Triple M Townsville

Adult contemporary radio station in Townsville, Queensland

  • Townsville, Queensland
Broadcast areaTownsville RA1 [1]Frequency102.3 MHzBranding102.3 Triple MProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishFormatAdult contemporaryAffiliationsTriple MOwnershipOwnerSouthern Cross Austereo
Sister stations
hit103.1History
Former call signs
4TOFM
Former frequencies
1170 kHz, 780 kHz, 774 kHz
Call sign meaning
4 – Queensland
Derived from former callsign; TOwnsvilleTechnical informationPower20 kWERP100 kWRepeater(s)
  • 92.3 FM Mount Inkerman
  • 98.3 FM Bowen
LinksWebsiteOfficial website

102.3 Triple M (ACMA callsign: 4TOO) is an Australian radio station in Queensland. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M network, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format to Townsville, Queensland. First broadcast in 1931 on 1170 kHz AM, later 780 kHz, then became 774 kHz in the 1978 shakeup when all AM transmitters were shuffled into the 9 kHz spacing regime. In 1998 the station transferred to the FM band, under ownership of DMG Regional Radio – later sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks and Southern Cross Media Group. The station broadcasts all North Queensland Cowboys NRL matches, and has previously networked music programming to the regional LocalWorks network.

In January 2015 the 774 kHz AM repeater was shut down, and in December 2015 the masts were demolished.[1]

On 16 August 2016, a repeater was switched on from Mt Inkerman, south of Home Hill, covering the Burdekin region on 92.3 MHz.

On 3 September 2018, 4TOFM was rebranded to 102.3 Triple M.[2][3]

On 8 May 2023, Steve Price announced that after 32 years of breakfast radio, this year was to be his last . His last show was on 25 December 2023.[4]

On 3 November 2023, Guy "Cliffo" Clifton and Kate Jeboult were announced as the new hosts of the 102.3 Triple M Breakfast Show.[5] Cliffo and Kate commenced on 15 January 2024.

On-Air Schedule

Time Show
6am – 9am Cliffo and Kate
9am – 12pm Cliff Kern (CK)
12pm – 3pm Carley Whittington
3pm – 4pm Marty Sheargold Show
4pm – 6pm The Rush Hour with AB and Elliot
7pm – 10pm Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson

Gallery

  • Radio 4TO announcer Stewart 'Stuie' McInnes interviews Johnny O'Keefe, 19 December 1969
    Radio 4TO announcer Stewart 'Stuie' McInnes interviews Johnny O'Keefe, 19 December 1969
  • Steve Price, local identity and radio announcer with 4TO for more than 30 "mango seasons", 2016
    Steve Price, local identity and radio announcer with 4TO for more than 30 "mango seasons", 2016
  • Old photo of 'The Blue Block on Woolcock'
    Old photo of 'The Blue Block on Woolcock'
  • 2017 photo of The Blue Block on Woolcock
    2017 photo of The Blue Block on Woolcock

References

  1. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  2. ^ "KOFM and 4TOFM rebrand under Triple M". Radio Today. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ^ "4TOFM to become Triple M Townsville". Triple M. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ Boland, Bray (7 May 2023). "Townsville's Pricey heads to the hammock after 32 years of Breakfast radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ Patterson, Sarah (3 November 2023). "SCA unveils its 2024 regional Breakfast shows for Hit and Triple M Networks". Radio Today. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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