Radiothon is Coming!
Written by 3MDR on August 29, 2024
COMING SOON: 3MDR’s 2024 Radiothon Fundraiser!
16 September – 13 October
Your community radio station, 3MDR 97.1fm, will be holding its annual subscription and donation drive (aka 2024 Radiothon) in September and October this year with the theme “But Wait …There’s More!”.
We are so excited to be celebrating our community with you but we do need your help and would be forever grateful if you could assist by becoming a subscriber to 3MDR. Your support will power the local creative content you love.
Our four-week campaign will highlight the many different ways that your community radio supports local artists, businesses, and community groups, and also the many (costly!) things that subscriptions and donations can help to support.
This is our main fundraiser for the year and all subscriptions from individuals, artists, businesses and community groups will help to keep us on air for the next 12 months. And everyone who subscribes goes in the running to win one of many exciting Radiothon prizes!
Radiothon will culminate in a “Big Gig” on October 11th at Sooki Lounge in Belgrave, featuring local artists and DJs. More details here.
A little bit about us:
3MDR is a not-for-profit community radio station that has provided an independent community voice for the Mountain District area for nearly 40 years. We run on the hard work, passion and dedication of two part-time staff, over 100 volunteers, and the generosity of the subscribers, donors and sponsors who fund the station … that’s you!
3MDR broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, each and every week of the year. Our shows are available on the FM dial [97.1fm], via live streaming or playback on-demand, and we are also on the Community Radio Plus app. We provide an alternative to commercial and national stations, giving a platform to music and issues of social justice; and for many people, causes and opinions that may otherwise not be heard.
Programming covers more than 60 volunteer-created programs featuring music, live performances, news, lifestyle and local community arts and culture, as well as emergency information and alerts, and community service announcements. We have specialist music programs that play everything from blues, country, rock, jazz, folk, indie, classical and everything in between and we make sure we play heaps of Australian music content. 3MDR is also proud to host a wide variety of community language programs in Greek, Romanian, Sri Lankan, Tamil, Hindi, Croatian, and Samoan.
Our volunteer program presenters are key contributors and innovators in Australia’s live music industry as we endeavour to help artists gain exposure, playing an important role in getting the word out about local gigs and artists to audiences across Australia.
But Wait …There’s More!
3MDR volunteers form committees and subcommittees that make important decisions about 3MDR programming, technology, policies, and events. They help in the office with social media, data entry and graphic design, and in and around the studios with audio engineering, training and youth programs – and in and around the homestead with maintenance and gardening
Offsite, they volunteer at stalls, markets, and community events to promote the station, and they DJ at local events and fundraisers.
3MDR 97.1, supports local music, arts, cultures and
the environment.
We don’t just make great radio, we also support our local
community, including:
- Local businesses
- Community events
- Local art & music
- Youth programs
- Cultural programming
- Community announcements
- Interactive programs
- Building community identity
What does it take to keep a community radio station on air?
Running a radio station can be costly… broadcast licence fees, music licence fees, site rent & utilities, transmission site fees.
But wait, there’s more!
- Web hosting & streaming
- CBAA membership
- Insurance
- Equipment maintenance
- Staffing costs
- Insurance
- Training
That’s why we need your help to keep our great radio station on the air!
3MDR 2024 Radiothon artwork by 3MDR vollie legend Freo!
Your radiothon donation options (all fully tax deductible)
$50 pays for one single episode of your favourite show to go to air, supporting your programming passions
$100 will go towards ensuring we have the equipment we need to bring you LIVE local music from Forest Park Homestead to your ears
$200 provides one month’s internet access so you can listen online to shows and catch up onDemand
OR you can join us as one of our 100+ volunteers!
Donate now at 3mdr.com
Your radiothon subscription options (all inclusive of GST):
$33 Youth (under 18)
$33 Concession / Offbeat Friend / Strapped (add $11 for membership)
$55 Standard (add $11 for membership)
$82 Family
$82 Community Group/School/Sports Club
$55 Artist
$137 Business
$1100 Best Friend For Life
(And yes, you can subscribe your kids and pets too!)
3MDR’s Key Areas of Expenditure
Community Development & Engagement Projects
Live Music Programs
Building maintenance and running costs
Wages and volunteer expenses – training costs
We really hope that you’ll join us and subscribe to 3MDR in 2024 and we thank you in advance for your support in assisting your local community radio station. PS: Did we mention the prizes?!
If you don’t have internet access, you can still give the station a call during office hours on (03) 9752 5637, and a real live human will help process your subscription and/or donation for you! We don’t run a full phone room so if you are able to subscribe and/or donate online, please do!
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