH Capital, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Ex ...
, who then owned Triple M, and they successfully negotiated the purchase of the 5MMM callsign from a community radio station in 1993. That station is now known as Three D Radio (
5DDD), and the 5MMM callsign is now used by Triple M Adelaide (104.7).
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
radio station 96FM (
6NOW) also carried the Triple M identity and 6MMM callsign in the early 1990s but was then sold to
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily in radio and television.
History
Tony Bell was managing director of the business betwee ...
who changed the station's identity back to its original name.
Mix 94.5 until December 2020 was "considered" to be a part of the Triple M network in Perth utilising local programming (as opposed to airing networked Triple M programmes) and Mix 94.5 didn’t carry the Triple M brand, logo or call letters.
In
Auckland
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,
New Zealand
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, a Triple M station existed between 1984 and 1988 when
89 Stereo FM became part of Triple M. The station previously used the call sign 1ROQ and changed to 1MMM when becoming part of Triple M. New Zealand no longer uses radio station call signs. This station later reverted to 89FM in 1988 and eventually closed down in 1994.
While many of the comedy and talk programs are networked, large sections of music programming originate from the local market of each Triple M.
On Friday 17 November 2006, Triple M (including Mix 94.5 in Perth) referred to itself a
U2FMfor the day, as part of a promotion relating to the band
U2 and their 2006 Australian Tour and CD release.
Triple M launched
High Voltage Radio
High Voltage Radio (identified as Triple M's High Voltage Radio in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide and Mix 94.5's High Voltage Radio in Perth) was a pop up Digital Radio station broadcasting nationally in Australia while AC/DC were tou ...
, a "pop up" digital radio station that exclusively played
AC/DC
AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...
for the duration of the band's 2010 tour of Australia.
On 16 August 2013, Triple M Perth was launched on digital radio, returning the station to Perth. Branded as ''Perth's Real Music Alternative'', the station also carried Triple M
AFL
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Sports
* American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
coverage. On 27 September 2014, the station was replaced by Triple M Modern Rock Digital. Featuring only new rock music, the station also expanded to Adelaide.
On 25 November 2013, Triple M Classic Rock Digital radio station was launched. The station format is exclusively
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...
, with no announcer talkback.
On 1 December 2020, the Triple M brand was
relaunched in Perth, replacing
contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...
station Hit 92.9 after sister station Mix 94.5 switched affiliation to the
Hit Network
The Hit Network is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 41 radio stations broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format, as well as 6 Digital radio in Australia, dig ...
.
Stations
, the Triple M network consists of 40 AM and FM radio stations.
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Triple M 104.7 Adelaide
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Triple M 783 Albany
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Triple M 864 Avon Valley
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Triple M 93.5 Bendigo
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Triple M 105.7 The Border
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Triple M 102.9 Broome
*
Triple M 104.5 Brisbane
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Triple M 91.3 Bundaberg
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Triple M 99.5 Cairns
*
Mix 106.3 Canberra
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Triple M Cape to Cape 756
*
Triple M 666 Carnarvon
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Triple M 107.7 Central Coast
*
Triple M 101.5 Central Queensland
*
Triple M 105.1 Central West
Triple M Central West (call sign: 2OAG) is an Australian radio station, licensed to Orange, New South Wales. It is owned and operated by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, and transmits on 105.1 MHz on the FM band. It originally broadcast on 990&n ...
*
Triple M 1098 Central Wheatbelt
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Triple M 106.3 Coffs Coast
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Triple M 864 Darling Downs
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Triple M 93.5 Dubbo
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Triple M 747 Esperance
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Triple M 103.5 Fraser Coast
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Triple M 98.1 Geraldton
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Triple M 97.9 Gippsland
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Triple M 92.5 Gold Coast
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Triple M 981 Goldfields
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Triple M 95.3 Goulburn Valley
The Goulburn Valley's 95.3 Triple M is a commercial radio station broadcasting from Shepparton, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Austereo & broadcasts an Adult contemporary music, Adult Contempor ...
