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| Broadcast area | Townsville RA1[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
| Branding | hit103.1 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Hit Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Southern Cross Austereo |
| 102.3 Triple M | |
| History | |
First air date | 1932 (1932) 26 January 1994 (1994-01-26) (on FM) |
Former call signs | 4RR (1932–1994) Hot FM (1994–2016) |
Former frequencies | 891 kHz AM (1978–1994) 890 kHz AM (1932–1978) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| Repeaters | 93.1 FM Mount Inkerman 107.9 FM Bowen |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
hit103.1 Townsville (call sign 4TSV) is an Australian commercial radio station in Queensland. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format to Townsville, Queensland. First broadcast in 1932 as 4AY on 890 kHz AM, changing to 891 kHz in 1978. The station operated under call-sign 4RR from 1987 until, in 1994, the station relaunched on the FM band as active rock-formatted Hot FM. At the time, the station was owned by Rural Press - later sold to DMG Regional Radio, then Macquarie Regional RadioWorks and Southern Cross Media Group.
On 16 August 2016, a repeater was switched on from Mount Inkerman, south of Home Hill, covering the Burdekin region 93.1 MHz.
On 15 December 2016, Hot FM was relaunched as hit103.1 in line with other SCA Hit Network stations.[2]
References
- ^ "TOWNSVILLE RA1" (PDF). Australian Communications & Media Authority. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ SCA's Hit and Triple M to become the largest two commercial radio networks in Australia Southern Cross Austereo 26 September 2016
External links
- Official website
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