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Triple M Townsville (ACMA callsign: 4TOO) is an Australian radio station in

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 October 1987 it was sold by AWA to Wesgo.[1] In October 1990 it was sold to Mike Willesee.[2]

In 1998 the station moved to the

FM band, under ownership of DMG Regional Radio. It was 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.[3]

On 16 August 2016, a repeater was switched on from

Burdekin
region on 92.3 MHz.

On 3 September 2018, 4TOFM was rebranded to Triple M.[4][5]

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.[6]

On 3 November 2023, Guy "Cliffo" Clifton and Kate Jeboult were announced as the new hosts of the Triple M Breakfast Show.[7] Cliffo and Kate commenced on 15 January 2024.

On-Air Schedule

Time Show
6 am – 9 am Cliffo and Kate
9 am – 12 pm Cliff Kern (CK)
12 pm – 3 pm Carley Whittington
3 pm – 4 pm Marty Sheargold Show
4 pm – 6 pm The Rush Hour with AB and Elliot
7 pm – 10 pm Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson
  • 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. Canberra Times
    29 October 1987 page 13
  2. ^ Willesee buys back into radio Canberra Times 25 October 1990 page 17
  3. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  4. ^ "KOFM and 4TOFM rebrand under Triple M". Radio Today. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ "4TOFM to become Triple M Townsville". Triple M. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ Boland, Bray (7 May 2023). "Townsville's Pricey heads to the hammock after 32 years of Breakfast radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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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