Hit Western Australia

hit is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to regional areas of Western Australia. Owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo, the station broadcasts a contemporary hit radio music format with a breakfast show based from studios in Perth, Western Australia.

hit WA
Broadcast areaRegional Western Australia
Programming
FormatHot AC
AffiliationsHit Network
Ownership
OwnerSouthern Cross Austereo
Triple M
Links
Websitehit.com.au/

History

The stations were established between 1997 and 1999, under the Hot FM brand first used in Queensland. In 2004, Hot FM and sister stations RadioWest were sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks.[1]

Under the ownership of DMG Regional Radio, network stations broadcast a variety of local and networked programming, from network hubs based in Bunbury, Albury and the Gold Coast. Following the merger of Southern Cross Media with Austereo in February 2011, the Hot FM network – along with Sea FM and Star FM regional counterparts – became more closely aligned with the Today Network, including networking programming from 2DayFM Sydney and Fox FM Melbourne.

On 15 December 2016, as part of a national brand consolidation by parent company Southern Cross Austereo, the station was merged into the Hit Network.[2]

In 2020 Southern Cross Austereo purchased the Red Wave Media Group formerly owned and operated by the Seven West Media Group. At 8.00 am on Monday 16th March 2020 the Red FM branded frequencies changed their branding to become part of the Hit Network.

Transmitters

Hit Western Australia is broadcast via 9 full power stations.[3]

Call sign Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W
Transmitter coordinates Notes
6AAY95.3 FMAlbany, Western Australia50,00034°39′21″S 117°38′51″ELocally branded as hit95.3 Albany
6BET100.5 FMBridgetown, Western Australia5,00034°3′18″S 116°10′37″ELocally branded as hit Southwest
6BUN95.7 FMBunbury, Western Australia55,00033°23′49″S 115°54′55″ELocally branded as hit95.7 Southwest
6KAN94.9 FMKatanning, Western Australia5,00033°38′58″S 117°30′2″ELocally branded as hit94.9 Great Southern
6KAR97.9 FMKalgoorlie, Western Australia6,00030°44′8″S 121°30′4″ELocally branded as hit97.9 Kalgoorlie
6MER105.1 FMMerredin, Western Australia6,00031°30′12″S 118°12′21″ELocally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAM96.5 FMNortham, Western Australia10,00031°40′30″S 116°36′41″ELocally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAN100.5 FMNarrogin, Western Australia5,00032°57′38″S 117°12′58″ELocally branded as hit100.5 Great Southern
6SEA102.3 FMEsperance, Western Australia5,00033°52′30″S 121°53′41″ELocally branded as hit102.3 Esperance
6FMS106.5 FMKarratha, Western Australia--Locally branded as hit106.5 Karratha
6HED101.3 FMBroome, Western Australia--Locally branded as hit101.3 Broome
6HED91.7 FMPort Hedland, Western Australia--Locally branded as hit91.7 Port Hedland
6GGG96.5 FMGeraldton, Western Australia--Locally branded as hit96.5 Geraldton
6CAR99.7 FMCarnarvon, Western Australia--Locally branded as hit99.7 Carnarvon

In addition, the 13 full power stations feed a further 17 repeater stations.

Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W
Transmitter coordinates Notes
106.5 FMAlbany, Western Australia10035°1′4″S 117°52′15″EInfill repeater
94.1 FMBeacon, Western Australia10030°27′41″S 117°53′35″E
94.9 FMBoddington, Western Australia5032°47′23″S 116°28′31″E
95.3 FMBoddington, Western Australia1032°57′57″S 116°26′58″EInfill repeater for the Boddington bauxite mine
96.7 FMBoddington, Western Australia5032°45′9″S 116°20′39″EInfill repeater for the Boddington gold mine
96.7 FMCollie, Western Australia8033°22′10″S 116°11′37″E
91.9 FMKalgoorlie, Western Australia1030°46′52″S 121°30′46″EInfill repeater for the Super Pit gold mine
94.7 FMKambalda, Western Australia2031°12′40″S 121°40′24″E
102.3 FMKoorda, Western Australia20030°49′34″S 117°29′4″E
95.1 FMKulin, Western Australia4032°40′19″S 118°9′15″E
100.3 FMMargaret River, Western Australia2533°57′3″S 115°4′37″E
90.7 FMMukinbudin, Western Australia10030°54′45″S 118°12′13″E
102.1 FMNannup, Western Australia1033°58′54″S 115°45′38″E
97.3 FMPemberton, Western Australia5034°27′39″S 116°0′41″E
89.1 FMRavensthorpe, Western Australia25033°34′52″S 120°2′48″E
102.3 FMSouthern Cross, Western Australia25031°14′3″S 119°19′27″E
104.7 FMWongan Hills, Western Australia3030°53′26″S 116°43′29″E

References

  1. "MacBank snaps up DMG assets". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Battersby, Lucy (26 September 2016). "60 regional radio stations to become Triple M or Hit Network". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "Radio and television broadcasting stations (Internet edition)" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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