Hit103.1 Townsville

hit103.1 Townsville (ACMA callsign: 4TSV) is an Australian commercial radio station in Queensland. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format to Townsville, Queensland. First broadcast in 1932 as 4AY on 891 kHz AM, and then from 1987 as 4RR until, in 1994, the station relaunched on the FM band as active rock-formatted Hot FM. At the time, the station was owned by Rural Press - later sold to dmg Regional Radio, then Macquarie Regional RadioWorks and Southern Cross Media Group.

Hit103.1 Townsville (4TSV)
CityTownsville, Queensland
Broadcast areaTownsville RA1 [1]
Frequency103.1 MHz
Brandinghit103.1
SloganHits & Old School
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatContemporary hit radio
AffiliationsHit Network
Ownership
OwnerSouthern Cross Austereo
Sister stations102.3 Triple M
History
First air date1932 (1932)
January 26, 1994 (1994-01-26) (on FM)
Former call signs4RR (1932–1994)
4RAM (1994-2015)
Hot FM (2015-2016)
Former frequencies891 kHz AM (1978–1994)
890 kHz AM (1932–1978)
Technical information
ERP100 kW
Repeater(s)93.1 FM Mount Inkerman
107.9 FM Bowen
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

On 16 August 2016, a repeater was switched on from Mt. Inkerman, south of Home Hill, covering the Burdekin region 93.1 MHz.

On December 15, 2016, HOT FM was relaunched as hit103.1 in line with other SCA Hit Network stations.[2]

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