*
Triple M 1071 Great Southern
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Triple M 107.3 Hobart
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Triple M 102.5 Karratha
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Triple M 90.5 Limestone Coast
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Triple M 100.3 Mackay & 98.7 The Whitsundays
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Triple M 105.1 Melbourne
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Triple M 106.7 Mid North Coast
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Triple M 102.9 Newcastle
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Triple M 92.9 Perth
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Triple M 94.1 Port Hedland
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Triple M 1152 Riverina
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Triple M 963 Riverina MIA
*
Triple M 963 Southwest
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Triple M 97.9 Sunraysia
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Triple M 104.9 Sydney
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Triple M 102.3 Townsville
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Triple M 94.3 Warragul
*
Triple M Remote WA
Digital radio
, the Triple M network broadcasts an additional six radio stations on DAB+ digital radio.
Southern Cross Austereo also owns
Mix 106.3 Canberra along with the
Australian Radio Network
ARN is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia. It includes the Pure Gold, KIIS Network, CADA, ARN Regional and iHeartRadio brands.
The company operates the ARN News service in Australia, which uses international correspondents ...
, and is part of the Triple M network, although it is operated primarily by ARN as part of its
KIIS Network
The KIIS Network is an Australian commercial radio stations owned and operated by the ARN. Formerly branded as the Mix Network, the network was rebranded as the KIIS Network in 2015 following the relaunch of KIIS 101.1 Melbourne. The KIIS Net ...
.
Music
M-One Rock festival
In September 2002, Triple M and Frontier Touring held four rock concerts in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney as part of the touring M-One festival, which featured
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska.
After starting off as a cover band and then developing a punk sound, ...
,
Nickelback
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,
Garbage
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,
Lifehouse, Default,
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...
and
Antiskeptic
Antiskeptic is a rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band has enjoyed over ten years of successful touring nationally, releasing three full-length albums, three EPs and two DVDs. The band have toured with many successful groups, incl ...
.
Essential Countdown
In 2004, the national network counted down the Triple M Essential 2005 Songs from
Boxing Day
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to
Australia Day
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. The number one song was
Violent Femmes
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' "
Blister in the Sun
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In 2005, it became the first English-language track to ever be allowed on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, the Republic of ...
".
Triple M have held an Essential Countdown based on listener votes since 2006, beginning in October of each year, counting the same number of songs as the year (e.g., 2006 songs in 2006). The countdown has received some criticism for being overly similar to the
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly-funded, national Australian youth radio station, Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the ...
countdown, despite the
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly-funded, national Australian youth radio station, Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the ...
only including songs from the preceding 12 months.
Sports broadcasting
Australian Football League
Triple M Melbourne
Triple M Melbourne is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Victoria. Its target demographic is the 18-54 age group. Triple M Melbourne is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M Network and broadcasts on the 105.1 MHz frequency.
The st ...
first broadcast
Australian Football League
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games in 1997 after securing broadcasting rights. In 1999 Triple M expanded its coverage to
Triple M Adelaide
5MMM (identified on air and in print as Triple M) is a radio station broadcasting in Adelaide, Australia. Its target demographic is the 30-54 age group. Triple M Adelaide is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M Network and broadcasts on t ...
followed by
Triple M Sydney
Triple M Sydney (callsign 2MMM) is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.
History The Early Days
Triple M commenced ...
and
Triple M Brisbane
4MMM (identified on air and in print as Triple M) is a commercial FM rock radio station in Brisbane, Australia. It broadcasts on the Triple M network on 104.5 MHz frequency.
