3XY's FINAL MOMENTS - AUDIO
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Final moments of Melbourne radio station 3XY. It's transmitter was turned off at 1pm on September 23, 1991... ending 56 years of broadcasting.
It was the first time a capital city radio station had been removed from the airwaves.
Its new owners AWA Media Pty Ltd made the decision to close 3XY down so it could relocate studios from Geelong back to Melbourne and relaunch the station under a new name and call sign 3EE The Breeze 693. (later Magic 1278 which is now Talking Lifestyle).
After the final song played from the studio at Midday, a pre-recorded tape prepared by the Department of Communication went to air hosted by rock historian Glenn A. Baker.
I'll never forget 3XY, I used to tape the Top 40 every Saturday in 1985-1986. 3XY was the only station that played 12" extended mixes. 3XY was awesome.
I used to listen to 3XY during my teenage years and listening to the Saturday top 40. I think I still got some of the paper charts that could be picked from most record stores listing the singles and albums, so I roughly knew when the songs were coming on so I could record them to cassette. Also the XY-ZOO breakfast show was a great laugh. Thanks for this video.
Because 3XY was such a dominant force in Aussie radio in the 70s, it deserved a big, proper farewell.
the end of an era😢. Now we have radio Hellas😭, bring back 1422 3xy, i don't care who you have to lean on, DO IT!
Such a pity to loose an iconic station like 3XY
So sad, very moving. I have heard this before but it still hits home. A reminder too of how quickly things can change. Only a decade earlier, 3XY was still the Number One station in Melbourne. When I think of Melbourne, I always think of 3XY.
I remember being a regular listener to 3XY through the 80's from my home town in Western QLD at night, it was a great station and sad to see it go.
"I'll Be Gone " was also the last song played by 3AK "Where No Wrinklies Fly" station when it dropped rock music and went to "beautiful music" in the early '70s.
It is so eery, hearing a station being so alive and having been around for so long, then just shutting down like that. It is really quite spooky, like somebody dying.
I am a massive fan of Magic 1278 though.
the loss of 3xy is a great loss and are missed even today
I remember hearing this. I was working in Melbourne CBD at the time. 3XY was a great station. In my younger days, I lived up in Sydney and at nights, 3XY was always well received there.
I have the last half hour or so of XY on cassette! Loved this station and was gutted when it shut down.
3xy was the coolest station... we all listened to it growing up in the 70s and 80s
I'm from WA and when I was in Melbourne in the early 70's this was my favourite station
Loved listening to this station while my olds watched the penthouse club on channel 7 .. watched the tatts draw and listened to the trotts on 3db ... sad to see you go old girl
I always loved 3xy, it kept me sane during my miserable days!
I've got my 3XY 'ROLL OVER ROCKTOBER' 7" vinyl single somewhere - with a round denim look cover!
i remember this... it changed to 3EE... the 1990s was a decade of changes... it threw tradition to the wind... not just at 3xy but many AM radio stations.... a lot of listeners were also thrown to the wayside of stations as well....as they tried to reinvent themselves by new identities... it took them a long time to recover... some didnt including 3EE... as they ditched their listening base & their heritage for a new identity...
Never knew about 3xy's past
But discovered it this year as radio Hellas on 1422AM at night listening from Auckland New Zealand.
So I guess they had listeners from NZ before it closed down and changed to what it is now.
I loved 3xy when i lived in Oz in the 70s......
I live In rural Victoria (Ouyen) & our town has only just got access to FM commercial radio for the very first time with the commencement of Flow FM on 22/12/15, 3XY was a fantastic station I would listen to it often when I was living In Melbourne but I was also a EON FM (Now Triple M) & FOX FM listener. I started In community radio back In 1991 & was saddened to hear about the demise of a once great radio station but you must admit music sounds much better on FM.
Another piece of my childhood erased..
Frank Thring's father!! 1935. WOW! Why was this station shut down? Sounds like the first 2 notes of the Last Post! :(
It's now a greek radio station 3xy radio hellas
still got my stay with us 3XY bumper sticker
I did not realise 3XY had closed down ...now live in Qld which might explain it perhaps..Good station ..used to laugh all morning when Rick Melbourne did the morning show in the late 60's early 70's (still remember Rick's "3XY.. 3XY ..get out of bed.you sleepy head, it's a wonderful day outside " promo.
Even being a true blue Sydneysider hearing this it's still very moving. Thanks for posting.
The old call sign "1422 3XY".
I wanted that Easyrider Bedford Van with the paint job and the 350 Chevy.... : (
Gee i still have a stay with us 3Xy sticker in a folder along with a lot of other radio stickers.
Even have a 2SM wind screen strip where the tinted band now is
I d luv to know iff there is a reunoin for former staff and fans alike we should try and do it😅
This was an am stereo station I guess ? Magic 693 certainly was !
3XY I VAGELY REMEMBER I WAS 10 WHEN 3XY ENDED ALL I CAN SAY IS IT WAS AS BRIGETTTE WOULD SAY "NOT GOOD",
does anybody know the 5x locations where 3xy was over the years?
I know it wound up out the back of 3BAYFM in Geelong, but what about before then? Anybody know??
Where's Laurie Atlas when you need him?
We had 6KY in Perth. Easy listening. You had easy rock lol
I love that last song, oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo........
Does anyone remember when 3xy did a mocumentary on the Death of Paul Mcartney ? It was like an all day presentation.
Great tribute
Whatever happened to the DJ?
92.3 EON FM ??? R.I.P.
After this tone, 3XY will cease transmission
Wondering why would the public servants had put on such an elaborate last hour? Surely a government announcement would have just comprised of a voice telling us the station was signing off?
That was illegal back then......
Shame, Shame
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