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==== Mobile stations ==== Two of Australia's most unusual medium wave stations were mobile stations 2XT and 3YB. They both operated in eras prior to the universal establishment of rural radio stations. 2XT was designed and operated by AWA within the State of [[New South Wales]], from a [[New South Wales Government Railways|NSW Railways]] train, between November 1925 and December 1927. 2XT, which stood for ''experimental train'', visited over 100 rural centres. Engineers would set up a transmitting aerial and the station would then begin broadcasting. This led to the further sales of AWA products. 3YB provided a similar service in rural [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] between October 1931 and November 1935. Initially, the station operated from a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] car and a Ford truck, but from 17 October 1932 they operated from a converted 1899 former Royal Train carriage. Whilst the engineers were setting up the station's 50-watt transmitter in the town being visited, salesmen would sign up advertisers for the fortnight that 3YB would broadcast from that region. The station was on the air from 6.00 and 10.00 pm daily, and its 1,000-record library was divided into set four-hour programs, one for each of 14 days. In other words, the music broadcast from each town was identical. The station was operated by Vic Dinenny, but named after announcer Jack '''Y'''oung from '''B'''allarat. On 18 January 1936, Dinenny set up [[3YB]] [[Warrnambool]], followed on 18 May 1937 by [[3GG|3UL]] [[Warragul]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="ReferenceD"/> The [[merchant vessel]] [[HMAS Kanimbla (C78)|MV ''Kanimbla'']] is believed to be the world's only ship built with an inbuilt broadcasting station. The Kanimbla was constructed in Northern Ireland in 1936 and was primarily designed for [[McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co]] to ply passengers between [[Cairns]] and [[Fremantle]]. The broadcasting station was constructed and operated by [[Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)|AWA]] and was initially given the [[Amateur radio|ham radio]] callsign VK9MI but was later 9MI. (At this time, the "9" in the callsign was aberrationary [see "Call Signs, above].) The station made an experimental broadcast before leaving Northern Ireland, and a number of such broadcasts at sea, on the way to Australia. 9MI's first official broadcast in April 1939 was made from the [[Great Australian Bight]].<ref name="ReferenceD"/> The station broadcast on [[short wave]], usually a couple of times per week, but many of its programs were relayed to commercial medium wave stations that were also owned by AWA. The 9MI manager and announcer (and probably the only member of staff) was Eileen Foley.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.offshore-radio.de/HansKnot/female.htm|publisher=offshore-radio.de |title=Female Offshore Radio Deejays |access-date=2015-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811095008/http://www.offshore-radio.de/HansKnot/female.htm |archive-date=2004-08-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 9MI ceased broadcasting at the commencement of World War II in September 1939. The Kanimbla was commissioned as a [[Royal Navy]] (later [[Royal Australian Navy]]) vessel with the name HMS/HMAS Kanimbla. It had an extremely prominent and successful war-time career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-fleet.com/kanimbla.htm |title=S.S. Kanimbla |access-date=2015-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209220510/http://broadcasting-fleet.com/kanimbla.htm|publisher=broadcasting-fleet.com |archive-date=2015-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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