Station history
4MMM started on the FM band at 104.1 MHz on August 2 ...
in 2005 and
Triple M Perth
Triple M Perth (official List of radio station callsigns in Western Australia, callsign: 6MMM) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M (radio network), Triple M network. The station is b ...
in 2021 with regional stations around the country also having coverage. The 2024 coverage includes the following broadcasters:
Commentators
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James Brayshaw
James Antony Brayshaw (born 11 May 1967) is an Australian media personality and retired cricketer working in television for the Seven Network and radio for Triple M. For Seven Sport, he hosts and calls Test cricket during summer and Australian F ...
*
Brian Taylor
*
Luke Darcy
Luke Darcy (born 12 July 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) and now works for the Seven Network and Triple M covering the AFL and the Olympics.
Early life
L ...
*
Mark Howard
*
Nathan Brown
*
Leigh Montagna
Leigh “Joey” Montagna (; born 2 November 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A two time All-Australian, Montagna finished his career 7 ...
* Jack Heverin
* Barry Denner
* Tim Solly
* Nigel Carmody
* Brenton Speed (NSW)
*
Brad Seymour (NSW)
* Liam Flanagan (QLD)
* Brett Thomas (QLD)
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Richard Champion
Richard Champion (born 14 April 1968 on Yorke Peninsula in Kadina, South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL) and South Australian National Football Leagues (SANFL).
Originally from SANFL ...
(QLD)
* Will Ralston (QLD, VIC)
*
Chris Dittmar
Chris Dittmar (born 16 January 1964) is an Australian sports commentator who was formerly the World No. 1-ranked men's squash player.
Dittmar is widely considered to be the "best player never to have won" one of squash's two biggest titles. He ...
(SA)
* Brenton Yates (SA)
*
Rhett Biglands
Rhett Biglands (born 4 September 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Career
He made his debut as an 18-year-old in the SANFL with Woodville West Torrens kicking 5 goals in his first match.
He was ...
(SA)
*
Mark Soderstrom
Mark Soderstrom (born September 15, 1970) is an Adelaide television presenter on SAS Seven and former footballer. He hosted the 2017 Carols by Candlelight, and is a regular sports reporter on Seven News and Australian Rules football reporter on ...
(SA)
* Lachy Reid (WA)
* Ryan Daniels (WA)
* Tom Atkinson (WA)
Experts
*
Jason Dunstall
Jason Hadfield Dunstall (born 14 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Dunstall is arguably the greatest Australian rules footballer to come from ...
*
Nathan Brown
*
Dale Thomas
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Leigh Montagna
Leigh “Joey” Montagna (; born 2 November 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A two time All-Australian, Montagna finished his career 7 ...
*
Kate McCarthy
Kate McCarthy (born 24 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions#AFL Women's team, Brisbane Lions, St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's), St Kilda Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Wome ...
*
Isaac Smith
*
Steve Johnson
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Luke Darcy
Luke Darcy (born 12 July 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) and now works for the Seven Network and Triple M covering the AFL and the Olympics.
Early life
L ...
* Ash Chua (statistician)
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Billy Brownless
Anthony William Brownless (born 28 January 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer and radio and television media personality who represented in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s.
Early life
Brownless was ...
*
Chris Johnson
*
Sarah Hosking
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*
Josh Bruce
Joshua Bruce (born 8 June 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants between 2012 and 2013 and the St ...
* Ethan Meldrum (statistician)
*
Jude Bolton
Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 1999 and 2013.
Early life
Growing up, he supported the St Kilda Footbal ...
(NSW, VIC)
*
Troy Luff
Troy Luff (born 22 November 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League.
Football career
Troy Luff grew up in the town of Traralgon, Victoria, where he lived until high school age. He ...
(NSW)
*
Simon Black
Simon Black (born 3 April 1979) is a former Australian rules football player and current assistant coach, who played his whole career with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Black was a midfielder with a reputation fo ...
(QLD)
*
Tom Rockliff
Thomas Rockliff (born 22 February 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and previously played for the Brisbane Lions Football Club for 154 games between 2009 and 2017. In 2008 ...
(QLD)
*
Richard Champion
Richard Champion (born 14 April 1968 on Yorke Peninsula in Kadina, South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL) and South Australian National Football Leagues (SANFL).
