6IX (radio station)
6IX (stylised as 6iX) is a commercial radio station, broadcasting a classic hits and oldies format from its studios in Osborne Park. First broadcast in 1933, the station is currently owned and operated as a joint venture by Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.
| City | Perth, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1080 kHz AM DAB+ |
| Slogan | Forever Classic |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Classic hits, oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Capital Radio Network (50%) Grant Broadcasters (50%) (Radio Perth Pty Ltd) |
| Sister stations | KIX Country My Perth Digital X Digital |
| History | |
| First air date | 27 November 1933 |
| Call sign meaning | 6 - Western Australia SIX |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 2 kW |
| Repeater(s) | 105.7 FM Rockingham 105.7 FM Wanneroo |
| Links | |
| Website | 6iX |
History
6IX was first opened on 27 November 1933 by Sir John Kirwan, the then-President of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Operated by W.A. Broadcasters Ltd, the station first broadcast on 1240 kHz AM, until 1935 when it moved to 1080 AM.[1] In 1970 TVW enterprises bought 6IX and moved it to its studios in Tuart Hill (Dianella). In the mid-1980s it moved to 169 Hay Street East Perth where 6PR and 96FM are today broadcast from.
In 1988, 6IX was bought by the Austereo Radio Network, with a view to obtaining one of the two AM-FM conversions licences to be made available in Perth. Austereo assigned the station a new callsign, 6GL, and the station was branded on-air as The Eagle 1080 AM. However, Austereo failed to obtain one of the AM-FM conversions on auction and subsequently sold the radio station to regional operator Radio West, who re-instated the original 6IX callsign.
In 1998, 6IX was purchased by the Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.
References
- "WA History: from Telegram to TV – Part 2 of 5". WA TV History. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.