- Station name Station name
- 3AW 693 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Talk AM 693
- Description Description
- It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1932-09-22
- Owner Owner
- Tapt Media
- Contact Contact
- 3aw.com.au
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3AW 693 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Talk AM 693
Australia
Format
48kbps • MP3
3AW is a talkback radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, owned by Tapt Media. It broadcasts on 693 kHz AM.
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| Country Country |
Australia
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Source Source | Directory source |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | 3aw.com.au |
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Broadcast band
AM
Primary frequency
693.0 kHz
Service type
DAB
Coverage area
Melbourne RA1
Owner / network
Tapt Media
First air date
1932-09-22
Digital service
DAB
Transmitter coordinates
-37.7997, 144.6147
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| Station ID | 297 |
|---|---|
| Region | Australia, Melbourne |
| Coordinates | -37.7997, 144.615 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Branding | 3AW |
| Owner | Tapt Media |
| Broadcast area | Melbourne RA1 |
| Launched | 1932-09-22 |
| Website | 3aw.com.au |
| Listen | 3aw.com.au |
| Contact | 3aw.com.au |
| Schedule | 3aw.com.au |
| Primary frequency | 0.693 MHz |
| Broadcast band | AM |
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| HTTP status | 200 |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.15.0-452.el9 |
| Latency | 2033 ms |
| Last check | 3 days ago |
| Stream host | playerservices.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 28803.live.streamtheworld.com |
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About station About 3AW 693 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Talk AM 693
3AW is a talkback radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, owned by Tapt Media. It broadcasts on 693 kHz AM.
It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.
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