hit South Queensland is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to Southwest Queensland and the Darling Downs. 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 Toowoomba. Programming from Hit South Queensland is retransmitted in Charleville through 101.7 FM WEST FM (operated through Resonate Broadcasting)
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| Broadcast area | South West Queensland and the Darling Downs |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Hit Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Southern Cross Austereo |
| Triple M Darling Downs | |
| History | |
First air date | 2000 |
| Links | |
| Website | hit.com.au/darlingdowns |
History
editThe station was first launched in 2000 by RG Capital as C FM,[1] affiliated with the Sea FM brand used by its sister stations on the Queensland coast. In 2004, C FM and sister station 4GR was sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks.[2][3]
Following the merger of Southern Cross Media, Macquarie Regional RadioWorks' successor, with Austereo in February 2011, the Sea FM network - along with Hot 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 13 November 2013, C FM relaunched as Hot FM.[4][5] As Hot FM, 4RGD performed well in a ratings survey conducted by Xtra Research in June 2016, winning an average of 31% audience share in all 10+ demographics.[6] According to the survey results, the station also won all but two individual age demographics. The station was beaten in the older 55-64 and 65+ demographics by ABC Southern Queensland.[7]
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.[8][9]
Transmitters
editHit South Queensland is broadcast via 3 full power stations.[10]
| Call sign | Frequency | Broadcast area | ERP W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4KRY | 89.1 FM | Kingaroy, Queensland | 15,000 | 26°36′1″S 151°52′7″E / 26.60028°S 151.86861°E | Locally branded as hit89.1 South Burnett |
| 4RGD | 100.7 FM | Toowoomba, Queensland | 10,000 | 27°30′22″S 151°57′23″E / 27.50611°S 151.95639°E | Locally branded as hit100.7 Darling Downs |
| 4ROM | 95.1 FM | Roma, Queensland | 1,000 | 26°34′28″S 148°50′53″E / 26.57444°S 148.84806°E | Locally branded as hit95.1 Maranoa |
In addition, the 3 full power stations feed a further 6 repeater stations (including 101.7 FM which is owned and operated by Resonate Broadcasting as WEST FM Charleville)
| Frequency | Broadcast area | ERP W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97.5 FM | Dalby, Queensland | 600 | 27°4′10″S 151°16′10″E / 27.06944°S 151.26944°E | |
| 102.9 FM | St George, Queensland | 100 | 28°2′15″S 148°34′53″E / 28.03750°S 148.58139°E | |
| 97.9 FM | Stanthorpe, Queensland | 100 | 28°39′13″S 151°56′49″E / 28.65361°S 151.94694°E | |
| 97.3 FM | Tarong, Queensland | 50 | 26°48′9″S 151°54′56″E / 26.80250°S 151.91556°E | Infill repeater for the Tarong coal mine |
| 91.9 FM | Warwick, Queensland | 2,000 | 28°9′37″S 152°2′5″E / 28.16028°S 152.03472°E | |
| 101.7 FM | Charleville, Queensland | 2,000 | 26°24′16″S 146°14′40″E | Operated by Resonate Broadcasting as WEST FM Charleville |
Weekday On Air Schedule
edit6:00am–9:00am: Bronte & Lakey
9:00am–12:00pm: Em
12:00pm–3:00pm: Pez
3:00pm–6:00pm: Carrie & Tommy
6:00pm–7:00pm: Jimmy & Nath
7:00pm–10:00pm: Mike E & Emma
10:00pm–1:00am: The Pulse with Seany B & Emma G
Weekend On Air Schedule
edit8:00am–10:00am: Mike E & Emma
5:00pm–7:00pm: The Hot Hits with Nic Kelly (Saturday)
7:00pm–9:00pm: Lucy & Nikki (Saturday)
9:00pm–12:00am: The Saturday Night Party Playlist
References
edit- ^ "CFM Prelaunch TVC". SCA Engineering Toowoomba. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Macquarie Bank Group announces intention to acquire RG Capital Radio". Macquarie Bank Limited. 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 July 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Ubels, Helen; Frew, Wendy (2 June 2004). "Grundy set to quit $173m radio empire". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Was CFM, now Hot FM". Radioinfo.com.au. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "CFM changes to HOT FM". Radio Today. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Quinlivan, Elouise (28 June 2016). "REVEALED: Toowoomba's top commercial radio stations". The Toowoomba Chronicle. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Survey #1: Toowoomba - Hot FM dominates". Radio Today. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Battersby, Lucy (26 September 2016). "60 regional radio stations to become Triple M or Hit Network". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ SCA's Hit and Triple M to become the two largest commercial radio networks in Australia (media release), SCA website, 26 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016
- ^ "Radio and television broadcasting stations (Internet edition)" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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