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979fm (call sign: 3RIM) is a radio station based in the city of
Melton, Victoria Melton is a satellite city located west from Melbourne CBD. It is the administrative centre of the City of Melton local government area and its most populous centre. At June 2019 Melton had an urban population of 72,177, Estimated resident po ...
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 29 June 1991, to 1 July 2012 3RIM/979fm were based at
Mowbray College Mowbray College was an independent, selective, co-educational day school, located in Kurunjang, Victoria and Caroline Springs, Victoria, Australia. The school had three campuses. The Patterson campus, located at Kurunjang, taught students fr ...
'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 6 August 2013.


Awards

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. 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.


Notable alumni

* Stu Harvey hosted ''Mondo Bizzaro'' on 979fm and later on
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. He now hosts Short Fast Loud on national youth broadcaster
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. * 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 the
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, Network Ten and
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. She now works for the Nine Network. * Anthony Zanos hosts the Drive Show on 2RE in New South Wales * Steve Austin, host of reggae program ''Zion Roots'', DJed at Reggae clubs around Melbourne and also hosted a program on PBS 106.7FM 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 HIT 105 in
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* Michael Clough commentated for ''BFL Game Of The Round'' and co-hosted ''The Benchwarmers'' on 979fm. He is now play-by-play commentator for Foxtel's broadcasts of
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matches in the
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. * Matthew Cocks commentated for ''BFL Game Of The Round''. He is now a commentator and presenter on
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* Bassem Abousaid who co-hosted ''The Bazz And Dick Show'' and ''The Pro-Wrestling Show'' went on to be a weekend newsreader for
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, and also a commentator and ring announcer for several professional wrestling companies in Melbourne.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:97.9fm Melton Radio stations in Melbourne Community radio stations in Australia