List of radio station callsigns in Western Australia

The following is a list of Australian radio station callsigns beginning[1] with the number 6, indicating radio stations in the state of Western Australia.

Callsign Area served Frequency Band On-air ID Purpose Site
6AAY Albany 095.3 FM Hit Albany Commercial [1]
6ABCCT Western Australia various FM ABC Country National [2]
6ABCFM Western Australia various FM ABC Classic FM National [3]
6ABCGS Western Australia various FM ABC Grandstand National [4]
6ABCRN Western Australia various FM ABC Radio National National [5]
6ABCRR Western Australia various FM ABC Local Radio National [6]
6ACR Remote Aboriginal communities[2] various[2] FM National Indigenous Radio Service Community [7]
6AL Albany 0630 AM ABC Great Southern National [8]
6AM Northam 0864 AM Radio West Commercial [9]
6AUG Augusta 097.1 FM 2oceansFM Community [10]
6BAY Geraldton 098.1 FM Triple M Commercial [11]
6BE Broome 0675 AM ABC Kimberley National [12]
6BET Bridgetown 100.5 FM Hit Southwest Commercial [13]
6BR Bridgetown 1044 AM ABC South West National [14]
6BS Busselton/Bunbury 0684 AM ABC South West National [15]
6BUN Bunbury 095.7 FM Hit Southwest Commercial [16]
6BY Bridgetown 0900 AM Radio West Commercial [17]
6CA Carnarvon 0846 AM ABC North West National [18]
6CAR Carnarvon 099.7 FM Hit 99.7 Carnarvon Commercial [19] Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
6CCR Fremantle 107.9 FM Radio Fremantle Community [20]
6CKI Cocos Islands 096 FM 6CKI Community [21]
6CRA Albany 100.9 FM 4ufm Community [22]
6CST Mandurah 097.3 FM Coast FM Commercial [23]
6DB Derby 0873 AM ABC Kimberley National [24]
6DBY Derby 097.9 FM 6DBY Community [25]
6DL Dalwallinu 0531 AM ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt National [26]
6EBA Perth 095.3 FM 6EBA Community [27]
6ED Esperance 0837 AM ABC Esperance National [28]
6EL Bunbury 0621 AM SEN Spirit Commercial [29]
6ESP Esperance 103.9 FM Hope FM Community [30]
6FMS Remote Commercial Radio Service Western Zone various FM Hit WA

Was RED FM

Commercial [31]
6FX Fitzroy Crossing 0936 AM Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio Community [32]
6GF Kalgoorlie 0648 AM ABC Goldfields National [33]
6GGG Geraldton 096.5 FM Hit 96.5 Commercial [34]
6GME Broome 099.7 FM Radio Goolarri Community [35]
6GN Geraldton 0828 AM ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt National [36]
6HCR Port Hedland 101.3 FM 101.3 FM Community [37]
6HED Port Hedland 091.7 FM Hit 91.7 Port Headland Commercial [38]
6HFM Armadale 107.3 FM HFM Community [39]
6HRV Harvey 096.5 FM 96.5 FM Community [40]
6IX Perth 1080 AM 6iX Commercial [41]
6JJJ Western Australia various FM Triple J National [42]
6KA Karratha 102.5 FM Triple M Commercial [43]
6KAN Katanning 094.9 FM Hit Great Southern Commercial [44]
6KAR Kalgoorlie 097.9 FM Hit Goldfields Commercial [45]
6KCR Kalamunda 102.5 FM KCR Community [46]
6KG Kalgoorlie 0981 AM Radio West Commercial [47]
6KP Karratha 0702 AM ABC North West National [48]
6KW Kununurra 0819 AM ABC Kimberley National [49]
6LN Carnarvon 0666 AM Classic Hits 666 Commercial [50] Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
6MD Merredin 1098 AM Radio West Commercial [51]
6MER Merredin 105.1 FM Hit Wheatbelt Commercial [52]
6MIX Perth 094.5 FM Mix 94.5 Commercial [53]
6MJ Manjimup 0738 AM ABC South West National [54]
6MKA Meekatharra 098.3 FM Meeka FM Community [55]
6MM Mandurah 91.7 FM 91.7 The Wave Commercial [56]
6MMM Perth 092.9 FM Triple M Commercial [57]
6MN Newman 0567 AM ABC North West National [58]
6NA Narrogin 0918 AM Radio West Commercial [59]
6NAM Northam 096.5 FM Hit Wheatbelt Commercial [60]
6NAN Narrogin 100.5 FM Hit Great Southern Commercial [61]
6NEW Newman 092.9 FM 6NEW Community [62]
6NM Northam 1215 AM ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt National [63]
6NME Perth 100.9 FM Noongar Radio Community [64]
6NOW Perth 096.1 FM 96FM Commercial [65]
6NR Perth 100.1 FM Curtin Radio Community [66]
6NW Port Hedland 94.1 FM Triple M Commercial [67]
6PAC Kalgoorlie 096.3 FM Tjuma 96.3 Community [68]
6PB Western Australia various AM ABC NewsRadio National [69]
6PER Perth 093.7 FM Nova 93.7 Commercial [70]
6PH Port Hedland 0603 AM ABC North West National [71]
6PN Pannawonica 0567 AM ABC North West National [72]
6PNN Western Australia various FM ABC NewsRadio National [73]
6PR Perth 0882 AM 6PR Commercial [74]
6PRK Halls Creek 098.1 FM 6PRK Community [75]
6PU Paraburdoo 0567 AM ABC North West National [76]
6RCI Christmas Island 105.3 & 102.1 FM 6RCI Community [77]
6RED Karratha 106.5 FM hit Karratha Commercial [78]
6RN Western Australia various AM ABC Radio National National [79]
6RTR Perth 092.1 FM RTR FM Community [80]
6SAT Remote Commercial Radio Service Western Zone various FM Triple M Commercial [81]
6SBSCH Western Australia various FM SBS Chill National [82]
6SBSFM Western Australia various FM SBS Radio National [83]
6SE Esperance 0747 AM Radio West Commercial [84]
6SEA Esperance 102.3 FM Hit 102.3 Esperance Commercial [85]
6SEN Perth 101.7 FM Capital Community Radio Community [86]
6SON Perth 098.5 FM Sonshine FM Community [87]
6TCR Wanneroo 089.7 FM 89.7 FM Community [88]
6TP Tom Price 0567 AM ABC North West National [89]
6TZ Bunbury 0963 AM Radio West Commercial [90]
6VA Albany 0783 AM Radio West Commercial [91]
6WA Wagin 0558 AM ABC Great Southern National [92]
6WB Katanning 1071 AM Radio West Commercial [93]
6WF Perth 0720 AM ABC Perth National [94]
6WH Wyndham 1017 AM ABC Kimberley National [95]
6WR Kununurra 0693 AM 6WR Community [96]
6WSM Fremantle 091.3 FM Sport FM Community [97]
6XM Exmouth 1188 AM ABC North West National [98]
6YCR York 101.3 FM Voice of the Avon Community [99]

