Australia Radio : 979 fm

979 fm (call sign: 3RIM) is a radio station based in the city of Melton, Victoria 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 organization 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. 979fm’s studios are located in the grounds of Mowbray College, 2 minutes north of the Melton CBD, and are affectionately known by announcers as the 979fm Towers.