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3UZ

In the mid 80’s, Melbourne’s 3UZ launched a Country music format under the guidance of Nick Erby. It didn’t work out, but the jingles were pretty damn good. Below are a couple from 3UZ's 927 Stereo AM days.

Country 1 Male vocal (Lindsay Fields), 48 seconds (wow)
Country 2 Female vocal of the above

The outstanding performances and innovations of 3UZ in the 60’s and 70’s allowed it to always live up to the long running slogan – The Greater 3UZ.

Below is a selection a from 3UZ from the late 50’s to the mid 70’s.Some time prior to this period, the mid 70's to be exact the station was positioned as "The Greater 3UZ" and featured such talent as Bert Newton (Mornings), Mary Hardy (Afternoons) and Ugly Dave Gray (Drive). At this time the station was Managed by Bob Cornish and was number one in Melbourne with around a 32 percent share of the audience. Below are some jingles from these "Greater" days of the 1970's.

The Greater 3UZ The famous Greater Sting. 5 seconds. Also used in the 80's and 90's.
Occasionally, still pops up today.
Honky Tonk Piano Everyday, All The way. 22 seconds.
Smooth  12 seconds  Hey hey hey !
News Theme  22 seconds The station News theme from the same era. Heard all around
the state on relay from Melbourne.