| Broadcast area | Regional Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Hit Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Southern Cross Austereo |
| 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.
History
[edit]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 2Day FM in Sydney and Fox FM in 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 Red Wave Media from Seven West Media.[3] On 16 March 2020, the Red FM branded frequencies changed its branding to become part of the Hit Network.[4]
Up until December 2024, there was a dedicated regional breakfast show for the regional Hit stations. Since January 2025, the Mix 94.5 breakfast show has been broadcast throughout the state.[5]
Transmitters
[edit]Hit Western Australia is broadcast via nine full power stations.[6]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
Frequencies
[edit]Mix94.5
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 94.5 | Mix94.5 | Perth |
| DAB+ | Mix94.5 | Perth |
Hit Albany
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 95.3 | hit95.3 | Albany |
| 106.5 | hit95.3 | Albany |
Hit Broome
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 101.3 | hit101.3 | Broome |
Hit Carnarvon
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 99.7 | Hit99.7 | Carnarvon |
Hit Esperance
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 102.5 | hit102.5 | Esperance |
| 89.1 | unknown | Ravensthorpe* |
Hit Goldfields
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 97.9 | hit97.9 | Kalgoorlie |
| 91.9 | unknown | Kalgoorlie |
Hit Great Southern
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 100.5 | hit100.5 | Narrogin |
| 94.9 | hit94.9 | Katanning |
Hit Geraldton
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 96.5 | hit96.5 | Geraldton |
Hit Karratha
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 106.5 | hit106.5 | Karratha |
Hit Port Headland
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 91.7 | hit91.7 | Port Hedland |
Hit Southwest
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 95.7 | hit95.7 | Bunbury |
| 96.7 | unknown | Collie |
| 100.3 | hit100.3 | Margaret River |
| 102.1 | unknown | Nannup |
| 97.3 | unknown | Pemberton |
| 100.5 | hit fm | Bridgetown |
Hit Wheatbelt
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 105.1 | hit105.1 | Merredin |
| 96.5 | hit96.5 | Northam |
| 104.7 | unknown | Wongan Hills |
| 102.3 | unknown | Southern Cross |
| 95.1 | unknown | Kulin |
| 94.1 | unknown | Beacon |
| 102.3 | unknown | Koorda |
| 90.7 | unknown | Mukinbudin |
| 94.9 | 94.9 | Boddington |
| 95.3 | unknown | Boddington |
| 96.7 | unknown | Boddington |
Hit WA
| Frequency | Local Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 102.7 | 102.7 | Argyle |
| 103.9 | 103.9 | Barrow Island |
| 103.5 | 103.5 | Bremer Bay |
| 101.3 | 101.3 | Brockman 2 mine – Pit 8 |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Brockman 4 mine |
| 91.7 | 91.7 | Cape Lambert |
| 101.5 | 101.5 | Cervantes |
| 105.7 | 105.7 | Channar mine |
| 90.9 | 90.9 | Christmas Creek mine |
| 98.9 | Unknown | Drumsite, Christmas Island |
| 90.9 | Unknown | Christmas Island Phosphate Hill |
| 106.9 | Unknown | Christmas Island Rocky Point |
| 105.1 | 105.1 | Cloudbreak mine |
| 97.1 | 97.1 | Cloudbreak mine 1 |
| 97.9 | 97.9 | Cloudbreak mine 2 |
| 100.5 | Unknown | Cocos Islands (West Island) |
| 101.9 | 101.9 | Coorow |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Cue |
| 106.1 | 106.1 | Dalwallinu |
| 101.9 | 101.9 | Darlot |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | DeGrussa mine |
| 102.7 | 102.7 | Derby |
| 106.9 | 106.9 | Ellendale |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Eneabba |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Exmouth |
| 102.5 | 102.5 | Extension Hill mine |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Fitzroy Crossing |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Fortnum mine |
