Hit Western Australia

hit Western Australia is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to regional areas of Western Australia. 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 Bunbury.

hit Western Australia

Broadcast area	Regional Western Australia
Slogan	Hits & Old School
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations	Hit Network
Ownership
Owner	Southern Cross Austereo
Sister stations	Triple M
Links
Website	hit.com.au/

History

The stations were established between 1997 and 1999, under the Hot FM brand first used in Queensland. In 2004, Hot FM and sister stations RadioWest were sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks.[1]

Under the ownership of DMG Regional Radio, network stations broadcast a variety of local and networked programming, from network hubs based in Bunbury, Albury and the Gold Coast. Following the merger of Southern Cross Media with Austereo in February 2011, the Hot FM network – along with Sea 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 15 December 2016, as part of a national brand consolidation by parent company Southern Cross Austereo, the station was merged into the Hit Network.[2]

Transmitters

Hit Western Australia is broadcast via 9 full power stations.[3]

Call sign	Frequency	Broadcast area	ERP W	Transmitter coordinates	Notes
6AAY	95.3 FM	Albany, Western Australia	50,000	34°39′21″S 117°38′51″E	Locally branded as hit95.3 Albany
6BET	100.5 FM	Bridgetown, Western Australia	5,000	34°3′18″S 116°10′37″E	Locally branded as hit Southwest
6BUN	95.7 FM	Bunbury, Western Australia	55,000	33°23′49″S 115°54′55″E	Locally branded as hit95.7 Southwest
6KAN	94.9 FM	Katanning, Western Australia	5,000	33°38′58″S 117°30′2″E	Locally branded as hit94.9 Great Southern
6KAR	97.9 FM	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	6,000	30°44′8″S 121°30′4″E	Locally branded as hit97.9 Kalgoorlie
6MER	105.1 FM	Merredin, Western Australia	6,000	31°30′12″S 118°12′21″E	Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAM	96.5 FM	Northam, Western Australia	10,000	31°40′30″S 116°36′41″E	Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAN	100.5 FM	Narrogin, Western Australia	5,000	32°57′38″S 117°12′58″E	Locally branded as hit100.5 Great Southern
6SEA	102.3 FM	Esperance, Western Australia	5,000	33°52′30″S 121°53′41″E	Locally branded as hit102.3 Esperance

In addition, the 9 full power stations feed a further 17 repeater stations.

Frequency	Broadcast area	ERP W	Transmitter coordinates	Notes
106.5 FM	Albany, Western Australia	100	35°1′4″S 117°52′15″E	Infill repeater
94.1 FM	Beacon, Western Australia	100	30°27′41″S 117°53′35″E
94.9 FM	Boddington, Western Australia	50	32°47′23″S 116°28′31″E
95.3 FM	Boddington, Western Australia	10	32°57′57″S 116°26′58″E	Infill repeater for the Boddington bauxite mine
96.7 FM	Boddington, Western Australia	50	32°45′9″S 116°20′39″E	Infill repeater for the Boddington gold mine
96.7 FM	Collie, Western Australia	80	33°22′10″S 116°11′37″E
91.9 FM	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	10	30°46′52″S 121°30′46″E	Infill repeater for the Super Pit gold mine
94.7 FM	Kambalda, Western Australia	20	31°12′40″S 121°40′24″E
102.3 FM	Koorda, Western Australia	200	30°49′34″S 117°29′4″E
95.1 FM	Kulin, Western Australia	40	32°40′19″S 118°9′15″E
100.3 FM	Margaret River, Western Australia	25	33°57′3″S 115°4′37″E
90.7 FM	Mukinbudin, Western Australia	100	30°54′45″S 118°12′13″E
102.1 FM	Nannup, Western Australia	10	33°58′54″S 115°45′38″E
97.3 FM	Pemberton, Western Australia	50	34°27′39″S 116°0′41″E
89.1 FM	Ravensthorpe, Western Australia	250	33°34′52″S 120°2′48″E
102.3 FM	Southern Cross, Western Australia	250	31°14′3″S 119°19′27″E
104.7 FM	Wongan Hills, Western Australia	30	30°53′26″S 116°43′29″E

References

1. "MacBank snaps up DMG assets". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. Battersby, Lucy (26 September 2016). "60 regional radio stations to become Triple M or Hit Network". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
3. "Radio and television broadcasting stations (Internet edition)" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.