3YB FM is a radio broadcaster based in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. It transmits on the frequency modulation radio band, at a frequency of 94.5 MHz. The station is part of the Ace Radio FM network. It has an adult contemporary music format mixed with talk such as Mornings with Neil Mitchell syndicated from 3AW. The station has one of the most unusual histories of any Australian radio station, having commenced broadcasting in 1931 as a mobile station, prior to permanently settling in Warrnambool in 1935. History The 1930s: Mobile Station, and the move to Warrnambool Between October 1931 and November 1935 3YB was a mobile station, broadcasting around Victoria in areas that did not yet have local stations. In 1931, the only stations in rural Victoria were: 3BA Ballarat, 3TR Trafalgar, 3GL Geelong, 3WR Wangaratta, and 3BO Bendigo. It broadcast first from a Ford car and Ford truck, and later from a railway carriage originally built for the 1899 Royal Train, and first used for the 1901 visit of Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York, and the Duchess. 3YB's founder was Vic Dinenny but the concept of the station was the brainchild of one of the station's original broadcasters and engineers Jack Young of Ballarat, after whom the station is named. The mobile station had a limited power of 25 watts, meaning that it could only be heard in a small regional area at any given time. The way the station operated was that it would move into a selected town for three weeks. The first week was occupied with setting up the station, particularly the broadcasting mast and other technical gear. Concurrently, local businesses were visited and advertising was sold, although Dinenny also secured a few national advertisers. During the second and third weeks the station broadcast daily from 6.00 to 10.00 pm. The record library was divided into 14 complete programs, ensuring that there was no repetition of records during the two weeks that the station broadcast from a town. The first town to be visited, in October 1931, was Creswick. Warrnambool radio pioneer Oscar V. Henry; technician and manager Harry S. Fuller; and salesperson Sid Kemp were also important to the beginnings of 3YB. As more and more rural stations opened in Victoria, the concept of a mobile station became less practical. Therefore, Dinenny applied for and received licences for two non-mobile (or conventional) stations, one