Radio station 3AK desk microphone

If you look closely, you can see the 3AK name on this desk microphone from 1965. This mic would have been used in the studio, making it a small but important piece of radio history. 

Radio 3AK Melbourne hit the airwaves in 1931. Initially, the station operated under a restricted licence that only allowed it to broadcast at night, while other Melbourne commercial stations were off air. Until the 1950s, its slogan was ‘3AK – the voice of the night’. After obtaining a full 24-hour licence in 1954, 3AK changed its tune and shifted formats to Top 40 music in the mid-'60s.