Hit Western Australia

hit Western Australia

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Broadcast area	Regional Western Australia
Slogan	Hits & Old School
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations	Hit Network
Owner	Southern Cross Austereo
Sister stations	Triple M
Website	hit.com.au/

hit Western Australia 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 local breakfast show based from studios in Bunbury.

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.

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.

Transmitters

Hit Western Australia is broadcast via 9 full power stations.

Call sign	Frequency	Broadcast area	ERP W	Transmitter coordinates	Notes
6AAY	95.3 FM	Albany, Western Australia	50,000		Locally branded as hit95.3 Albany
6BET	100.5 FM	Bridgetown, Western Australia	5,000		Locally branded as hit Southwest
6BUN	95.7 FM	Bunbury, Western Australia	55,000		Locally branded as hit Southwest
6KAN	94.9 FM	Katanning, Western Australia	5,000		Locally branded as hit Southwest
6KAR	97.9 FM	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	6,000		Locally branded as hit97.9 Kalgoorlie
6MER	105.1 FM	Merredin, Western Australia	6,000		Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAM	96.5 FM	Northam, Western Australia	10,000		Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6NAN	100.5 FM	Narrogin, Western Australia	5,000		Locally branded as hit Wheatbelt
6SEA	102.3 FM	Esperance, Western Australia	5,000		Locally branded as hit102.3 Esperance

In addition, the 9 full power stations feed a further 17 repeater stations.

Frequency	Broadcast area	ERP W	Transmitter coordinates	Notes
106.5 FM	Albany, Western Australia	100		Infill repeater
94.1 FM	Beacon, Western Australia	100
94.9 FM	Boddington, Western Australia	50
95.3 FM	Boddington, Western Australia	10		Infill repeater for the Boddington bauxite mine
96.7 FM	Boddington, Western Australia	50		Infill repeater for the Boddington gold mine
96.7 FM	Collie, Western Australia	80
91.9 FM	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	10		Infill repeater for the Super Pit gold mine
94.7 FM	Kambalda, Western Australia	20
102.3 FM	Koorda, Western Australia	200
95.1 FM	Kulin, Western Australia	40
100.3 FM	Margaret River, Western Australia	25
90.7 FM	Mukinbudin, Western Australia	100
102.1 FM	Nannup, Western Australia	10
97.3 FM	Pemberton, Western Australia	50
89.1 FM	Ravensthorpe, Western Australia	250
102.3 FM	Southern Cross, Western Australia	250
104.7 FM	Wongan Hills, Western Australia	30