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((Infobox radio station
| logo               = Gold 104.3 logo 2015.png
| logo_size          = 200px
| format             = [[Classic hits]]/[[Adult contemporary music|Adult Contemporary]]
| former_callsigns   = 3KZ (((start date|1930))–((start date|1990)))
| former_frequencies = 1350 [[kHz]] [[AM radio|AM]] (((start date|1930))–((start date|1935)))<br />1180 kHz AM (((start date|1935))–((start date|1978)))<br />1179 kHz AM (((start date|1978))–((start date|1990)))
| operator           =
| owner              = [[Australian Radio Network]]
| licensee           = KZFM Radio Pty Ltd
| name               = Gold 104.3
| city               = [[Melbourne]]
| area               = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]
| branding           = 
| frequency          = ((frequency|104.3|MHz))
| airdate            = ((launch date and age|1930|12|8|df=yes))
| language           = [[English language|English]]
| erp                = 56 [[watt#Kilowatt|kW]]
| haat               = 
| coordinates        = 
| callsign_meaning   = '''3''' – Victoria<br /> '''KKZ''' – Derived from former callsign '''KZ'''
| affiliations       = [[Pure Gold Network]]
| sister_stations    = [[KIIS 101.1]]
| webcast            = 
| website            = ((URL|www.gold1043.com.au)) 
))
'''Gold 104.3''' (call sign: '''3KKZ''') is a radio station broadcasting in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. Gold 104.3 is part of the [[Pure Gold Network]] (which itself is a part of the [[Australian Radio Network]]) and broadcasts on the 104.3 [[MHz]] frequency.

==History==

=== 3KZ ===
3KZ commenced operations on 8 December 1930.<ref>((cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4233183|title=3KZ at Trades Hall|newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]]|date=9 December 1930|page=3|access-date=25 April 2010))</ref> The radio station was initiated by the Industrial Printing and Publicity Group as a means of spreading its message, and in the station's early years, it was broadcast from the [[Victorian Trades Hall]].<ref>((cite web |title=History of Trades Hall |url=http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/fight-rights/workers-rights/history-trades-hall |website=Ergo |publisher=State Library of Victoria |access-date=1 December 2018))</ref> (In contrast, it must be pointed out that rival station [[Magic 1278|3XY]] was originally owned by the inaugural [[United Australia Party]] and then by the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].)

Its original frequency was 1350&nbsp;kHz, moving to 1180&nbsp;kHz on 1 September 1935. The frequency changed again on 23 November 1978 to 1179&nbsp;kHz when all Australian [[AM broadcasting|AM]] radio stations were assigned new frequencies as part of [[Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975|the new 9&nbsp;kHz spacing plan implemented]].<ref>((cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17184965|title=New Wave Lengths|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=30 August 1935|page=11|access-date=25 April 2010))</ref>

3KZ was, along with [[3DB (Melbourne)|3DB]], one of the "old guard" of Melbourne radio. (''Don't Touch That Dial'' by Wayne Mac) In 1989, 3KZ was one of two successful bidders to convert to the FM band. 3KZ bid A$32 million for the right to convert to the FM band, the highest bid made for FM conversion in Australia. The second highest Melbourne bid – A$20.1 million – was from radio [[3AK]] (then operated by Bond Media), and the 3rd highest – A$10 million – was from [[KIIS 101.1|3TT]]. [[Alan Bond]] purchased [[GTV (Australian TV station)|GTV9]] but was not interested in its subsidiary 3AK and did not convert it to the FM band. Therefore, the second new Melbourne FM licence went to 3TT which became 3TTT, and which now broadcasts as [[KIIS 101.1]].

=== KZFM ===
As a result of winning an FM licence, 3KZ moved to 104.3&nbsp;MHz at 12:00 am on 1 January 1990. The station relaunched as KZFM, despite the station's official call sign of 3KKZ, carrying over its successful "Hits And Memories" positioner, with some changes to presentation style. KZFM was simulcasted on both 1179&nbsp;kHz and 104.3&nbsp;MHz frequencies for one month before the old AM frequency was closed down, to be later reassigned (after 12 months) to [[3RPH]].