Originally from SANFL ...
(QLD)
*
Bernie Vince
Bernard Vince (born 2 October 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has since become involved in the football me ...
(SA, VIC)
*
Shaun Burgoyne
Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL, and Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Burgoyne ...
(SA)
*
Mark Ricciuto
Mark Anthony Ricciuto ( ; born 8 June 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Ramco, South Australia, Ricciuto started as a junior with the local Waike ...
(SA)
*
Dom Cassisi (SA)
*
Erin Phillips
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(SA)
*
Tom Jonas
Thomas Jonas (born 9 January 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player at the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his first appearance at the senior level in the 2011 AFL season. Jonas, al ...
(SA)
*
Taylor Walker (SA)
*
Andrew Embley
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(WA)
*
Xavier Ellis
Xavier John Ellis (born 28 February 1988) is a media personality and former professional Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Over 125 senior matc ...
(WA)
* Mark Cometti (statistician, WA)
Boundary
* Nat Yoannidis
*
Michael Roberts
* Jay Clark
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Abbey Holmes
Abbey Holmes (born 7 January 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She began playing football for the Waratah Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League i ...
*
Ruby Schleicher
Ruby Schleicher ( ; born 16 March 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Schleicher is a dual AFL Women's All-Australian.
Early life and state football
As a junior basketba ...
* Alex Bryant
*
Ryan 'Rabs' Warren
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Troy Luff
Troy Luff (born 22 November 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League.
Football career
Troy Luff grew up in the town of Traralgon, Victoria, where he lived until high school age. He ...
(NSW)
* Justin Edwards (NSW)
* John Kehoe (NSW)
* Belinda Mellen (QLD)
*
Rhett Biglands
Rhett Biglands (born 4 September 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Career
He made his debut as an 18-year-old in the SANFL with Woodville West Torrens kicking 5 goals in his first match.
He was ...
(SA)
*
Tom Jonas
Thomas Jonas (born 9 January 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player at the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his first appearance at the senior level in the 2011 AFL season. Jonas, al ...
(SA)
*
Ebony Marinoff
Ebony Marinoff (born 15 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Marinoff is a three-time AFL Women's premiership player and five-time AFL Women's All-Australian, and w ...
(SA)
* Mark Thomas (SA)
* Tom Atkinson (WA)
* Britt Taylor (WA)
*
Hamish Brayshaw
Hamish Brayshaw (9 February 1998) is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), who also played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. B ...
(WA)
* Andy Taylor (TAS)
Journalists
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Damian Barrett
Damian Barrett is an Australian journalist who works for AFL Media and covers Australian rules football.
Career
Barrett has worked in the Australian sports media, covering a variety of sports, for over 30 years. He has worked for the Herald Sun, ...
- Chief correspondent at AFL Media
* Jay Clark - AFL reporter at the Herald Sun
* Nat Yoannidis - Sports reporter at Channel 9
Triple M is the only commercial
FM broadcasters of the AFL in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney (although only the local teams - the
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...
and
Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara.
The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...
in Brisbane and
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...
and
GWS Giants
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...
in Sydney respectively - are covered in the latter two cities with the local teams in Adelaide and Perth coverage in the two cities along with neutral games.) Triple M is best known for offering a less formal coverage than AM radio, providing listeners with a sense of comedy to the call while still calling the action. The station is the only radio station that provide listeners with the umpires microphones often heard on TV coverage. The
TISM
TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eu ...
song ‘
Shut Up the Footy’s on the Radio’ the radio stations theme song and is often heard throughout the broadcast before and after ad breaks in games.
National Rugby League
In October 2006, the
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
announced that beginning in 2007, Triple M Sydney would be the exclusive commercial broadcaster of Monday Night
Rugby league
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matches. The coverage began on 19 March with the Round 1 match between the
Sydney Roosters
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and
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
. Currently, Triple M broadcast 5 games a round, a Thursday night, two Friday nights, a Saturday and a Sunday, all Finals and all State of Origin matches.
