Hit Western Australia

hit WA
Broadcast area	Regional Western Australia
Programming
Format	Hot AC
Affiliations	Hit Network
Ownership
Owner	Southern Cross Austereo
Sister stations	Triple M
Links
Website	hit.com.au/

Hit 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 breakfast show broadcast from studios in Perth, Western Australia.

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]

In 2020, Southern Cross Austereo purchased the Red Wave Media Group formerly owned and operated by the Seven West Media Group. At 8.00 am on Monday 16 March 2020, the Red FM branded frequencies changed their branding to become part of the Hit Network.

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	50,000	34°39′21″S 117°38′51″E / 34.65583°S 117.64750°E / -34.65583; 117.64750	Locally branded as hit95.3 Albany
6BET	100.5 FM	Bridgetown	5,000	34°3′18″S 116°10′37″E / 34.05500°S 116.17694°E / -34.05500; 116.17694	Locally branded as hit Southwest
6BUN	95.7 FM	Bunbury	55,000	33°23′49″S 115°54′55″E / 33.39694°S 115.91528°E / -33.39694; 115.91528	Locally branded as hit95.7 Southwest
6KAN	94.9 FM	Katanning	5,000	33°38′58″S 117°30′2″E / 33.64944°S 117.50056°E / -33.64944; 117.50056	Locally branded as hit94.9 Great Southern
6KAR	97.9 FM	Kalgoorlie	6,000	30°44′8″S 121°30′4″E / 30.73556°S 121.50111°E / -30.73556; 121.50111	Locally branded as hit97.9 Kalgoorlie
6MER	105.1 FM	Merredin	6,000	31°30′12″S 118°12′21″E / 31.50333°S 118.20583°E / -31.50333; 118.20583	Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAM	96.5 FM	Northam	10,000	31°40′30″S 116°36′41″E / 31.67500°S 116.61139°E / -31.67500; 116.61139	Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAN	100.5 FM	Narrogin	5,000	32°57′38″S 117°12′58″E / 32.96056°S 117.21611°E / -32.96056; 117.21611	Locally branded as hit100.5 Great Southern
6SEA	102.3 FM	Esperance	5,000	33°52′30″S 121°53′41″E / 33.87500°S 121.89472°E / -33.87500; 121.89472	Locally branded as hit102.3 Esperance
6FMS	106.5 FM	Karratha	-	-	Locally branded as hit106.5 Karratha
6HED	101.3 FM	Broome	-	-	Locally branded as hit101.3 Broome
6HED	91.7 FM	Port Hedland	-	-	Locally branded as hit91.7 Port Hedland
6GGG	96.5 FM	Geraldton	-	-	Locally branded as hit96.5 Geraldton
6CAR	99.7 FM	Carnarvon	-	-	Locally branded as hit99.7 Carnarvon

In addition, the 13 full power stations feed a further 17 repeater stations.

Frequency	Broadcast area	ERP W	Transmitter coordinates	Notes
106.5 FM	Albany	100	35°1′4″S 117°52′15″E / 35.01778°S 117.87083°E / -35.01778; 117.87083	Infill repeater
94.1 FM	Beacon	100	30°27′41″S 117°53′35″E / 30.46139°S 117.89306°E / -30.46139; 117.89306
94.9 FM	Boddington	50	32°47′23″S 116°28′31″E / 32.78972°S 116.47528°E / -32.78972; 116.47528
95.3 FM	Boddington	10	32°57′57″S 116°26′58″E / 32.96583°S 116.44944°E / -32.96583; 116.44944	Infill repeater for the Boddington bauxite mine
96.7 FM	Boddington	50	32°45′9″S 116°20′39″E / 32.75250°S 116.34417°E / -32.75250; 116.34417	Infill repeater for the Boddington gold mine
96.7 FM	Collie	80	33°22′10″S 116°11′37″E / 33.36944°S 116.19361°E / -33.36944; 116.19361
91.9 FM	Kalgoorlie	10	30°46′52″S 121°30′46″E / 30.78111°S 121.51278°E / -30.78111; 121.51278	Infill repeater for the Super Pit gold mine
94.7 FM	Kambalda	20	31°12′40″S 121°40′24″E / 31.21111°S 121.67333°E / -31.21111; 121.67333
102.3 FM	Koorda	200	30°49′34″S 117°29′4″E / 30.82611°S 117.48444°E / -30.82611; 117.48444
95.1 FM	Kulin	40	32°40′19″S 118°9′15″E / 32.67194°S 118.15417°E / -32.67194; 118.15417
100.3 FM	Margaret River	25	33°57′3″S 115°4′37″E / 33.95083°S 115.07694°E / -33.95083; 115.07694
90.7 FM	Mukinbudin	100	30°54′45″S 118°12′13″E / 30.91250°S 118.20361°E / -30.91250; 118.20361
102.1 FM	Nannup	10	33°58′54″S 115°45′38″E / 33.98167°S 115.76056°E / -33.98167; 115.76056
97.3 FM	Pemberton	50	34°27′39″S 116°0′41″E / 34.46083°S 116.01139°E / -34.46083; 116.01139
89.1 FM	Ravensthorpe	250	33°34′52″S 120°2′48″E / 33.58111°S 120.04667°E / -33.58111; 120.04667
102.3 FM	Southern Cross	250	31°14′3″S 119°19′27″E / 31.23417°S 119.32417°E / -31.23417; 119.32417
104.7 FM	Wongan Hills	30	30°53′26″S 116°43′29″E / 30.89056°S 116.72472°E / -30.89056; 116.72472

References

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

[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.

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