Mixed-sex sports (also known as coed sports ) are individual and team sports whose participants are not of a single sex . In many organised sports settings, rules dictate an equal number of people of each sex in a team (for example teams of one man and one woman). Usually, the main purpose of these rules are to account for physiological sex differences . Mixed-sex sports in informal settings are typically groups of neighbours, friends or family playing without regard to the sex of the participants. Mixed-sex play is also common in youth sports as before puberty and adolescence, sport-relevant sex differences affect performance far less.
63-698: The Community Cup (known as the Reclink Community Cup since 2009 under naming rights) is an annual charity event which features a celebrity mixed-gender Australian rules football match. It is noted for its cult following, celebrity appearances and media profile. First run in Melbourne in 1993, it has since expanded nationally, being hosted in Sydney (2012-), Adelaide and Perth / Fremantle (2015-), Hobart and Brisbane (2016-). And Canberra (2017) Its origins date back to 1993 in Melbourne with
126-554: A committee chaired by a board member who oversees the process. The committee includes the Station Manager, Program Manager, and seven coordinators. They are tasked with choosing the announcers and programs to serve an active music community In 2019 , PBS 106.7FM was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame . In 1975, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) student campus station 3ST applied to
189-442: A competitor's performance, sports will typically split men and women into separate divisions, but there may be mixed-sex team variants, such as mixed doubles . In artistic judged sports, these physical differences play a key role in performances, as demonstrated in pair figure skating and acrobatic gymnastics . Mixed-sex sport events may be organised to achieve certain social aims, such as boosting female participation in sport, as
252-534: A crowd of 12,000 In 2023 we celebrate 30 Years since it all started. The football match features two teams of non-footballing local communities: the 3RRR / 3PBS Megahertz, which consists of personnel from Melbourne's two main community radio stations, and the Rock Dogs, a mix of former and present musicians. The Megahertz wear red and white, and the Rockdogs wear black, red white and yellow guernseys. The match
315-817: A form of exercise , or to improve social harmony between the sexes. It is uncommon in most organised sports to find individuals of different genders competing head-to-head at elite levels, principally due to physiological differences between the (adult) sexes. In sports where these differences are less linked to performance, it is standard practice for men and women to compete in mixed-sex fields. These open-class sports prove accommodating to intersex athletes, who challenge sex-defined rules of both single-sex events and mixed-sex teams with distinct male and female composition. In equestrian sports , male and female riders compete against each other in eventing , dressage and show jumping disciplines. Female jockeys compete alongside male ones in horse racing , though they constitute
378-574: A former PBS-RRR comic presenter, is awarded to the "most silly Megahertz". The only living medal was the Stephen Hurley Medal, named for a member of the first Rockdogs side in 1993 who broke his spine in November that year and now uses a wheelchair. The Steve Connolly Medal is still awarded for the best on ground, and is presented by The Age sports writer Rohan Connolly in memory of his brother. Celebrities to have participated in
441-415: A former member of 3ST extended personal invitations to other 3ST members such as John Maizels and Barry Bron, and posted notices at the 3CR and 3ST studios. Given his knowledge of the industry and radio licensing process, the elected chairman was John Maizels, Technical Manager at 3ST (and son of noted broadcaster Monty Maizels) and co-host of the 'John and Paul Show' on 3ST (with Paul Cuthbert). Although not
504-602: A match include: The match itself is accompanied by a two-to-three-hour-long concert, along with entertainment at half time, and usually sees notable acts volunteering their time to entertain the Community Cup audience. Notable performances include Paul Kelly , TISM and Magic Dirt (2004), one-off reunion concerts by Rebecca's Empire and Weddings Parties Anything (2005) and Dave Graney (2006) and Mach Pelican (2007). Paul Kelly returned again to accompany Renée Geyer on harmonica while she sang " Waltzing Matilda " at
567-585: A meeting of interested parties to establish an FM radio station for "progressive music". It was not practical to hold this meeting at his parents' home in St Kilda East so it was held in Garry Page's lounge room at 1 Baldwin Street, Armadale. To publicise the meeting Felix Hofmann used a press story in "The Southern Cross" newspaper and an advertisement in "The Toorak Times" newspaper; while Garry Page, as
