Youth radio station Triple J recently had a hugely popular top 100 day. Not to be outdone our local Seniors radio station, Radio88fm is about to go one better. On Wednesday February 22 they will present their top 150 songs for 2022.
Presenter Ian Braybrook says it is coincidentally in line with the first ever radio show he presented in Central Victoria in 1981. It was a trial program lasting a half hour and broadcast on 3CV
Maryborough.
“I can’t believe it is 42 years ago. At the time we were working to establish pioneer station 3CCC in Castlemaine and a few of us were involved in presenting a half hour show in the downtime late evening slot once a week. We recorded them in a makeshift studio in the old Technical School building. All pretty primitive. The Manager of 3CV was very generous in allowing a potential rival to use their airwaves,” Ian said.
3CCC was the forerunner of all the community radio stations in Central Victoria and it began broadcasting on Anzac Day 1982.
“From those beginnings we now have four community radio stations in the region, KLFM, Phoenixfm, Freshfm and Mainfm, the latter a direct descendent of the 3CCC pioneers beginning as WMAfm in 2006. 3CCC was delicensed following a move to Bendigo some years ago,” Ian said.
“This will be the longest stint I have ever done in my forty plus years of broadcasting – approximately nine hours all up. It will be back to back music from the past, mostly 1950 to 1990, with
no advertising or other promotions. Wall to wall great music interspersed with identifying remarks and little else. We invite people to tune in and we would appreciate their feedback,” Ian said.
Make sure you tune in from 9.05am next Wednesday February 22 at catch the Top 150 on Radio88fm!