The commentary team includes the following:
Andrew Johns
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,
Peter Sterling, Dan Ginnane,
Gorden Tallis
Gorden James Tallis (born 27 July 1973), also known by the nickname of "Raging Bull" for his on-field aggression, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin and ...
,
Ryan Girdler
Ryan Girdler (born 19 September 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative goal-kicking centre, he played h ...
,
Wendell Sailor
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In rugby league Sailor was a member of the succes ...
,
Mark Geyer
Mark Bradley Geyer (born 7 December 1967) is an Australian radio host and former
professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative sec ...
, Emma Lawrence,
Tony Squires
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People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
,
Paul Kent,
Ben Dobbin, Brent Read and James Hooper.
Cricket Australia
In 2009, Triple M broadcast
twenty20 cricket
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live between the
Australian Cricket Team
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in 1877, the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) an ...
,
South African Cricket Team
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and the
New Zealand Cricket Team
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. Commentators included
Damien Fleming
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,
Stuart MacGill
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,
Greg Blewett
Gregory Scott Blewett (born 29 October 1971) is an Australian international retired cricketer who played Test cricket
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, and
Brendan Julian
Brendon Paul Julian (born 10 August 1970) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1993 to 1999. He was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship holder in 1989.
Standing at 6' 5", he was a dangerous left-ar ...
.
In December 2016, Triple M became the first FM radio station to broadcast test cricket. Commentators included
James Brayshaw
James Antony Brayshaw (born 11 May 1967) is an Australian media personality and retired cricketer working in television for the Seven Network and radio for Triple M. For Seven Sport, he hosts and calls Test cricket during summer and Australian F ...
,
Kerry O'Keeffe
Kerry James O'Keeffe (born 25 November 1949) is a former Australian cricketer and a current cricket commentator for Fox Sports. O'Keeffe played 24 Test matches and two One Day Internationals between 1971 and 1977.
Playing career
He was a spin ...
,
Michael Slater
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Early life
Sl ...
,
Brett Lee
Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats of the game. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in the world.
In each of his first two ...
,
Brad Haddin
Bradley James Haddin (born 23 October 1977), is a former Australian cricketer, vice-captain and coach who represented Australia in all three forms of international cricket. He played domestically for New South Wales as a right-handed batsman a ...
,
Merv Hughes
Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia national cricket team, Australia in 53 Test cricket, Test matches between 1985 and 1994, taking 212 wickets. He pla ...
,
Darren Berry
Darren Shane Berry (born 10 December 1969) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who was known for his sharp skills as a wicketkeeper, first with South Australia and then Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and ING Cup domestic compe ...
,
H.G Nelson,
Jules Schiller,
Lawrence Mooney
Lawrence Mooney (born 22 April 1965) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, and former television and radio presenter.
Radio career
Mooney has held various jobs including a cleaner, salesman, furniture polisher and collecting golf balls at a ...
,
Gus Worland
Gus Worland is an Australian television and radio personality. He worked on Triple M breakfast radio from 2009 - 2019 and a series of reality television programs '' Man Up'' on the ABC, ''An Aussie Goes Barmy'', ''An Aussie Goes Bolly'' and ''An ...
, Neroli Meadows,
Isa Guha
Isa Tara Guha (born 21 May 1985) is an English cricket commentator, television and radio cricket broadcaster, and a former England cricketer who played in the 2005 World Cup and the 2009 World Cup.[Mick Molloy
Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts ''The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network.
L ...]
and
Mark Howard. In May 2018, it was announced that Triple M will no longer broadcast cricket, after the station chose not to renew their contract with Cricket Australia.
However in August 2021, Triple M announced that they will return to broadcasting Test Cricket along with One Day Internationals played in the next three summers starting in the 2021/22 season which included the Ashes Series.
References
External links
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