630-541: A member of 3CR, given his expertise, John Maizels was one of the announcers on 3CR's first test transmission from their Armadale station on 1 May 1976. Felix Hofmann was elected vice-chairman and ensured the vision of a progressive music service was not lost. Early active members also included Rosalie Brookes, Maria McGuane, Alan Quirk, Sally-Ann Rozario, David Stubbs, and Lee Traynor. During this early period, enthusiasts who had an interest in microprocessors from Intel, Motorola, Signetics 2650, Fairchild F8, etc. were meeting at
693-408: A minority of jockeys overall. Beyond the human athletes, male and female horses are found in racing, with a roughly 60/40 split at the top level between colts and fillies . In snooker , the professional tour is open to men and women, with for instance four female players competing on the main tour in 2023/24 ( Reanne Evans , Mink Nutcharut , Rebecca Kenna and Baipat Siripaporn ). In addition,
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#1732779879190756-432: A mixed pair event. Mixed doubles are events where two mixed-sex pairs directly compete (that is, all four competitors are in open play as two teams). This is particularly found in racket sports (which rarely have larger teams), including tennis , table tennis , badminton , squash and racquetball . Pairs may also compete in turn-based games : one format (out of many) alternates the woman and man of each pair just as
819-624: A national team. Distances vary in road cycling. The 2019 race was 2 × 14 km. In mountain biking , the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships has a mixed team relay race since 1999. In Cyclo-cross , the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships has a mixed team relay race since 2022. The Cyclo-cross mixed relay event is also a mixed age category event where each relay team consists of three men and three women riders where
882-445: A new charity in 2009, Reclink Australia, and it was moved to Elsternwick Park , held on 21 June. A positive online feedback poll result saw news radio stations ABC Local Radio and Radio National cover the match for the first time. With the new venue, the event took a hit in its attendance, drawing just 8,000, however in 2010 attendances rebounded to over 10,000. The 2011 match drew 12,000 people and raised over $ 120,000. In 2012,
945-562: A segment of swimming, cycling and running. In biathlon , a mixed relay race was first held at the Biathlon World Championships 2005 in Khanty-Mansiysk (4 × 6 km), and it was added to the 2014 Winter Olympics (4 × 6 km / 7.5 km). In road cycling , the 2019 UCI Road World Championships introduced a team time trial mixed relay where first three men and then three women ride together as
1008-562: A set amount of riders are from Junior and Under-23 age categories. In adventure racing teams of 4 must include at least 1 member of the opposite sex. Archery also incorporates mixed-team competition (which can also be seen at the Olympic level ). In a number of countries, club underwater hockey is mixed-sex with any ratio of sex allowed. However, national teams usually compete in single sex teams. Mixed-sex forms of ball sports involve set numbers of each sex per team, sometimes defining
1071-412: A short-lived replacement in 1989, of which there were only three issues leading up to the station's 10th Anniversary; Issue Minus 3 (July 1989), Minus 2 (Oct 1989) and Minus 1 (Dec 1989). Largely for financial reasons, there was hiatus until late 2002 when a single issue of Over Easey appeared. Subsequently, this was renamed Easey magazine in 2003, initially published every three months. Easey magazine
1134-660: A significant number of curious 3CR members in attendance. All names and addresses were recorded and used for initial mail-outs. As PBS would be a special interest music station and non-political the vast majority of 3CR members were not seen at subsequent meetings, did not pay memberships or become active members of 3PBS. Garry Page managed the membership records on his account on the Control Data Corporation (CDC) Cyber 6000 series mainframe computer system at St Kilda Road. The 3PBS membership records were later transferred by John Maizels to an IBM mainframe. Subsequently,
1197-430: Is also found in mixed-sex format. In professional wrestling , mixed tag team matches do not explicitly alternate in a turn-based manner but each wrestler only faces their opponent of the same sex (switching occurs at players' discretion). Intergender wrestling between a man and a woman also occurs but is scripted like other professional wrestling. In non-vehicular racing sports the physiological differences between
