FOX FM (call sign: 3FOX) is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Australia. Its target demographic is the under 40 age group. Fox FM is part of the Austereo Radio Network (Today Network) and broadcasts on the 101.9 MHz frequency.
Fox FM started life at 5:00:00 PM on August 1, 1980. The station was put together by radio consultant Rhett H. Walker, who also acted as first General Manager. This followed a successful stint for Walker as a consu...
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FOX FM (call sign: 3FOX) is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Australia. Its target demographic is the under 40 age group. Fox FM is part of the Austereo Radio Network (Today Network) and broadcasts on the 101.9 MHz frequency.
Fox FM started life at 5:00:00 PM on August 1, 1980. The station was put together by radio consultant Rhett H. Walker, who also acted as first General Manager. This followed a successful stint for Walker as a consultant for Radio 3KZ in 1979.
The first song to be played on air, George Benson's Breezin', was played at the wrong speed by the station's first presenter, John Aimes. John suggested this was due to harassment by studio manager Gary Collins, who was allegedly fussing around him in the studio right before the station went on air.
The first station studio equipment was a 16 channel Poul Kirk mixing desk, four cuemaster cart decks, JBL studio pro speakers and (then brand new) Technics turntables. The studio was pleasant to work in with a floor to...
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