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| Frequency | 97.1 MHz FM |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Regional Community Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 5 August 1985 (First ever broadcast date) |
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| Website | www |
3MDR is one of many community radio stations broadcasting in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. covering the Shire of Yarra Ranges and Shire of Cardinia from a studio located in Upwey.[1]
3MDR broadcasts locally on the frequency of 97.1fm – listeners from all over the world can tune in online @ www.3MDR.com. The main aim of 3MDR is to provide an independent community voice for the Mountain District area, with interactive local news, culture, entertainment and emergency alerts.
3MDR mountain district radio 97.1fm is a community broadcaster based east of Melbourne in the forest-covered mountains of the Dandenong Ranges. From a homely little studio in Upwey, 3MDR broadcasts across the Mountain District area, reaching out to the communities of Ferntree Gully, Upwey, Monbulk, Silvan, Gembrook, Pakenham, Beaconsfield, Belgrave, Emerald, Cockatoo and everywhere in between. The signal can be picked up much further away and can be webstreamed online anywhere in the world (with the necessary implements, computer, internet etc.).
In 2013 3MDR won the Community Broadcasting Association Australia's 'Contribution to Australian Music' Award, sponsored by APRA, for the A Mountain of Sound project – an annually released triple disc compilation CD, featuring 52 songs by 52 artists from Dandenong Ranges, all recorded live by 3MDR.[2]
- ^ About 3MDR Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Accessed 7 August 2014.
- ^ Mountain District Radio 3MDR Wins National Community Broadcasting Award Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Accessed 7 August 2014