XLFM

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XLFM
Broadcast areaThe Snowy Mountains
Frequency 96.1MHz
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
97.7 Snow FM
History
First air date
22 August 1937
Former call signs
2XL (1937–2019)
Former frequencies
918kHz
Call sign meaning
2 – New South Wales
XXL – derived from former callsign XL
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
36°14′23″S149°08′56″E / 36.2397°S 149.1489°E / -36.2397; 149.1489
Repeater(s) 107.3 FM (Jindabyne)
92.1 FM (Thredbo)
98.7 FM (Perisher)
92.5 FM (Charlotte Pass) 92.5 FM (Bombala)
Links
Website www.2xl.com.au

XLFM (formerly 2XL) is an Australian radio station serving the Cooma region owned by Capital Radio Network. It was opened in August 1937. [1]

Contents

The station was originally broadcasting from Cooma on 918 kHz AM under the callsign '2XL' before undergoing an FM conversion in 2019. Coinciding with the move to FM, 2XL re-branded to XLFM. [2]

XLFM is a part of the regional 'Forever Classic' network of Capital Radio Network Stations and acts as its programming hub.

Transmitter and studios

XLFM has numerous transmitter locations repeating the broadcast on 96.1 FM. The repeater transmitters are found in Jindabyne, Thredbo, Charlotte Pass, Perisher Valley & Bombala. The studio location has over the years changed from Cooma to Jindabyne which is its current location of Kosciuszko Road Jindabyne. The Jindabyne studios are shared with its sister station Snow FM.

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References

  1. "New Broadcasting Station". The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 August 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  2. "2XL moves to FM and becomes XLFM 96.1 Snowy Mountains". RadioInfo. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.