1422 3XY Melbourne AM Radio A2 Retro-Promotional Poster

DescriptionIn the early 1970s, 3XY and 3AK fought head-on for the lucrative Top 40 market. 3XY’s victory is reflected in 3AK’s rapid departure from its Top 40 format. However, 3XY’s fortunes declined in the late 1980s after the advent of FM radio in Australia. 3XY DJs during this era included: Barry Bissell, Jack Daniels, Greg Evans, Peter Grace, Peter Harrison, Jane Holmes, John Hood, Craig Huggins, Kevin Hillier, Mark Irvine, Peter James, Chris Maxwell, Peter O’Callaghan, John O’Donnell, John Peters, Stan Rofe, Lee Simon, Peter Grubby Stubbs, Richard Stubbs, Gary Suprain, Paul Turner, Karl van Est. As well as its Top 40 format, in the early 1970s, 3XY also experimented with a personality format with Bert Newton conducting the breakfast program and Graham Kennedy presenting a morning session from a studio especially constructed in the bedroom of his house in Frankston. During the late 1970s, Derryn Hinch presented a morning program on current affairs. 3XY’s transmitter was turned off at 1.00 pm on 23 September 1991. The final on-air program as 3XY was a one-hour pre-recorded special commissioned by AWA and produced and presented by music historian Glenn A Baker. It was a tribute showcasing the music of 1976 when 3XY was number one in the radio ratings. Roxanne Bennett was the last ‘live’ announcer on 3XY, finishing her shift at 12 noon that day with Spectrum’s song I’ll Be Gone the final song played before the one-hour pre-recorded special was aired. The last song ever aired on 3XY was AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to the Top at the end of the pre-recorded special. The A2-sized promotional poster featuring the 3XY retro-logo was produced as a tribute to the radio station’s significant impact on Melbourne’s rock’ n’ roll and live entertainment scene. Size: 420mm x 597mm (16.5″ x 21″) Stock: 180gsm matt art (archive quality) Condition: Brand new Ready for framing Delivered in an Australia Post mailing tube