Hit South Queensland

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Hit South Queensland
Hit Network logo coloured.png
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)

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History

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]

Transmitters

Hit South Queensland is broadcast via 3 full power stations. [10]

Call sign Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W 		Transmitter coordinatesNotes
4KRY89.1 FM Kingaroy, Queensland 15,000 26°36′1″S151°52′7″E / 26.60028°S 151.86861°E / -26.60028; 151.86861 Locally branded as hit89.1 South Burnett
4RGD100.7 FM Toowoomba, Queensland 10,000 27°30′22″S151°57′23″E / 27.50611°S 151.95639°E / -27.50611; 151.95639 Locally branded as hit100.7 Darling Downs
4ROM95.1 FM Roma, Queensland 1,000 26°34′28″S148°50′53″E / 26.57444°S 148.84806°E / -26.57444; 148.84806 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 coordinatesNotes
97.5 FM Dalby, Queensland 600 27°4′10″S151°16′10″E / 27.06944°S 151.26944°E / -27.06944; 151.26944
102.9 FM St George, Queensland 100 28°2′15″S148°34′53″E / 28.03750°S 148.58139°E / -28.03750; 148.58139
97.9 FM Stanthorpe, Queensland 100 28°39′13″S151°56′49″E / 28.65361°S 151.94694°E / -28.65361; 151.94694
97.3 FM Tarong, Queensland 50 26°48′9″S151°54′56″E / 26.80250°S 151.91556°E / -26.80250; 151.91556 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 / -28.16028; 152.03472
101.7 FM Charleville, Queensland 2,00026°24′16″S 146°14′40″EOperated by Resonate Broadcasting as WEST FM Charleville

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References

  1. ↑ "CFM Prelaunch TVC". SCA Engineering Toowoomba. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Macquarie Bank Group announces intention to acquire RG Capital Radio". Macquarie Bank Limited . 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 July 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Ubels, Helen; Frew, Wendy (2 June 2004). "Grundy set to quit $173m radio empire". The West Australian . Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Was CFM, now Hot FM". Radioinfo.com.au. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "CFM changes to HOT FM". Radio Today. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Quinlivan, Elouise (28 June 2016). "REVEALED: Toowoomba's top commercial radio stations". The Toowoomba Chronicle . Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Survey #1: Toowoomba - Hot FM dominates". Radio Today. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Battersby, Lucy (26 September 2016). "60 regional radio stations to become Triple M or Hit Network". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. ↑ SCA's Hit and Triple M to become the two largest commercial radio networks in Australia (media release), SCA website, 26 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016
  10. ↑ "Radio and television broadcasting stations (Internet edition)" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.


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