Broadcast area | South West Queensland and the Darling Downs |
---|---|
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary hit radio |
Affiliations | Hit Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Southern Cross Austereo |
Triple M Darling Downs | |
History | |
First air date | 2000 |
Links | |
Website | hit.com.au/darlingdowns |
hit South Queensland is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to Southwest Queensland and the Darling Downs. Owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo, the station broadcasts a contemporary hit radio music format with a local breakfast show based from studios in Toowoomba. Programming from Hit South Queensland is retransmitted in Charleville through 101.7 FM WEST FM (operated through Resonate Broadcasting)
The station was first launched in 2000 by RG Capital as C FM, [1] affiliated with the Sea FM brand used by its sister stations on the Queensland coast. In 2004, C FM and sister station 4GR was sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks. [2] [3]
Following the merger of Southern Cross Media, Macquarie Regional RadioWorks' successor, with Austereo in February 2011, the Sea FM network - along with Hot 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 13 November 2013, C FM relaunched as Hot FM. [4] [5] As Hot FM, 4RGD performed well in a ratings survey conducted by Xtra Research in June 2016, winning an average of 31% audience share in all 10+ demographics. [6] According to the survey results, the station also won all but two individual age demographics. The station was beaten in the older 55-64 and 65+ demographics by ABC Southern Queensland. [7]
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. [8] [9]
Hit South Queensland is broadcast via 3 full power stations. [10]
Call sign | Frequency | Broadcast area | ERP W | Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4KRY | 89.1 FM | Kingaroy, Queensland | 15,000 | 26°36′1″S151°52′7″E / 26.60028°S 151.86861°E | Locally branded as hit89.1 South Burnett |
4RGD | 100.7 FM | Toowoomba, Queensland | 10,000 | 27°30′22″S151°57′23″E / 27.50611°S 151.95639°E | Locally branded as hit100.7 Darling Downs |
4ROM | 95.1 FM | Roma, Queensland | 1,000 | 26°34′28″S148°50′53″E / 26.57444°S 148.84806°E | Locally branded as hit95.1 Maranoa |
In addition, the 3 full power stations feed a further 6 repeater stations (including 101.7 FM which is owned and operated by Resonate Broadcasting as WEST FM Charleville)
Frequency | Broadcast area | ERP W | Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
97.5 FM | Dalby, Queensland | 600 | 27°4′10″S151°16′10″E / 27.06944°S 151.26944°E | |
102.9 FM | St George, Queensland | 100 | 28°2′15″S148°34′53″E / 28.03750°S 148.58139°E | |
97.9 FM | Stanthorpe, Queensland | 100 | 28°39′13″S151°56′49″E / 28.65361°S 151.94694°E | |
97.3 FM | Tarong, Queensland | 50 | 26°48′9″S151°54′56″E / 26.80250°S 151.91556°E | Infill repeater for the Tarong coal mine |
91.9 FM | Warwick, Queensland | 2,000 | 28°9′37″S152°2′5″E / 28.16028°S 152.03472°E | |
101.7 FM | Charleville, Queensland | 2,000 | 26°24′16″S 146°14′40″E | Operated by Resonate Broadcasting as WEST FM Charleville |
6:00am–9:00am: Bronte & Lakey
9:00am–12:00pm: Em
12:00pm–3:00pm: Pez
3:00pm–6:00pm: Carrie & Tommy
6:00pm–7:00pm: Hughesy, Ed & Erin
7:00pm–10:00pm: Jimmy & Nath
10:00pm–1:00am: The Pulse with Seany B & Emma G
B105 is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on a frequency of 105.3 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. The station has undergone numerous branding changes over the years; it was branded as B105 following its conversion from AM to FM. This lasted until a co-branding as Hit 105.3 B105, then as Hit B105 and finally back to B105 in July 2020.
102.9 Triple M Newcastle is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounds. It broadcasts at 102.9 megahertz on the FM band from its studios in Newcastle. It is owned by Southern Cross Austereo.
Hit106.9 is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 106.9 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network.
Southern Cross Media Group Limited, doing business as Southern Cross Austereo, is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in Australia, operating 86 radio stations, and has a reach into every state and territory.
The Hit Network is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 41 radio stations broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format, as well as 6 digital radio stations.
Sea FM was an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland and NSW owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements. Prime Television Limited purchased Sea FM Townsville in Queensland and Grant Broadcasters purchased Sea FM stations in Devonport and Burnie in Tasmania. All Sea FM stations currently owned by Southern Cross Austereo except Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton / Gladstone, are part of the Hit Network after Southern Cross Media merged with Austereo.
hit100.9 Hobart is commercial FM radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Hot FM was a radio network broadcasting to Queensland and Western Australia. Owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo, the stations broadcast a mix of local and networked programming. On 15 December 2016, the stations were merged into the Hit Network.
3GG is an Australian commercial radio station based in Warragul, Victoria. Founded in 1937 as 3UL, it has been owned by the Capital Radio Network since February 2015.
Hit101.3 is an Australian radio station located on the New South Wales Central Coast, part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. Hit101.3 broadcasts from the Central Coast Radio Centre on Henry Parry Drive, in Gosford, along with sister station 107.7 Triple M Central Coast. Its broadcast area is the Central Coast, however the station can be heard on FM at points as far as Newcastle, Sydney and parts of the Blue Mountains. The station was first broadcast from studios located in Mann Street, Gosford, where it was known on-air as Coast Rock FM, and is now broadcast from Henry Parry Drive, Gosford.
Triple M Central Queensland is a commercial radio station broadcasting from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It is owned by Southern Cross Austereo and broadcasts an Adult Contemporary (AC) format. It features both locally produced content and nationally syndicated content. It has two repeaters, one at Gladstone (95.1FM) and Mount Murchison (101.1FM). It was previously known as '101.5/95.1 Sea FM' until it was rebranded as Triple M in December 2016, alongside many other Southern Cross Austereo stations.
90.9 Sea FM is a radio station on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network, and is also the network hub for the regional Hit Stream, broadcasting shows at times from 9 am - 12 am across the Hit Networks across Australia.
West FM is a commercial radio station in regional Queensland, Australia. Owned and operated by Resonate Broadcasting, the station commenced broadcasting to Longreach on 26 June 1997, expanding to Charleville in 2016, and Charters Towers in 2017.
Resonate Broadcasting is an Australian media company, operating radio stations across various centres across regional Queensland, as well as Hawaii. Formed in 2008, it currently operates 16 radio stations across Australia and the United States.
hit103.1 Townsville is an Australian commercial radio station in Queensland. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format to Townsville, Queensland. First broadcast in 1932 as 4AY on 890 kHz AM, changing to 891 kHz in 1978. The station operated under call-sign 4RR from 1987 until, in 1994, the station relaunched on the FM band as active rock-formatted Hot FM. At the time, the station was owned by Rural Press - later sold to dmg Regional Radio, then Macquarie Regional RadioWorks and Southern Cross Media Group.
hit Central Queensland is a radio station in Central Queensland. Part of the Hit Network, it is owned by Southern Cross Austereo.
92.7 Mix FM is an Australian commercial radio station located on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, broadcasting as Mix FM.
4GR is an Australian commercial radio station located in Toowoomba, Queensland, currently broadcasting as Triple M on 864 AM.
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.
Triple M Gippsland is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. The station is broadcast to townships in the Gippsland region of Victoria from studios in Traralgon.