1260-426: Is for pairs of one male and one female. Sports based on dancing usually have male/female pairings, such as ice dancing , pair figure skating , ballroom dancing and synchronised swimming duets. In these sports/events, the male and female participants physically work together (often to music) to jointly produce an artistic athletic performance. Similarly, taekwondo poomsae , which is performance-based, also has
1323-417: Is not explicitly relevant in team composition—although at highest competitive levels male players predominate these divisions. Accordingly, although women's divisions are also common, men's are not (only appearing in settings without open divisions). In sport shooting , the physical demands are lower relative to other sports, though fatigue and grip may be different between sexes. Research is conflicting about
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#17327798791901386-581: Is open only to women, currently as part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The NCAA awards a combined men's and women's team championship in two sports— fencing and skiing —but all individual bouts or races involve members of the same sex, and teams field separate men's and women's squads. The coxswain in a rowing crew can usually be of either sex while the rowers are separated by sex. In dog sled racing, male and female mushers are in direct competition. About 1/3rd of mushers in
1449-427: Is still the official PBS print magazine, and is now posted out to all PBS Members twice a year. The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005. Mick Geyer was a broadcaster and journalist in the alternative Melbourne music scene in the 1980s and 1990s. His influence was widespread, but remained largely outside the public view. In honour of his legacy as
1512-405: Is supplemented by on-air sponsorship, live music events and other activities relevant to the music community in Melbourne. Shareholding members of the cooperative elect a board of directors that employs a station manager to be responsible for all aspects of the station's operations, encompassing more than 400 dedicated volunteers and a small team of professional staff. Programming is determined by
1575-439: Is usually umpired by a mix of comedians and notable music industry people, costumed according to a chosen theme, such as 'Do You Love Me?' in 2011 as a tribute to Nick Cave . The match has been followed by the presentation of a number of medals named after recently deceased musicians, including Dave McComb, Paul Hester , Grant McLennan , Tim Hemensley, Norm Fagg, Andrew Entsch and Stuart Speed . The Dave Taranto Medal, named for
1638-459: The 2019 IAAF World Relays . The Match Europe v USA in 2019 had a mixed 200+200+400+800 m sprint medley relay . In cross country running , a 4 × 2 km mixed relay race was added at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships . In swimming , mixed relay races were introduced at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) (4 × 50 m freestyle and medley), the 2015 World Aquatics Championships (4 × 100 m freestyle and medley), and
1701-674: The 2020 Summer Olympics ( 4 × 100 m medley ). In open water swimming , mixed-gendered relays were introduced at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships (4 × 1250 m). In triathlon , the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships mixed relay race has been held since 2009. Also, the triathlon at the Youth Olympic Games has a mixed relay race since 2010, and the event was introduced at the 2020 Summer Olympics ( details ). As in standard triathlons, each triathlon competitor must do
1764-429: The 2020 Summer Olympics . Mixed-sex relay events are also slated for the 2020 athletics and swimming programmes . These changes resulted from an International Olympic Committee initiative to increase women's participation towards parity with men's – the recasting of men's events as mixed-sex ones was a part of this initiative. Ski jumping competitions also include mixed team events . Baseball5 will be played at
1827-439: The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics , and will be the first Olympic team sport involving mixed-sex teams. In the 2020s, in response to transgender controversies in sports, several international and national sports federations prohibited transgender athletes from competing in the female category and (sometimes) created a separate "open" category to allow for transgender , non-binary or cisgender male athletes to participate, including
1890-653: The British Triathlon Federation , International Swimming Federation (FINA) and British Cycling . This has created de facto mixed-sex sports competitions. Such open categories have been criticized by transgender athletes and LGBT rights activists as transphobic . In addition, few athletes have signed up for open-category competitions, such as that for the 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup . Several women have been selected by or played on otherwise men-only teams, including: 3PBS PBS 106.7FM (call sign: PBS FM ), also known as
