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3KND

Melbourne, Victoria
Broadcast area	Melbourne RA1
Frequency	AM: 1503 kHz DAB+: 9B Melbourne
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Indigenous Australians community radio
Ownership
Owner	First Australians Media Enterprises Aboriginal Corporation
History
First air date	June 2003 (2003-06)
Call sign meaning	Kool N Deadly
Technical information
Licensing authority	ACMA
Power	5000 W
Transmitter coordinates	37°44′42″S 145°06′38″E / 37.744893°S 145.110507°E / -37.744893; 145.110507
Links
Public licence information	Profile
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	www.3knd.org.au

3KND is a community radio station which represents the Indigenous communities within Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3KND broadcasts in Melbourne at 1503 on the AM radio band and also streams on the internet. By late 2006, 3KND had the beginnings of an mp3 library. In 2011, 3KND added DAB+ (digital broadcasting) to its broadcast services, which operate 24/7. As at early 2019, the station operator is First Australians Media Enterprises (FAME), formerly the South Eastern Indigenous Media Association (SEIMA). The station provides training for indigenous broadcasters.

History

The 1503 frequency had been previously vacated by 3AK as it moved to occupy 1116 AM The first test broadcast was in 1998.

3KND was one of the later entrants into the temporary community broadcasting period in Melbourne as part of the lead up to the granting of four additional community licences for the City. It was granted the only AM license available for community radio at that time. 3KND was licensed at the same time as JOY 94.9, for the LGBT community; Christian contemporary-formatted Triple 7 (now LightFM); and the student-run SYN FM (now SYN 90.7) At the time it was founded, 3KND was Melbourne's first Indigenous radio station.

Official broadcasting began in June 2003. Internet streaming was introduced in 2006. 3KND was one of nine Melbourne community radio stations to launch a digital radio (specifically, DAB+) service during an historic simulcast from Federation Square on 14 April 2011.

Since 2016, 3KND has published a Top 100 indigenous songs list. In 2019, those top songs are numbered from 100 down to 1 for the first time, with top honours going to Ruby Hunter's Proud, Proud Women, the first song she wrote.

Internet streaming

3KND's internet streaming is provided by Internode (ISP).

Program categories

• Breakfast
• Talkback & Chat
• Aboriginal Current Affairs
• Sports
• Music and Entertainment
• Arts News
• Health Programs

References

1. "Vision". 3KND. SEIMA Executive Board. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
2. ^ "3KND - Kool and Deadly". CBOnline. Community Broadcasting Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
3. "Live Streaming". 3KND. SEIMA Executive Board. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
4. "Podcasts". 3KND. SEIMA Executive Board. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
5. "About us". 3 Kool n Deadly. 3KND. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
6. "Notice of SEIMA AGM Nov 2017" (PDF). 3KND. First Australians Media Enterprises (FAME). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
7. ^ "Profile". 3KND. SEIMA Executive Board. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
8. ^ NIRS (26 October 2004). "3KND - Melbourne's First Indigenous Radio Station". CBOnline. Community Broadcasting Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
9. de Hoedt, Brett (8 June 2003). "Radio Daze". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
10. "SYN FM, Triple Seven, SEIMA and Joy to get Melbourne community radio licences". Media release archive (Press release). Australian Communications and Media Authority. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
11. Zoric, Lauren. "Melbourne Community Radio Digital Launch" (PDF). 3KND. 3KND, republishing Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
12. "First Top 100 Indigenous playlist to debut on January 26". NITV. SBS. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
13. "3KND Top 100 Indigenous Songs of All Time 2019 List!". 3KnD - 3 Kool n Deadly. FAME/3KnD. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
14. "3KND streaming m3u". Internode. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
15. "Programs". 3KND. SEIMA Executive Board. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

External links

• 3KND Official Website

• Radio stations in Melbourne
• Community radio stations in Australia
• Indigenous Australian radio
• Radio stations established in 2003