Coast FM (Warrnambool)

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Coast FM
City Warrnambool
Broadcast area South Coast of Victoria
Slogan Nothing but hits
Frequency 95.3 MHz FM
First air date 14 August 2002 [1]
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Language(s) English
Owner ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd
Sister stations 3YB
Website Coast FM

95.3 Coast FM is a top 40 hit format radio station broadcasting in Warrnambool and servicing the Great South Coast region of Victoria. It is owned by Ace Radio and shares its Timor Street studios with sister station 882 3YB. The station broadcasts on FM 95.3 MHz from Mount Warrnambool, near Panmure.

Warrnambool City in Victoria, Australia

Warrnambool is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At June 2016, Warrnambool had an estimated urban population of 34,618. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool marks the western end of the Great Ocean Road and the southern end of the Hopkins Highway.

Victoria (Australia) State in Australia

Victoria is a state in south-eastern Australia. Victoria is Australia's smallest mainland state and its second-most populous state overall, thus making it the most densely populated state overall. Most of its population lives concentrated in the area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, which includes the metropolitan area of its state capital and largest city, Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. Victoria is bordered by Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south, New South Wales to the north, the Tasman Sea to the east, and South Australia to the west.

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Coast FM's is part of the ACE Radio FM Network using the positioner "Nothing But Hits", with a Top40 and Hit Music format.

ACE Radio is an Australian radio company that owns and operates several AM and FM stations in Victoria. ACE Radio is owned by Rowly & Judy Paterson and includes 17 radio stations across Victoria and Souther NSW, The Weekly Advertiser newspaper which is a free delivery Wimmera residents as well as the digital marketing agency ACE Digital. ACE Radio Broadcasters PTY LTD currently employs over 240 people.

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.