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Monday

3al Hawa Arabic and Multicultural Youth

Explores various issues that confront the Arabic and multicultural speaking community, particularly young people, promoting achievements in the community, encouraging youth participation across a range of spectra.

Rachael Bongiorno, Lourdes García-Larqué and Jiselle Hanna

Tuesday 8:30am to 9:00am

Accent of Women

A program by and about women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Wednesday 8:00pm to 9:30pm

Afghan Radio

Community news, information and music in Pashtu and Dari.

Sunday 5:30pm to 6:00pm

African Australian Voice

African Australian Voice is a weekly radio show presented by a group of young people. It explores differing elements of Melbourne's African-Australian community from commenting on social issues to keeping listeners up to date with new and emerging talent in the arts scene.

Sunday 11:00pm to 12:00am

After Party

Emotional slow jam classics and new music by producers with symbols instead of names. Dedicated to night shift workers and those feeling the weight of the world.

Monday 11:00am to 12:00pm

AltarNative

International solidarity with First Nations.

Sunday 9:15am to 9:30am

Alternative News

News about peace, disarmament and nuclear issues.

Monday

Alternative Radio

A weekly one hour, award winning, unembedded, independently produced radio program heard exclusively on Community Radio throughout Australia.

Wednesday 10:00am to 11:00am

Anarchist World This Week

Presents an anarchist analysis on local, national and international news and events. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Wednesday 11:00pm to 12:00am

Ancestor's Echo

Ancestor's Echo is a Melbourne-based music show representing local artists and honouring the pioneers of Australia's music scene.

Tuesday 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Arada Ethiopian Show

Ethiopian community news and information presented by Daniel Zewdu and Abiy Solomon.

Thursday 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Are you looking at me?

We're Equal and different. Conversation, music, guests - All things inclusion and access.

Thursday 8:00pm to 9:00pm

Armenian News

Community announcements, music and entertainment, news and topical issues.

Thursday 10:30am to 11:00am

Arts Express

A program exploring alternative theatre, cabaret, comedy, fringe events and festivals hosted by Valerie Farfalla.

Saturday 9:00am to 9:30am

Asia Pacific Currents

Stories and issues from the Asia Pacific region with a labour and grassroots perspective. Regular interviews with activists from countries in the Asia Pacific region. Produced by Australia-Asia Worker Links.

Monday 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Beyond Zero - Community

Climate change - what's hot and what's not. Find out what is happening in community campaigns around the country, as well as the latest science and the solutions that are available now.

Friday 8:30am to 9:00am

Beyond Zero - Science and Solutions

Climate change - what's hot and what's not. Find out what is happening in community campaigns around the country, as well as the latest science and the solutions that are available now.

Friday 11:00am to 12:00pm

Blak 'n' Deadly

Catch up on all the latest news in Indigenous music and theatre with Jody Beeton.

Saturday 9:30pm to 11:00pm

Blues with a Feeling

Country and urban blues music.

Wednesday 5:00pm to 5:30pm

Brainwaves

Challenging the mainstream, negative stereotypes of people with a mental illness ths program actively engages those living with a mental illness as researchers, interviewers, performers and program designers while promoting community mental health awareness.

Monday

Breakfast

Alternative news, current affairs and media analysis. Tune into 3CR Breakfast each weekday morning and join Solidarity Breakfast on Saturday.

Friday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Burning Vinyl

3CR's seminal rock program of Melbourne, Aussie and international rock with a focus on unsigned bands and who's gigging around Melbourne. Features live-to-air band performances.

Monday 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Celtic Folk Show

Celtic folk, traditional & contemporary Irish, Australian folk music & lots more!

Thursday 7:30pm to 8:00pm

Chin Radio

Community news, news from Chinland, community activities, interviews, Chin music and culture.

Wednesday 9:00am to 10:00am

City Limits

Urban environment issues, analysing government services, both federal and state and local campaigns.