| 103.3 | 103.3 | Garden Well mine |
| 107.9 | 107.9 | Golden Grove |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Green Head |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Halls Creek |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Hope Downs 1 mine |
| 95.9 | 95.9 | Hope Downs 4 mine |
| 91.7 | 91.7 | Hope Downs Village |
| 103.7 | 103.7 | Hopetoun |
| 94.3 | 94.3 | Jack Hills mine |
| 90.9 | 90.9 | Jimblebar mine |
| 105.7 | 105.7 | Jundee |
| 103.1 | 103.1 | Jurien Bay |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Kalbarri |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Karara mine |
| 91.3 | 91.3 | Koodaideri mine |
| 107.5 | 107.5 | Koolyanobbing |
| 102.5 | 102.5 | Kununurra |
| 106.9 | 106.9 | Lake Gregory |
| 102.3 | 102.3 | Lancelin |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Laverton |
| 102.5 | 102.5 | Leeman |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Leinster |
| 101.7 | 101.7 | Leonora |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Marandoo |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Marandoo mine |
| 102.7 | 102.7 | Marble Bar |
| 103.1 | 103.1 | Meekatharra |
| 96.9 | 96.9 | Mesa A mine |
| 94.1 | 94.1 | Mesa J mine |
| 90.9 | 90.9 | Moora |
| 103.1 | 103.1 | Morawa |
| 107.3 | 107.3 | Mount Jackson |
| 97.7 | 97.7 | Mount Keith |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Mount Keith Mine |
| 102.5 | 102.5 | Mount Magnet |
| 94.5 | 94.5 | Mount Welcome |
| 104.1 | 104.1 | Mount Whaleback mine |
| 94.1 | 94.1 | Murrin Murrin |
| 102.5 | 102.5 | Murrin Murrin Mine |
| 94.5 | 94.5 | Nammuldi mine |
| 88.9 | 88.9 | Newman |
| 106.5 | 106.5 | Newman Area C mine |
| 102.7 | 102.7 | Northcliffe |
| 103.1 | 103.1 | Nullagine |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Pannawonica |
| 101.3 | 101.3 | Paraburdoo mine |
| 100.1 | 100.1 | Perenjori |
| 105.9 | 105.9 | Plutonic Gold Mine |
| 95.3 | 95.3 | Roebourne |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Roy Hill mine |
| 105.3 | 105.3 | Savannah Mine |
| 104.7 | 104.7 | Sandstone |
| 102.7 | 102.7 | Solomin Mining Area 1 |
| 96.3 | 96.3 | Solomon Mining Area 2 |
| 97.7 | 97.7 | Tanami Mines Site 2 |
| 106.9 | 106.9 | Telfer |
| 93.3 | 93.3 | Telfer mine West Dome |
| 101.1 | 101.1 | Three Springs |
| 103.7 | 103.7 | Ti Tree |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Tjirrkarli |
| 105.7 | 105.7 | Tom Price |
| 103.3 | 103.3 | Mount Tom Price mine |
| 107.7 | 107.7 | Tropicana Gold Mine |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Walpole |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Warburton |
| 95.7 | 95.7 | West Angelas |
| 88.3 | 88.3 | West Angelas mine Dep B, WA |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | West Angelas mine Dep E, WA |
| 88.9 | 88.9 | Western Turner Syncline Mine, WA |
| 96.3 | 96.3 | Western Turner Syncline Mine 2, WA |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Windarling |
| 102.1 | 102.1 | Wodgina |
| 92.5 | 92.5 | Woodie Woodie |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Wyndham |
| 104.5 | 104.5 | Yalgoo |
| 98.7 | 98.7 | Yandi mine Site 1 |
| 94.7 | 94.7 | Yandi mine Site 2 |
| 89.1 | 89.1 | Yandi Junction SW Mine |
| 105.7 | 105.7 | Yandicoogina mine |
| 99.3 | 99.3 | Yandicoogina Village |
| 102.9 | 102.9 | Yiyili |
* Station might be in wrong place
References
[edit]- ^ "MacBank snaps up DMG assets". 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". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Seven West Media to take over Prime Media, sell Redwave Media to Southern Cross Austereo The West Australian 18 October 2019
- ^ SCA to rebrand newly-acquired Redwave stations as Hit and Triple M Mumbrella 19 February 2020
- ^ SCA confirms programming changes for Hit and Triple M in WA Radio Today 21 November 2024
- ^ "Radio and television broadcasting stations (Internet edition)" (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.