Christmas comes early for Apollo Bay Radio 87.6 FM
22nd Dec. 2015
Christmas has come early for Apollo Bay Radio with a new radio frequency broadcasting into The Bay on 87.6FM. The 3ABR team celebrated this news with their first outside broadcast at "Jingles in the Bay" from the Apollo Bay foreshore today (see picture).
"We are thrilled that we can now bring appropriate radio to the whole Apollo Bay Community," said Bryan Dwyer, Secretary of 3ABR. "We've been broadcasting over the internet, which is great for the youngsters and our listeners in Melbourne and even overseas, but now with the 87.6FM license, people can also listen in their cars or on the radio, which suits many working and older people, as well as tourists and visitors into The Bay."
"By the Bay and for the Bay – the only radio station that broadcasts that way," is the 3ABR 87.6FM tagline. It really describes our programs," said Mr Dwyer. "'Saturday at the Bay" gives a roundup of all the week's goings on in the Bay with local news, sports reports and chat, plus oral history and local musicians. Thursday's 'What's your Story?' gets local people into the studio to chat about their lives in The Bay or how they got here."
"Our licence has been a long time coming,'" said Mr Dwyer, "There have been lots of unnecessary bureaucracy to overcome. But we now have it. We would like to say a big 'Thank you' to our many community sponsors who have supported us so strongly, to our loyal listeners in the Bay and around the world. We would also like to thank Colac Otway Shire and Sarah Henderson who have supported our licence application."
Details of 3ABR 87.6FM programs are available via , through the Facebook group Apollo Bay Radio and are also published on the Apollo Bay Community Website and in the Apollo Bay News.
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