Thursday 3:00pm to 3:30pm

Come on, come in

Come On, Come In is your chance to hear live bands and the best open-mic musicians in Melbourne.

Monday

Connolly Association

What's really happening in Ireland.

Monday 9:00am to 10:00am

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez produced in New York in the United States of America.

Thursday 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Dgym Time

MAYSAR presents community well-being and healthly lifestyles information.

Monday

Different Like Us

Different, Like Us seeks to give voice to minority groups, indigenous, refugee, and migrant youth.

Monday 11:00pm to 12:00am

Diffused Frequencies

Left-of-centre experiments out of the musical underground of Australia and New Zealand. Exploring genres from new wave to drone, ambience to DIY bedroom pop. All 100% local.

Monday 10:30am to 11:00am

Dirt Radio

Friends of the Earth campaigners and activists dig down into the dirt on important environmental and social justice issues.

Saturday 12:00pm to 1:00pm

DOGS

The Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) looks at public education and separation of church and state.

Monday 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Doin Time

An open forum, presenting information and discussion around issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres.

Tuesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Done By Law

Current legal issues presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres, giving an alternative view of proposed legislation changes.

Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am

Earth Matters

Local, national and international environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Monday 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Eritrean Voices

Community news, news from Eritrea, community activities, interviews, Eritrean music and culture.

Friday 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Ethiopian

Ethiopian news, information about community activities, events and general information.

Thursday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Feminist Focus

A feminist current affairs program focussing on local and international issues confronting women and girls. Featuring conversation and interviews with activists, academics and authors, the program brings women's voices to today's news.

Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm

Fire First

A historically informed, critical analysis of Aboriginal affairs and the ongoing political movement for land rights, treaty, sovereignty and the cessation of genocide.

Thursday 6:30am to 7:00am

Fire Up

The Plumbers Union weekly radio show. Presented by The Plumbing Trades Employment Union (PTEU). Alternates every second Thursday with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).

Thursday 6:30am to 7:00am

Fire Up Maritime Union of Australia

MUA is events and issues in the Maritime industry, politics and community. Presented by 3CR affiliate the Maritime Union of Australia.

Tuesday 5:30pm to 6:00pm

Food Fight

Taking apart the corporate spin and exposing the corporate hi-jack of sustainable agriculture, Food Fight is serving a free weekly feast of slow food for thought for guerrilla gardeners and grassroots gastronomes.

Sunday 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Freedom of Species

Animal advocacy on the airwaves, hosted by a team of local animal advocates.

Friday 7:00am to 8:30am

Friday Breakfast

Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

Presenters Pam Vardy, Gwen Elliot, Millie Ross and Stephen Ryan

Sunday 7:30am to 9:15am

Gardening Show

Talkback gardening show covering all aspects of horticulture and emphasizing environmentally friendly ideas.

Monday

Girls Radio Club

Girls Radio Club is an exciting radio project for 12 young women from Indigenous, refugee, asylum seeker and migrant backgrounds aged 15 to 20.

Sunday 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Girls Radio Offensive

Women's arts, reviews and music.

Monday 7:00am to 7:30am

Girt by SEA

Girt by SEA provides regular updates of political issues in the South East Asia region. It focuses on the ASEAN countries but attempts to cover important and relevant news in the Asian region including India.

Thursday 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Global Intifada

Global Intifada brings you current affairs through revolutionary & protest music from around the world - because Music Is Our Bomb.

Tuesday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Great Voices

Great voices in opera, song and the popular classics as well as oratorio, lieder and ballads

Sunday 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Hararian

Ethiopian community program in Harari, one of Ethiopia's main languages.

Saturday 11:00pm to 2:00am

Hillbilly Fever

For great Hillbilly music you won't find or hear anywhere else.

Monday 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Hip Sista Hop

Focussing on women's and Indigenous hip hop. Hip Sista Hop features guest MCs, interviews with local female hip hop artists, the low down on what's on and much more.

