3CR actively discriminates in favour of Australian artists and composers, and plays at least 55% Australian music. 3CR is financially independent, relying on memberships and donations for financial support. We do not advertise, nor do our programmes rely on commercial sponsorship (effectively this is advertising). Government funding is accepted in the form of one-off grants for specific projects, but the station does not rely on this funding to operate on a day to day basis.

3CR is owned by the Community Radio Federation Ltd., which is made up of Affiliate, Station Worker and Subscriber representatives. An elected management committee is responsible for policy development, correspondence and reports, the budget, and employment of staff.

Around 400 volunteer programmers present more than 135 programs that go to air each week. The station broadcasts in 20 languages, including English, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Unlike almost all other media organisations in Australia, 3CR is genuinely owned by the community - by the groups and individuals who broadcast, and by the people who listen to the station.

3CR provides programming of interest to a broad general audience and to specific interests groups. The expertise of presenters comes from their involvement in issues and their activism in the community. Groups broadcasting on 3CR cover the areas of social justice, sport, ethnic communities, the arts and music, and trade unions. Just a few of these groups are: Vivaids, Hepatitis C Council, Vic Jazz Club, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Latin American Information Centre, Songlines Aboriginal Music Corporation, Anarchist Media Institute, CFMEU Building Division and the Sustainable Energy and Anti - Uranium Service.


3CR Committee of Management 2006

Chairperson: Piergiorgio Moro
Vice Chairpersons: Meredith Butler, Denis Evans
Treasurer: James McKenzie
Directors: Marisol Salinas, Chris Gaffney, Peramabalam Sen Thooran, Peter Goodyear, Fiona Blackburn, Nicole Hurtubise, Fiona Dean, Bill Deller.
Secretary: