SAFM 96.1

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SAFM 96.1 (5SEF)
Broadcast areaMount Gambier RA1 ()
Frequency 96.1 MHz
BrandingSAFM
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Format Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations Hit Network
Ownership
Owner
90.5 MHz FM Triple M Limestone Coast
History
First air date
16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) [1]
Former names
  • FM 96.1 (1998–1999)
  • 96.1 Star FM (1999–2012)
  • Hit96.1 (2016–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority
 ACMA
ERP 20 kW
HAAT 185 m [2]
Transmitter coordinates
 37°43′33″S140°34′15″E / 37.72583°S 140.57083°E / -37.72583; 140.57083
Links
Public licence information
Profile
Website Official website

SAFM 96.1 (ACMA callsign: 5SEF) is an Australian commercial radio station based in Mount Gambier, South Australia, owned by Southern Cross Austereo. It commenced broadcasting on 16 May 1998 under the name FM 96.1.

The first breakfast host was Lyndon Smith who later moved to sister station 963 5SE (now Triple M Limestone Coast). The station changed its name to 96.1 Star FM in early 1999.

On 14 December 2016, Southern Cross Austereo rebranded Star FM, as all of their regional Hit Network affiliated stations changed to one centralised "Hit" brand. [3] On 27 July 2020, the station was rebranded as SAFM, alongside its sister station in Adelaide formerly known as Hit107.

Programming is broadcast from Adelaide, Albury, Gold Coast and Townsville.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  3. ↑ "Years in the making, the biggest rebrand in Australian radio history has arrived | radioinfo.com.au". radioinfo.com.au. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.


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