Wednesday 11:00pm to 12:00am

Hitstrumental

Hitstrumental is a music show dedicated to instrumental rock music from all around the world.

Saturday 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Hot Damn Tamale

American and Australian roots and roots-based music from the 1920s til now. Latest releases, obscurities, specials, live to air performances and interviews and the silliest gig guide in town!

Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Housing for the Aged Action Group

The show explores a range of housing issues.

Thursday 10:00pm to 11:30pm

I-nity Riddims

Roots, Reggae and Dancehall.

Monday

If You Love This Planet

Discussing all aspects of the health and survival of the planet.

Friday 4:00pm to 5:00pm

In Ya Face

Explores gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual and transgender issues with interviews, music and chat.

Tuesday 10:00am to 11:00am

Indearts

An Aborignal show presenting an indigenous point of view on current affairs and the arts. Special Broadcast for International Day of People with Disability. John Harding speaks to Fiona Clarke, an artist from Warrnambool who depicted her Indigenous culture through the visual arts, including tapestry, painting and public art installations.

Tuesday 9:30am to 10:00am

Jailbreak

With music, stories and poetry from the inside, Jailbreak gives a voice to prison inmates, their families and friends. It provides information on criminal, prison and health issues as well as connecting prisoners to the community through their music, poetry, views and health messages.

Saturday 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Jazz on a Saturday

Great traditional and classic jazz, news and interviews.

Friday 10:00am to 11:00am

Keep Left

Comment and analysis on the political questions of the day, with talkback.

Tuesday 11:00am to 12:00pm

Koori Survival Show

Grassroots Indigenous news, views and music.

Sunday 10:30am to 11:00am

Latin American Update

News, current happenings and music from Latin America.

Wednesday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Lazy Wednesday Afternoon

Music, gig guides and reviews with Kate and Suzy.

Friday 9:00am to 10:00am

Left After Breakfast

Best of the Left commentary and chat.

Sunday 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let the Bands Play

Music of military bands, brass bands and concert bands from worldwide sources, together with biographical comments regarding composers, conductors, bands and interesting historical events relating to much of the music.

Saturday 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Let Your Freak Flag Fly

A local independent, alternative, noise / rock / pop / electronic / soundscape / soundart / improvised music show, including bands / artists / performers playing live in the studio.

Sunday 5:00pm to 5:30pm

Liberian NewLife

Our name signifies the determination of our organizational and community leadership to provide quality information to the Liberian community in Melbourne as an inspiration for innovative and better ways of dealing with every day life challenges.

Thursday 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Living Free

Talk on substance misuse, alcoholism and other addictions. Information on support groups is given and people can phone in.

Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am

Lost in Science

Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Tuesday 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Macedonian

Macedonian community language program covering news, community information, literature and Macedonian music.

Friday 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Mafalda

News and views from Latin American women.

Tuesday 9:00am to 9:30am

Making Contact

Making Contact is a weekly show produced in the USA by the National Radio Project.

Thursday 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Melbourne Chautari

Nepali music, news and current affairs from home, plus community announcements and discussion.

Monday 7:00am to 8:30am

Monday Breakfast

Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

Monday 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Monday Greek

Greek news, currents affairs and music.

Thursday 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Mujeres Latinoamericanas

News and current affairs from Australia, South America and Central America. Political debates, music, and community announcements.

Tuesday 9:30pm to 11:00pm

Music and Announcements

3CR's selection of music and community announcements.

Friday 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Music Matters

Diverse new sounds from the crate and around the planet, special live-in-the-studio performances from a range of interesting artists, interviews and gig guides.

Therese Virtue, Katrina Wilson O'Brien, Leah Healy, proud recipients of the 3CR Sardine Award for 2012!

