About us
We are a Community Radio Station run by volunteers
Located south-east of Melbourne in the State of Victoria, Australia.
We predominantly cover the rural & regional areas of South Gippsland & Bass Coast Shires, but also parts of the Baw Baw, Cardinia, Casey, Latrobe, Mornington & Wellington Shires.
The major towns in these regions are Cowes, Foster, Inverloch, Korumburra, Lang Lang, Leongatha, Mirboo North, San Remo, Wonthaggi and Yarram.
We broadcast from three FM radio transmission towers:
- 88.1MHz – Central: Korumburra, Leongatha, Wonthaggi, Inverloch.
- 89.1MHz – West: Phillip Island, San Remo, Bass.
- 89.5MHz – East: Foster, Yarram, Wilsons Promontory.
We also broadcast via internet Live Streaming & our On-Demand service.
South Gippsland Radio 3mfm Inc (trading as South Coast FM) is an Incorporated Association & a Registered Charity.
Operations are overseen by a Board of Management, elected by financial members at the Annual General Meeting. The AGM is typically held in October each year.
We are proud to broadcast a variety of different musical styles
- The daytime format features popular music from the 60’s to today
- Specialist programs cover Country, Jazz, Celtic, Classical, Blues, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, Heavy Metal, New Release Indie and much more.
The listening area encompasses a region of 41,000 square kilometres bounded by Phillip Island in the west, Lang Lang, Mirboo North and Boolarra to the north, Yarram to the east and Wilsons Promontory in the south.
It includes the South Gippsland & Bass Coast Shires and areas of Cardinia and Wellington Shires. The major towns in this region are Cowes, Inverloch, Foster, Korumburra, Leongatha, San Remo, Wonthaggi and Yarram.
There are over 100,000 permanent residents in our listening area, this number is rapidly growing and swells significantly in coastal areas at holiday times, particularly over Summer
Three of those towns, Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Leongatha, have a population of around 17,000. Phillip Island which has a population of approx. 15,000 permanent residents.
The rolling hills along the coast make for beautiful scenery but they also represent some logistical difficulties for radio waves so right from its inception, South Gipplsand FM Radio has had to operate on three frequencies using the main transmitter (88.1) and two translators, one at Mt Hoddle, between Foster and Fish Creek (89.5) and the other on Bass Hill, overlooking the turn off to Philip Island (89.1). This of course incurs three lots of power bills.
The station changed its name to SouthCoastFM in 2023 to better align with our region, ‘South’ for South Gippsland, ‘Coast’ for Bass Coast. The station moved from its long-time premises in Inverloch to new studios in Wonthaggi also in 2023.
General enquiries
Email: Radio@SouthCoastFM.au
For artist new music releases & promotion, please email directly to Music@SouthCoastFM.au
Phone: (03) 5674 1900
South Gippsland Radio 3mfm Inc (trading as South Coast FM) is an Incorporated Association & a Registered Charity.
Street & Postal address: South Coast FM, 239 White Rd, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
How to find us: We are located at the rear of the Bass Coast Adult Learning campus in Wonthaggi. Google Maps link
Payment by Bank Transfer (preferred):
Account name: South Coast FM / BSB: 633-000 (Bendigo Bank) / Account number: 109264341
or PayID ABN: 29019110776
Payment by cheque:
Cheque made out to ‘South Coast FM’
Posted to South Coast FM, 239 White Rd, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
Have someone or something specific in mind?
Checkout our Operations Crew and our On-Air Presenters pages for additional contact options.
What song was that?
Want to know the title of music we played? Check out our “What song was that?” page
Presenters, Announcers, DJs
Details about our many On-Air Presenters can be found here.
During their programs, some Presenters take requests.
If invited by the Presenter, please use ‘Studio Tap N Text‘ (SMS 0491 605 982 ) or call (03) 5674 1900 during their show.
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