From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)
Subject: ARE YOU BORED OF OR SICK OF MELBOURNE RADIO ?
Followup-To: aus.music
Organization: Monash University General Access Unix
Distribution: vic
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:53:24 GMT

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Are you sick and tired of Melbourne commercial radio?
Are you bored with those tired, old songs that Melbourne
    Radio keeps dishing out?
Would you like to hear dance and rap music on the radio, as well
    as other styles of music?
Would you like to hear a good selection of new music as well
    as the latest hits?
Would you like to hear more Australian Music?
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See, radio in Melbourne is very boring, especially during daylight
hours.  There is no dance music, no rap, only a continuous stream
of old songs, with only a few 'radio friendly' new songs.

But, during the next week, you will have the opportunity to
escape the boredom of Melbourne radio, as Monash University
Student Radio goes on air (RADIO 3MU), to the people of Melbourne,
during the week starting Sunday 26th July on 95.7 FM

The show I am particularly talking about is called "MUSIC OF THE
NINETIES", which will broadcast in full FM stereo from 9pm-11pm
Monday 27th July, and from 1:15-2:15pm Tuesday 28th July, with
possibly some other times if it can be arranged.

"MUSIC OF THE NINETIES" is a radio program which:

(a) Plays at LEAST 50% Aussie music (most commercial radio stations
    play only between 20 and 30% Australian material).

(b) Plays music ONLY from the 90's (i.e. 1990-1992).

(c) Plays a wide variety of music, from dance to ballads, and from
    rap to good old Aussie rock.  NO HEAVY METAL is my only restriction.
    Alternative music will feature a little, with only the big hits
    like Frente's ORDINARY ANGELS and maybe some Ratcat or Clouds
    material.

(d) My show does NOT descriminate against artists like Kylie Minogue,
    Girlfriend, Jobeth Taylor, etc, unlike most commercial radio stations.

"MUSIC OF THE NINETIES" represents a fresh, contemporary approach
to Melbourne radio, even though it is only brief.  As a poster
of the weekly top 10 charts, I see so much good music being ignored
by Melbourne radio - this will NOT happen with my show.

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the limited supply of music to the 3MU record
              library it is not possible for me to play every song I 
              would like to.  For example, we don't have the fantastic
              dance hit by Australia's Radio Freedom, called "I CAN
              FEEL IT", so even though that record would be PERFECT
              for my show (i.e. it has been ignored by radio, and it
              is Aussie), I can't play it...unless some kind soul is
              willing to lend me their copy!

I hope you will be able to tune into Radio 3MU.  As well as my
show, there is a large variety of other shows, which should cater
to most peoples' tastes.

RECEIVING AREAS:  While I cannot specify exactly which areas of
Melbourne will be able to pick up 3MU, I can give you a rough idea,
based on a previous test transmission in Februaury.  The transmission
tower is actually located on the Clayton Campus of Monash
University.  In the east, 3MU should be able to be picked up by
listeners as far afield as Emerald and Pakenham, while southwards,
listeners in Frankston should receive it ok.  Heading westwards from
Clayton, I expect listeners in the CBD of Melbourne should pick us up,
but I am unaware as to how far our transmission reaches into the
western or northern suburbs.  But give it a try - 95.7 on your
FM dial.

I hope you can tune into it....

By the way, if you live on the Eastern or Southern side of Melbourne,
tune into radio 3SER-FM (South Eastern Radio) - 97.7 FM.  This full-time
community radio station broadcasts from the Fountain Gate Shopping
Centre in Narre Warren, and their music playlists are much, much
more diverse than the bug guns in Melbourne radio (MMM, FOX, TT).
There is a great show on from 4-5pm (I'm not sure if it is every day),
that plays some of the type of music that I will be broadcasting.  Some of 
the material (a small selection) I have heard on this show on 3SER-FM include:

PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - Clivilles & Cole
99 REASONS - Jobeth Taylor
EVERY LITTLE THING - Kate Ceberano
JUMP TO THE BEAT - Dannii (Minogue)
IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING - Deborah Conway
I CAN FEEL IT - Radio Freedom
ORDINARY ANGELS - Frente

Notice that the majority of this small selection of music is regarded
as "taboo" on Melbourne commercial radio?

Anyway, thank-you for taking time to read this, and I hope you will
listen into Radio 3MU's test transmission on 95.7FM next week.
I hope that my program will appeal to a lot of listeners up there,
and I welcome any feedback that you may have.

Jamie.
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