Tuesday 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Music Sans Frontieres

Music Sans Frontieres provides airplay, interviews and promotional opportunities for Australian musicians. It is a vehicle for bringing the music of diverse cultural groups and artists to a broader listening public. Through interesting and careful programming and responsiveness to requests by musicians and audience, the program is building a loyal and enthusiastic listenership.

Monday

My Melbourne

My Melbourne is a 3CR project for Disability Day 2012. Five people with disability who live, work and play in the City of Melbourne share their diverse experiences of the city and inner-city residents who love the urban life, artists and activists raising awareness of the lived experience of disability, and changing opportunities for workers, students and athletes.

Tuesday 11:00pm to 12:30am

Night Owls on Rhythm

Presenting Australian bands playing blues and roots music RnB/Rockabilly/Western Swing/Rock n Roll/Cajun/Zydeco/County/Country Rock/ex-Mex

Sunday 8:00pm to 11:00pm

Nostalgia Unlimited

Pre war nostalgic music from the 1930's - 50's from a unique collection.

Wednesday 9:30pm to 10:30pm

Ogaden

Community news, information and current affairs from the Ogaden Community of Australia.

Saturday 11:00am to 12:00pm

On Screen

On Screen shines a light on what's on the big and the small screen. Hear about what's happening locally - recent releases, retrospectives screenings, film festivals and screen related events. Listen to film makers talk about their work, and hear film reviews and recommendations for television viewing.

Sunday 11:30am to 12:00pm

Out of the Blue

Marine environment and science issues. News and interviews with marine scientists, students and conservation workers, presented by broadcasters who work or study in marine science and the environment

Sunday 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Out of the Pan

Covering pansexual issues, pansexual meaning "knowing no boundaries of sex or gender", including transgender, bisexual and polyamorous issues.

Saturday 9:30am to 10:00am

Palestine Remembered

News and views regarding the Palestinian situation. Bringing listeners the untold side of the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict.

Thursday 11:30pm to 12:30am

Planet X

Visit Planet X with Dr Gonzo every Thursday night between 11.30-12.30 for a dose of interplanetary noise for your ears & extra special guests.

Wednesday 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Precious Memories

Music and Elders' stories hosted by Gilla McGuiness.

Thursday 11:30am to 12:00pm

Published...Or Not

Australian and international authors talk about their books and how they got published or how they self-published. Listeners, writers and readers will also hear about what's going on in our local writing community.

Sunday 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Queering The Air

Critically engaged queer commentary.

Wednesday 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Radical Australia

Radical Australia reclaims Australia's radical past.

Thursday 3:30pm to 4:00pm

Radical Philosophy

Food for Thought, lets get radical for philosophy!

Sunday 11:00pm to 12:00am

Radio Chori

Exploring underexposed Spanish and Portuguese language music in Australia.

Sunday 6:00am to 7:00am

Radio EcoShock

Latest science, authors, issues - from climate change, oceans, forests, pollution, Peak Oil, the economy, and peace.

Saturday 10:00am to 10:30am

Radioactive Show

Current news and information on nuclear, peace and energy issues.

Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Raise the Roof

Tenancy rights and issues from the perspective of low-income older persons. Presented by HAAG, Jeff Fiedler broadcasts on housing for 3CR's Raise the Roof program and works as a Tenancy Advice Worker for Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG).

Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Raising Our Voices

Produced and presented by people with disabilities covering issues such as housing, discrimination, difficulties with public transport, self-advocacy and other related issues.

Sunday 10:00am to 10:30am

Refugee Radio

Can you imagine what it would be like to have to flee terror in your own country, spend days or weeks in a leaky boat on dangerous, rolling seas ready to swallow you at any moment, and then arrive in a new country, where you are terrorised even more?

Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:00pm

Renegade Economists

Delving into the murky world of modern economics and seeking innovative solutions.

Sunday 2:00am to 6:00am

Rock and Roots

Roots and Rock n Roll Music.

