TRFM is an Australian radio station operating west of Traralgon, Victoria. It is owned by Ace Radio and shares studios with sister station GOLD 1242, formerly 1242 3GV. The station broadcasts on FM 99.5 MHz from Mount Tassie near Traralgon into Sale and the Latrobe Valley and on FM 99.9 MHz from Mount Taylor into Bairnsdale and East Gippsland.HistoryThe station began life in Trafalgar as 3TR, being an abbreviation for 3 Trafalgar Radio. It has since moved studio locations several times and has been based in Trafalgar, Sale and now presently Traralgon.The original 3TR studios in Sale are now used by ABC Gippsland. These studios were officially opened by then Prime Minister Robert Menzies on Saturday 29th April 1939 and the program was then relayed across the Victorian Broadcast Network (made up of 3SH and 3HA at the time) to which it then belonged.For the majority of the station's life it operated on the AM band at 1242 kHz. On Friday 26 April 2002 at Midday the station officially became 3TR FM. For the previous week it was simulcasting on both AM and FM after test transmissions. Also at Midday, sister station 3GV (now known as Gold 1242) commenced on 1242 kHz.
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