1953-539: The Iditarod are female, and finishers in the top ten are proportionately split by gender. In most forms of motorsport , men and women are allowed to compete in direct competition. There are some series which are female only in an effort to promote women in motorsport, most notably W Series and Formula Women . However, these series have caught criticism for segregating female drivers as opposed to supporting them in their own campaigns. A common form of mixed-sex event
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2016-628: The Progressive Broadcasting Service , is a cooperatively owned community radio station in Melbourne , Australia , that broadcasts on 106.7FM, Digital radio , and online. PBS celebrated its 40th year of broadcast in 2019. PBS is a specialist contemporary music radio station hosting approximately 80 programs per week. To maintain musical diversity, volunteering PBS announcers independently choose their content according to genre or theme. Volunteer efforts are both behind
2079-453: The 2006 Cup, with state sports minister and former VFL footballer Justin Madden tossing the coin to decide which team was kicking for which goal. In 2009, live acts included Cosmic Psychos , Kram , Doll Squad , Jordie Lane , and The Scared Weird Little Guys . The 2010 line-up included The Blackeyed Susans , Money For Rope, Little Freddie and The Pops, Living End , and Nick Barker and
2142-485: The 3PBS postal address was moved from Armadale. Soon after the 3PBS group was established meetings moved to John Maizels home in Port Melbourne. 3PBS membership was drawn from ABC, 3ST, unaffiliated public and some 3CR members. It is a myth that 3PBS was an early splinter group of 3CR headed by John Maizels. Caroline Kardachi and Ken Fargher played significant roles in the establishment of the station. For example
2205-561: The Broadcasting Control Board for a restricted commercial AM license. The application by student campus stations was done under the name of the SRNA, with 3ST, 3CT (Caulfield Institute of Technology), 3MU (Monash University) and the newly formed 3SW (Swinburne University). The application was unsuccessful and the license went to 3CR . In 1976 Felix Hofmann, who had no affiliation with any broadcasting radio station, called
2268-613: The Clayton campus of Monash University, Graham Thirkell's Optro premises and went on to form the Microcomputer Club of Melbourne (MICOM). Peter Jetson, who was to play a significant role in 3PBS plus MICOM, and Garry Page, a Broadcast Technical Officer employed by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) to perform studio maintenance, were both members of MICOM. Rosalie Brookes facilitated
2331-581: The Olympic Flame ). Mixed-sex sport has a long history at the modern Olympic Games , dating back to the 1900 Summer Olympics (the first in which women participated). Two women competed against men in equestrian events, the croquet competition was mixed-sex, and Hélène de Pourtalès was the sole female sailor, achieving the Olympics' first mixed-sex team champion as part of the gold medal-winning Swiss team. The sole time Olympic motorboating
2394-399: The Reclink Community Cup is promoted as embracing grassroots community amateur football and as a result it is promoted as "kid and dog friendly" with quarter and half time pitch invasions for traditional kick-to-kick . The teams involved in the cup date back to 1990. Espy Rockdogs were founded in 1990 as a social footy team to play against Chasers. The team played in a charity match against
2457-469: The Reptiles . Streakers, both male and female, also made appearances. Mixed-sex sports There are multiple dynamics to mixed-sex sports teams. Where sex differences in human physiology do not play a significant role in a person's proficiency in a sport, then men and women may compete in a single open class , as in equestrian sports (see "Direct Competition", below). When sex is a major factor in
2520-543: The Tote Hotel in 1993 and raised $ 500. It first became known as the "Community Cup" in 1997 when 3RRR Program Manager James Young proposed the creation of the 3RRR and PBS FM Megahertz to play against the Rockdogs and raise money for St Kilda's Sacred Heart Mission . That match organised held at Ross Gregory Oval in St Kilda . Drawing a crowd of over 2,000 people it was successful in raising over A$ 6,000. Due to
2583-567: The World over-50s championship. The mixed division is a staple of Ultimate (without being the standard)—it is the only division showcased at both the 2013 and 2017 World Games . Seven-player mixed teams (4 men plus 3 women, or 4 women plus 3 men) directly compete. While most often players mark opponents of the same gender, match-ups between people of different gender are not uncommon to see. Open divisions are common in Ultimate, where sex/gender
