91.9 Sea FM

91.9 Sea FM (call sign: 4SEE) is a commercial radio station licensed to, and serving the Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas. It broadcasts on 91.9 MHz on the FM band from its studios in Maroochydore. It is owned by EON Broadcasting, and is sister station to 92.7 Mix FM.

91.9 Sea FM
CityMaroochydore, Queensland
Broadcast areaNambour RA1 ()
Frequency91.9 MHz FM
Branding91.9 Sea FM
SloganHits & Old Skool
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
AffiliationsHit Network
Ownership
OwnerEON Broadcasting
(Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty Ltd)
History
First air date21 June 1996 (1996-06-21)[1]
Call sign meaning4 - Queensland
SEE (sounds like SEA)
Technical information
Power10 kW
HAAT331 m[2]
Transmitter coordinates26°47′24″S 152°55′5″E
Repeater(s)102.5FM Tewantin
Links
Website91.9 Sea FM

History

In 1995, Sea FM Pty Ltd - later the RG Capital Radio Network - purchased the license of studios of 92.7 Mix FM. The group was successful in launching a second station in the growing Sunshine Coast region. Modeled on its Gold Coast sister station, 91.9 Sea FM was launched on 26 June 1996.[1] In 1998, the two stations moved to purpose built studios and offices in Maroochydore.

The station was sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004, later Southern Cross Media Group. Following the merger with Austereo, in 2013 the Australian Communications and Media Authority found that Southern Cross Austereo's ownership of stations in both the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast markets breached media diversity laws. The stations were sold to EON Broadcasting for $17.75 million in March 2013, with the station retaining a program supply agreement with Southern Cross Austereo.[3]

In the June 2015 Sunshine Coast ratings survey commissioned by Xtra Research, Sea FM placed second with a 15.2% share 10+, behind sister station Mix FM but ahead of Grant Broadcasters' Hot 91.1.

Shows
  • BarRat and Jess
  • Holly Spillane
  • Ethan
  • Carrie & Tommy
  • Hughesy & Kate
  • The Queen Sesh
  • Weekend Breakfast

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  3. "Southern Cross Austereo sells Sunshine Coast radio stations". Mediaspy. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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