The KZ switch to FM paid immediate short term dividends, as the new KZFM debuted at number one in the first ratings survey of 1990,<ref>((cite news|title=FM Converts Find the Punt Pays Fff|first=Lea|last=Wright|department=Business; Marketing and Advertising|page=34|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=19 April 1990|access-date=25 Apr 2010|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news900418_0108_8059))</ref> breaking an almost three-year dominance by rival [[Fox FM (Melbourne)|Fox FM]].<ref>((cite news|title=Ho Hum. 2MMM Tops the Ratings Again|first=Kevin|last=Sadlier|department=News and Features|page=126|newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]]|location=[[Sydney, Australia]]|date=8 April 1990|access-date=25 Apr 2010|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news900407_0160_6079))</ref> However KZFM's success was short-lived, with ratings soon taking a dive and the station going into [[receivership]] in 1993.<ref>((cite news|title=How Gold Turned To Red Ink For FM Oldies Pioneer|first=Deborah|last=Brewster|department=Business|page=17|newspaper=[[The Age]]|location=[[Melbourne, Australia]]|date=3 March 1994|access-date=26 Apr 2010|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news940303_0210_6892))</ref> Radio network [[Southern Cross Austereo|Austereo]] soon purchased the station to supplement its popular Fox FM, however after lack of direction from its new parent company, and severe staff reductions, removal of its news room, and other cost cutting measured at KZFM, ownership of which shortly changed to the [[Australian Radio Network]], which was already operating rival radio station [[KIIS 101.1|101.1 TT-FM]].

=== Gold 104.3 ===
[[File:Gold 104.3 (logo).png|thumb|right|Previous logo 2005–2015]]

On 7 October 1991, the KZFM branding was replaced with a new name of Gold 104 with a revamped playlist predominantly of hit songs from the 1960s and 1970s, under the banner "Good Times, Great Oldies". After the change in ownership with the [[Australian Radio Network]], Gold became stable enough to re-build its market position, and return much of its heritage style from its days as 3KZ to the on-air presentation of the station. The original Gold 104 presenters were Shawn Cosgrove, Liz Sullivan, Gavin Wood, Craig Huggins, Bruce Neels, and Phil Baildon.

Gold 104.3 and sister station [[KIIS 101.1]] broadcast from shared facilities, in the [[Pelaco Sign|Pelaco Building]] in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Since the mid 2000s, the station has gradually shifted to a more contemporary format that now predominantly focuses on hits from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

The current presenters include [[Christian O'Connell]], Craig Huggins, Toni Tenaglia and Dave ‘Higgo’ Higgins.

==Breakfast shows since 1999==
* April 1999 – December 2011 – ''Grubby & Dee Dee for Breakfast''<ref>((Cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/grubby-and-dee-dee-axed-from-melbournes-gold104-3-fm-67358|title = Grubby and Dee Dee axed from Melbourne's Gold104.3 FM|date = 2 December 2011))</ref>
* January 2012 – December 2015 – ''Brig & Lehmo for Breakfast''<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.radiotoday.com.au/brig-a-lehmo-re-sign-to-gold/|title = Brig & Lehmo re-sign to Gold|date = 21 November 2012))</ref>
* January 2016 – December 2017 – ''Jo & Lehmo for Breakfast''<ref name="Jo-Gold-RT">((cite news|title= Jo Stanley Confirmed for Gold104.3|url=http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/8074-jo-stanley-confirmed-for-gold104-3.html|access-date=26 November 2015|work=Radio Today|date=26 November 2015))</ref>
* June 2018 – present – ''[[The Christian O'Connell Show]]''<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.bandt.com.au/uk-radio-star-christian-oconnell-replace-axed-gold-104-3-brekkie-hosts-jo-lehmo/|title=UK Radio Star Christian O'Connell to Replace Axed GOLD 104.3 Brekkie Hosts Jo & Lehmo|date=February 2018))</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Radio Times (Australia)|Radio Times]]''

==References==
((reflist|30em))

==External links==
*[http://www.gold1043.com.au/ Gold 104.3]

((Australian Radio Network))
((Melbourne radio))

[[Category:Australian Radio Network]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in Australia]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1930]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1990]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Melbourne]]

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