Hit Western Australia

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

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.

History

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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

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

Call sign Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W
Transmitter coordinates Notes
6AAY 95.3 FM Albany, Western Australia 50,000 34°39′21″S 117°38′51″E / 34.65583°S 117.64750°E / -34.65583; 117.64750 Locally branded as hit95.3 Albany
6BET 100.5 FM Bridgetown, Western Australia 5,000 34°3′18″S 116°10′37″E / 34.05500°S 116.17694°E / -34.05500; 116.17694 Locally branded as hit Southwest
6BUN 95.7 FM Bunbury, Western Australia 55,000 33°23′49″S 115°54′55″E / 33.39694°S 115.91528°E / -33.39694; 115.91528 Locally branded as hit95.7 Southwest
6KAN 94.9 FM Katanning, Western Australia 5,000 33°38′58″S 117°30′2″E / 33.64944°S 117.50056°E / -33.64944; 117.50056 Locally branded as hit94.9 Great Southern
6KAR 97.9 FM Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6,000 30°44′8″S 121°30′4″E / 30.73556°S 121.50111°E / -30.73556; 121.50111 Locally branded as hit97.9 Kalgoorlie
6MER 105.1 FM Merredin, Western Australia 6,000 31°30′12″S 118°12′21″E / 31.50333°S 118.20583°E / -31.50333; 118.20583 Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAM 96.5 FM Northam, Western Australia 10,000 31°40′30″S 116°36′41″E / 31.67500°S 116.61139°E / -31.67500; 116.61139 Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAN 100.5 FM Narrogin, Western Australia 5,000 32°57′38″S 117°12′58″E / 32.96056°S 117.21611°E / -32.96056; 117.21611 Locally branded as hit100.5 Great Southern
6SEA 102.3 FM Esperance, Western Australia 5,000 33°52′30″S 121°53′41″E / 33.87500°S 121.89472°E / -33.87500; 121.89472 Locally branded as hit102.3 Esperance
6FMS 106.5 FM Karratha, Western Australia - - Locally branded as hit106.5 Karratha
6HED 101.3 FM Broome, Western Australia - - Locally branded as hit101.3 Broome
6HED 91.7 FM Port Hedland, Western Australia - - Locally branded as hit91.7 Port Hedland
6GGG 96.5 FM Geraldton, Western Australia - - Locally branded as hit96.5 Geraldton
6CAR 99.7 FM Carnarvon, 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 FM Albany, Western Australia 100 35°1′4″S 117°52′15″E / 35.01778°S 117.87083°E / -35.01778; 117.87083 Infill repeater
94.1 FM Beacon, Western Australia 100 30°27′41″S 117°53′35″E / 30.46139°S 117.89306°E / -30.46139; 117.89306
94.9 FM Boddington, Western Australia 50 32°47′23″S 116°28′31″E / 32.78972°S 116.47528°E / -32.78972; 116.47528
95.3 FM Boddington, Western Australia 10 32°57′57″S 116°26′58″E / 32.96583°S 116.44944°E / -32.96583; 116.44944 Infill repeater for the Boddington bauxite mine
96.7 FM Boddington, Western Australia 50 32°45′9″S 116°20′39″E / 32.75250°S 116.34417°E / -32.75250; 116.34417 Infill repeater for the Boddington gold mine
96.7 FM Collie, Western Australia 80 33°22′10″S 116°11′37″E / 33.36944°S 116.19361°E / -33.36944; 116.19361
91.9 FM Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 10 30°46′52″S 121°30′46″E / 30.78111°S 121.51278°E / -30.78111; 121.51278 Infill repeater for the Super Pit gold mine
94.7 FM Kambalda, Western Australia 20 31°12′40″S 121°40′24″E / 31.21111°S 121.67333°E / -31.21111; 121.67333
102.3 FM Koorda, Western Australia 200 30°49′34″S 117°29′4″E / 30.82611°S 117.48444°E / -30.82611; 117.48444
95.1 FM Kulin, Western Australia 40 32°40′19″S 118°9′15″E / 32.67194°S 118.15417°E / -32.67194; 118.15417
100.3 FM Margaret River, Western Australia 25 33°57′3″S 115°4′37″E / 33.95083°S 115.07694°E / -33.95083; 115.07694
90.7 FM Mukinbudin, Western Australia 100 30°54′45″S 118°12′13″E / 30.91250°S 118.20361°E / -30.91250; 118.20361
102.1 FM Nannup, Western Australia 10 33°58′54″S 115°45′38″E / 33.98167°S 115.76056°E / -33.98167; 115.76056
97.3 FM Pemberton, Western Australia 50 34°27′39″S 116°0′41″E / 34.46083°S 116.01139°E / -34.46083; 116.01139
89.1 FM Ravensthorpe, Western Australia 250 33°34′52″S 120°2′48″E / 33.58111°S 120.04667°E / -33.58111; 120.04667
102.3 FM Southern Cross, Western Australia 250 31°14′3″S 119°19′27″E / 31.23417°S 119.32417°E / -31.23417; 119.32417
104.7 FM Wongan Hills, Western Australia 30 30°53′26″S 116°43′29″E / 30.89056°S 116.72472°E / -30.89056; 116.72472

References

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  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.