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2646-452: The competing sides alternate, so each round has four turns of individual action. Well-suited to strategy-based sports (such as mixed doubles curling , mixed golf , mixed bowling , mixed team darts ) where players can beneficially undertake mental planning or assessment while waiting for their turn. Separate male and female performances may also be scored then added to produce mixed team results in such sports as diving . Synchronised diving
2709-519: The event. Courtney Barnett and Remi supported. This year also saw it first played in Canberra. The 2019 cup was held at Victoria Park, with Magic Dirt headlining, to celebrate the 25th playing of the cup (excluding the missed year in 2008) The cup was not played in 2020. In 2021 it was played in Brisbane, Hobart and Fremantle only, no Melbourne match. In 2022 the cup returned to Victoria Park to
2772-484: The first time, previous events were by gold coin donation. Despite the entry fee, a similarly large crowd attended. In May 2008 Sacred Heart Mission withdrew due to increased costs of running it. RRR tried to keep the event alive but there was not enough time to secure a charity partner to host the event on the planned date and much to the disappointment of the St Kilda community, the event was shelved. The Cup secured
2835-508: The formation of social teams composed of radio station employees (Megahertz) and musicians (Rockdogs). The first match was played in Melbourne and was later played each year during the Australian Football League (AFL) split round. The Melbourne event remains the most popular, attracting a crowd of around 12,000 each year and raising around $ 250,000 for Reclink Australia. In contrast to today's strict AFL codes of conduct
2898-733: The group registered as the Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-operative Limited at a meeting at Ken Fargher's upstairs room, Peel Street, North Melbourne. 3PBS test transmissions from a low power FM transmitter located on the BHP Building, corner of Bourke and William Streets in the Melbourne CBD occurred from a studio at John Maizels' Port Melbourne home in 1977 and 1978. Reception reports were received from listeners throughout Melbourne's extended metropolitan area. In August 1978
2961-714: The influence of sex in the performance of shooters. In 1966 the International Shooting Sport Federation published its open events as mixed. From 1968 to 1980 , men and women competed together in Olympic shooting . In the NCAA , the main governing body of college/university sports in the US, the only sport in which men and women compete against one another directly is rifle shooting . While male and female riders compete against one another in international equestrian sports, NCAA-recognized competition
3024-527: The interest generated, Sacred Heart Mission assumed its organisation and a larger venue, Junction Oval , a former Victorian Football League stadium was chosen to accommodate the larger crowds. The 2005 event packed the Junction Oval to capacity, attracting 23,000 people. In 2006, despite the installation of temporary fencing to accommodate more spectators, the stadium was once more packed to capacity. The 2007 event introduced an entry charge $ 5 for
3087-754: The match was held outside of Melbourne for the first time, playing a match at Henson Park in Marrickville, Sydney. In 2015, the Community Cup launched in Adelaide (featuring the mighty Rockatoos versus the Anchors) and in Perth, while 2016 sees the game also launch in Hobart and Brisbane. In 2017, the Reclink Community Cup was held at Victoria Park in Abbotsford with Spiderbait and The Peep Tempel headlining
3150-536: The meeting when the 'Progressive Broadcasting Service' name was adopted. Subsequently, membership cards were printed for the unincorporated 3PBS group with the first memberships to John Maizels, Felix Hofmann and Garry Page. For convenience, the initial 3PBS mailing address was a Post Office Box in Armadale. As the initial meeting was about 400 meters from the 3CR radio station in High Street, Armadale there were
3213-550: The mixed figure skating programme in 1976. Sailing at the Summer Olympics was mostly mixed-sex up to 1988 but grew increasingly divided, with no mixed sailing events being held in 2012 . Shooting at the Summer Olympics continued on a mixed basis in several events from 1968 to 1992, before competitors were restricted by sex. In 1992, Zhang Shan became the first woman to win the gold medal in Olympic shooting. At
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#17327798791903276-521: The nearby transmitter. The station moved from the Prince of Wales Hotel in St Kilda up Acland Street to the Park Lake building in 1985. From there it began broadcasting 24 hours a day to greater Melbourne in late 1987, only becoming possible with the transmitter relocating to Mt. Dandenong on the new frequency of 106.7 MHz. The official frequency changeover took place on 16 November 1987. In 2001
