KIX Country

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KIX Country
City of license Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Broadcast area Regional Australia
Branding KIX Country
Frequency
  • 87.6 MHz
  • 87.8 MHz
  • 88.0 MHz
  • other AM & FM freqs.
Repeaters see below
First air date 30 June 2003
Format Country music
Language(s) English
Power LPON & HPON
Class Narrowcast
Owner ARN
Grant Broadcasters & Capital Radio Network (Goulburn, Canberra, Perth)
Sister stations 4BU
Hitz939
Website www.kixcountry.com.au

KIX Country is a radio network broadcasting in various towns across Australia. Its target demographic is all people who love country music. Kix Country Radio is part of ARN. It is transmitted primarily via narrowcast stations of varying power. All bar three stations operate on the FM band.

The network is programmed out of Bundaberg, Queensland. Technical and engineering support is provided by affiliated local commercial radio stations in or near the broadcast area.

In April 2015, the Hot Country and Top Country branding was replaced by KIX, already used on stations in Queensland and South Australia.[1][2][3]

In November 2021, KIX Country, along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters, were acquired by the Australian Radio Network. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including KIX Country, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on January 4, 2022.[4] The KIX Country stations in Canberra, Cooma, Goulburn, Jindabyne, and Perth owned by a 50-50 joint venture by Grant and Capital Radio Network are not part of the sale and will remain with Grant. It is unknown how the merger will impact KIX Country in regards to their branding.

Frequencies

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

South Australia

Western Australia

  • DAB+ Perth1
  • DAB+ Mandurah

Tasmania

Northern Territory

1Owned as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Grant Broadcasters and Capital Radio Network

References

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  4. ↑ ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business AdNews Australia 4 January 2022

External links

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