Defunct callsigns

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Callsign Area served Frequency Band Fate Freq currently Purpose
6AR Perth 1170 AM Moved to FM in 2003, retained call silent Community
6AR Perth 100.9 FM Shut down in 2007 6NME Community
6BY Bunbury 980 AM Shut down in 1935 Commercial
6CI Collie 1134 AM Became repeater of 6TZ, Nov 1996 6TZ Collie Commercial
6GE Geraldton 1008 AM Moved to FM in 1991 as 6GGG Commercial
6GL Perth 1080 AM Callsign of 6IX between 1988 and 1991 6IX Commercial
6JKY Perth 094.5 FM Changed call to 6MIX in 1998 6MIX Commercial
6KY Perth 1206 AM Moved to FM in 1991 as 6JKY 6TAB (HPON) Commercial
6ML Perth 1130 AM Closed May 1943 6TZ Collie Commercial
6NR Perth 0927 AM Moved to FM in 2002, retained call silent Community
6PCR Fremantle 091.3 FM Shut down in 2008 6WSM Community
6PM Perth 0990 AM Moved to FM in 1991 as 6PPM TCBL (Vision Australia Radio) Commercial
6PPM Perth 092.9 FM Changed call to 6MMM in 2020 6MMM Commercial
6RPH Perth 0990 AM Shut down in 2015 [100] TCBL (Vision Australia Radio) Community
6TTT Geraldton 097.3 FM Shut down in 2011 silent Community
6UVS Perth 092.1 FM Changed call to 6RTR in 1991 6RTR Community
6UWA Perth 092.1 FM Changed call to 6UVS in 1979 see 6UVS Community
6WN Perth 0810 AM Changed call to 6RN in 1991 6RN National
6YMS Perth 101.7 FM Shut down in 2008 6SEN Community

Defunct Short Wave callsigns

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Callsign Area served Frequency (MHz) Band Fate Freq currently Purpose
6ME[3] International 031 metres SW Early 1930s to 1939 silent National
VLW6 Remote Western Australia 06.14 SW Shut down in the 1980s silent National
VLW9[4] Remote Western Australia 09.61 SW Shut down in the 1980s silent National
VLW15 Remote Western Australia 15.425 SW Shut down in the 1980s silent National
VLX[5] Remote Western Australia 60 metres SW 1949+, Shut down in the 1980s? silent National

Notes

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  1. ^ Or in the case of Short Wave Radio - known to have had the signals generated in Western Australia
  2. ^ a b Consists of 11 separately licensed stations using the same callsign: Balgo 106.1, Beagle Bay 106.1, Jigalong 106.1, Kalumburu 106.1, Kiwirrkurra 106.1, Lagrange 106.1, Looma 106.1, Tjukurla 106.1, Warmun 106.1, Wingellina 106.1, and Yungngora 106.1. At least three defunct stations used the 6ACR callsign: Djarindjin 106.1, Oombulgurri 106.1, and Yandeearra 106.1.
  3. ^ "New Station Opens on Monday". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. LV, no. 19, 342. Western Australia. 19 March 1937. p. 2 (City Final). Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission (24 June 1958), "SW Transmitters, Home Service (24 June 1958)", ABC Weekly, 20 (26), ABC: 46, retrieved 17 January 2024
  5. ^ "A New Radio Station". The West Australian. Vol. 65, no. 19, 578. Western Australia. 16 April 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.