XLFM

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XLFM (2XXL)
Broadcast areaThe Snowy Mountains
Frequency 96.1MHz
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
97.7 Snow FM
History
First air date
22 August 1937 (1937-08-22)
Former call signs
2XL (1937–2019)
Former frequencies
918kHz
Call sign meaning
2 for New South Wales, XXL from former 2XL call sign on AM
Technical information
Licensing authority
 ACMA
ERP 45,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 36°14′23″S149°08′56″E / 36.2397°S 149.1489°E / -36.2397; 149.1489
Repeaters
Links
Public licence information
Profile
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]

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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, and Mount Selwyn. 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.

Announcers

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.


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