From the Southern FM archives, a 1995 interview with Melbourne radio legend Stan Rofe. Stan was interviewed by Southern FM presenter John Allan on Joy Newland‘s Thursday Magazine program on 26 January 1995. Stan Rofe was a commercial radio disc jockey, known as Stan the Man, he presented the first rock and roll music from 1956, on 3KZ, and was
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As we countdown the days to celebrating 35 years of continuous broadcasting, 88.3 Southern FM is proud to bring you an audio “blast from the past”. Turn back the clock to August 1995 and listen to an episode of Southern FM’s Saturday morning children’s program The Ning Nang Nong Show. Your presenters are Camilla and Duncan Threadgold with Louisa Mitchell.
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88.3 Southern FM will celebrate 35 years of continuous broadcasting on 5 November 2025. Southern Community Broadcasters Inc. was granted its community radio broadcasting licence on 26 March 1990 and started broadcasting full time on 5 November 1990. Interested in the early days of Southern FM? Read all about it here, thanks to long-serving member, David Andrew. David is part of
Read moreIf you’re sending anything by snail mail (Australia Post) to a presenter or program at Southern FM (or anyone else at the radio station), please address your letter or package to: 88.3 Southern FM PO Box 5083 Bentleigh East VIC 3165 Our studios are now located at Moorleigh Community Village, Bentleigh East. If you are booked for a live interview,
Read moreSouthern FM’s Colin Tyrus was proud to be chosen by British Army Music to narrate its special VJ80 video to commemorate the end of WWII on 15 August 1945, known as VP Day (Victory in the Pacific) or VJ Day (Victory over Japan) This short documentary, produced by the Band of the Irish Guards features Forbidden Colours by composer Ryuichi
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