979fm is the trademark of 3RIM Incorporated which is registered under the Incorporated Associations Act.979fm is the local community radio station which came into being in July, 1980 for the western area of the Shire of Melton. Originally known as Melton Community Access Radio, it has gone through a number of name changes. Over quite some time the station was known as “Melton FM.” From July 2000 the station was branded its current name 979fm being its broadcasting location on the fm dial - 97.9fm. It is owned and operated by its members for the community as a whole, and operates under a Committee of Management. 979fm is staffed exclusively by volunteers aged from varying ages, ethnicities and backgrounds.

After seven years of testing, the radio station was issued with only the second community based public radio licence in Victoria, commencing full-time transmission on the 28th February, 1987.

Whilst our authorised service area is confined to the Shire of Melton which includes Melton, Melton South, Exford, Rockbank, Toolern Vale, Diggers Rest, Hillside and Caroline Springs, our signal is received through the greater Melbourne Metropolitan Area as well as around the world wide web on Internet streaming which started in March of 2005.

The format of 979fm radio programming is diverse in nature with emphasis on community life. The musical base is broad - from top 40 to the classics; from the blues to bluegrass country; from the big band sound to local youth bands; from mood music to moody ballads; we have it all! Ethnic programs are also featured and presented in a number of languages.

Meltonfm officially changed its name to 979fm in July 2000