6IX (radio station)

6IX (stylised as 6iX) is a commercial radio station in Perth, Western Australia, broadcasting a classic hits and oldies format from its studios in Osborne Park. First broadcast in 1933, the station is currently owned and operated as a joint venture by Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.

6IX
Frequency
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic hits, oldies
Ownership
Owner
KIX Country
My Perth Digital
X Digital
History
First air date
27 November 1933 (1933-11-27)
Call sign meaning
6 - Western Australia
SIX
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
ERP2 kW
Repeater(s)105.7 FM Rockingham
105.7 FM Wanneroo
Links
Websitewww.6ix.com.au

History

6IX was first opened on 27 November 1933 by John Kirwan, the then-President of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Operated by W.A. Broadcasters Ltd, the station first broadcast on 1240 kHz AM, until 1935 when it moved to 1080 AM.[1] In 1970 TVW enterprises bought 6IX and moved it to its studios in Tuart Hill. In the mid-1980s it moved to 169 Hay Street, East Perth where 6PR and 96FM are today broadcast from. By this stage it was owned by the Bell Group.[2]

In 1988, 6IX was bought by Austereo, with a view to obtaining one of the two AM-FM conversions licences to be made available in Perth. Austereo assigned the station a new callsign, 6GL, and the station was branded on-air as The Eagle 1080 AM. However, Austereo failed to obtain one of the AM-FM conversions on auction and subsequently sold the radio station to regional operator RadioWest, who reinstated the original 6IX callsign.

In 1996, 6IX was purchased by Southern Cross Broadcasting.[3] In 1998 it was purchased by the Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.[4]

References
  1. "WA History: from Telegram to TV – Part 2 of 5". WA TV History. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. Bell chief just about Australian Canberra Times 1 May 1986 page 11
  3. SCB chooses new sister station for 3AK Australian Financial Review 5 February 1996
  4. History of Grant Broadcasters Here, There & Everywhere 12 November 2021

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