Thursday 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Roominations

Radio by and for rooming house residents and the homeless with interviews, stories, focus on health and housing issues as well as music and arts from our unsung community.

Friday 8:00pm to 9:00pm

Saay Xaba

Community information, news, current affairs, sports for and by the Harari community.

Monday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Save Albert Park

Dedicated to removing Formula 1 racing from Albert Park to a suitable venue, fighting the commercialisation of our public parks and fighting to preserve our passive public recreation spaces.

Saturday 8:00pm to 9:30pm

Shake Rattle and Roll

Shake, Rattle and Roll is one of 3CR's longest-running music shows, beginning as it did in 1976 when 3CR first went to air. Showcases the Roots Music side of 50's Rock'n'roll.

Tuesday 8:30pm to 9:30pm

Shiftegan

Iranian program in Farsi (Persian) with a focus on the arts and cultural issues.

Thursday 11:00am to 11:30am

Showreel

Your half hour of local film news, conversations with film makers and explorations into how they bring their ideas to life on screen. Showreel promises an exciting package of film information that will set your ears buzzing.

Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm

Small Talk

Local and international information on community and current affairs affecting short statured people. Presented by the Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA).

Saturday 7:30am to 9:00am

Solidarity Breakfast

Rank and File Worker and Trade Union Show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement.

Friday 10:00pm to 11:00pm

Somali Language Show

The Somali Language Show covers news from the Somali community in Melbourne as well as from Somalia and around the world.

Thursday 9:00am to 9:30am

Spoken Word

A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. Guests are contemporary poets who read and discuss their works.

Saturday 2:30pm to 4:00pm

Steam Radio

Fun nostalgia 78s

Wednesday 8:30am to 9:00am

Stick Together

Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Saturday 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Swing 'n' Sway

Swing music with a mix of old and new, as well as a touch of Latin American. Different guests every week including both music buffs and performers. Occasional live concerts.

Thursday 9:30am to 10:30am

Talkback with Attitude

3CR's talkback program -- an hour of back-to-back talkback on the issues of the week.

Thursday 7:00am to 7:30am

Talking Sheds

Tune in at 7:15am to hear workers discussing all the latest union news and campaign updates.

Saturday 1:00pm to 1:30pm

Tamil Manifest

Tamil people's struggle for self-determination in Sri Lanka's north-east.

Wednesday 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Tamil Voice

News, views and music.

Monday 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The Black Block

The Black Block is an interactive Indigenous current affairs program, hosted and produced by Viv Malo, a Gooniyandi woman born and living, and broadcasting from the Lands of the Kulin Nations.

Monday

The Boldness

Disability issues with the GRIT Media radio team.

Sunday 9:30am to 10:00am

The Concrete Gang

Local and national building issues presented by the CFMEU Building Union Division.

Friday 11:00pm to 1:00am

The Heavy Session

New metal, old metal, local bands, bands from all over the world, metal news, tour dates and a hell of a lot of screwing around with music you know, music you don't know and stuff you've grown to love.

Friday 5:30pm to 6:30pm

The SUWA Show - Squatters and Unwaged Workers Airwaves

The Squatters and Unwaged Workers support and promote those resisting social order and trying to create an alternative to it. Interviews with local and interstate unwaged and unemployed activists, squatters and plugs of local and interstate actions, protests, conferences, meetings and film screenings.

Thursday 7:30am to 8:30am

Thursday Breakfast

Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

Tuesday 7:00am to 8:30am

Tuesday Breakfast

Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

Tuesday 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Tuesday Hometime

Local, national and international interviews with activists on human rights, civil liberties and animal welfare issues. The show has been on air since the late 1980s.

Wednesday 10:30pm to 11:00pm

Turkish Women's Show

The program provides information, comment and analysis on issues that affect women. The Turkish Womens' Program presents currents affairs, Turkish community announcements, and Turkish music. Each week we give voice to women on issues and topics that concern them.

Saturday 10:30am to 11:00am