3339-569: The next Olympic games in 1993, women were banned from Olympic shooting. In 2000, women were once again allowed to compete in Olympic shooting, but segregated from the men's competition. There was an increased focus on mixed-sex competition at the start of the 21st century, with new introductions including mixed biathlon relay , team figure skating, and luge mixed team relay in 2014, then Nacra 17 in 2016, and mixed doubles curling and mixed team alpine skiing in 2018. Mixed team shooting events and table tennis mixed doubles are set for inauguration at
3402-436: The roles in the team by sex/gender (examples include korfball , Baseball5 , coed softball , quadball , dodgeball , touch / tag rugby, American flag rugby , Flag football , wheelchair handball , and wheelchair rugby , wheelchair rugby league , and Netball). Sports were almost never mixed in any way in ancient Greece . Women were forbidden from competing in or even viewing the ancient Olympic games . They competed at
3465-420: The scenes and on air. The PBS vision is to nurture, inspire and champion Melbourne's diverse music community. The station dropped the "3" from its call sign before the turn of the century, preferring in the age of internet streaming and digital radio to be known as just PBS, PBS-FM, or PBS 106.7 FM. The cooperative holds a Community class license and raises funds largely through paid annual membership. This
3528-526: The separate Heraean games , from which men were excluded. Although taking place in the same stadium as the Olympic games and also every four years, it was an unrelated festival (of Hera) with fewer sport events, none of which exactly matched Olympic counterparts. Olympic winners were honoured in the Sanctuary of Zeus; Heraean winners at the Temple of Hera (where since 1936 the modern movement has lit and kept
3591-701: The separate women-only tour encourages female participation in the sport. In croquet , three women have won the British Association Croquet Open Championship: Lily Gower in 1905, Dorothy Steel in 1925, 1933, 1935 and 1936, and Hope Rotherham in 1960. In 2018, two international Golf Croquet championships open to both sexes were won by women: Rachel Gee of England beat Pierre Beaudry to win the European Golf Croquet championship, and Hanan Rashad of Egypt beat Yasser Fathy (also from Egypt) to win
3654-455: The sexes often preclude head-to-head competition between people of different sexes at the elite level. Mixed-sex events are often held though with a relay race format. In running , a 4 × 400 m mixed relay race was introduced at the 2017 IAAF World Relays , and added to the 2019 World Athletics Championships ( details ) and 2020 Summer Olympics ( details ). In addition, a 2 × 2 × 400 m and shuttle hurdles mixed relay races were introduced at
3717-597: The station fully moved to the new studios in Collingwood Yards in February 2022. In 2019, PBS published a 212 page book to celebrate the 40th year of broadcasting. Separate from internal newsletters ( Ripples and Unreal News ), PBS has produced several magazines for financial members and the public during its history. The first was Waves from 1977 until it was discontinued in March 1988. Static emerged as
3780-467: The station moved again, this time to 47 Easey Street Collingwood with the first transmission from the new premises on 27 November 2001. It was announced in 2018 that PBS was going to relocate as the first tenant announced for Collingwood Yards , the redevelopment of the former Collingwood Technical School site in Johnston Street. A fundraising campaign was held to support the relocation with
3843-576: The station was successful in its application to the Australian Broadcasting Authority for a license and subsequently began a series of short broadcasts from temporary studios. The fledgling station started to make regular broadcasts to inner Melbourne in the early 1980s on 107.7 MHz from its studios at the Prince of Wales Hotel and a 200W transmitter on the old Royal Women's Hospital site in Carlton. The first programme
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#17327798791903906-418: Was held (1908), Sophia Gorham took part in a mixed British team. Mixed doubles tennis was first contested in 1900 but fell off the programme after 1924 before being reintroduced in 2012. Mixed doubles badminton was introduced in 1996. Pair figure skating was present at the summer games in 1908 and 1920 before continuing as a founding event at the first Winter Olympic Games . Ice dancing expanded
3969-515: Was presented by David Stubbs at 4:30pm on 21 December 1979, and the first track broadcast was I'll Be Gone (Someday I'll Have Money) by Spectrum. David Stubbs selection of I'll Be Gone was significant for Melbourne radio as it had been the final rock track played on the formerly top rating, commercial station 3AK 3AK#1970s-1980s when it had changed from a Rock/Pop format. Initially, PBS-FM's broadcast hours were restricted to exclude daytime on weekdays with Melbourne University claiming interference from
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