KIX Country
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| Broadcast area | Regional Australia |
|---|---|
| Frequency |
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| Branding | KIX Country |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ARN Grant Broadcasters & Capital Radio Network (Goulburn, Canberra, Perth) |
| 4BU Hitz939 | |
| History | |
First air date | 30 June 2003 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Narrowcast |
| Power | LPON & HPON |
| Repeater(s) | see below |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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 4 January 2022.[4] The KIX Country stations in Canberra, Cooma, Goulburn, Jindabyne, and Perth owned by a 50 to 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
[edit]Australian Capital Territory
[edit]- 97.5FM / DAB+ Canberra
New South Wales
[edit]- 88.0FM Batemans Bay
- 88.0FM Bega
- 87.6FM Bermagui
- 1215AM Bowral
- 97.5FM Canberra1
- 87.6FM Cooma1
- 87.6FM Eden
- 100.7FM Goulburn1
- 88.0FM Jindabyne1
- 88.0FM Merimbula
- 87.6FM Muswellbrook
- 88.0FM Moruya
- 97.7FM Narooma
- 101.1FM Nowra
- 87.8FM Pambula
- 87.6FM Tamworth
- 105.3FM Wollongong
Victoria
[edit]Queensland
[edit]- 87.6FM 1770/Agnes Water
- 100.7FM Alpha
- 88.0FM Biloela
- 97.5FM Blair Athol
- 88.0FM Bundaberg
- 97.1FM Bundaberg
- 90.9FM Dysart
- 88.0FM Gladstone
- 92.3FM Hervey Bay
- 98.1FM Inglewood
- 101.9FM Injune
- 88.0FM Lowood
- 93.9FM Mackay
- 92.3FM Maryborough
- 94.1FM Middlemount
- 88.0FM Moura
- 92.7FM Rockhampton
- 92.1FM Saraji coal mine
- 94.7FM Surat
- 89.9FM Townsville
- 88.0FM Winton
- 96.1FM Yeppoon
- 89.5FM Yuleba
South Australia
[edit]- 90.5FM Barossa Valley
- 1557AM Berri
- 87.6FM Clare
- 87.6FM Port Lincoln
- 87.6FM Port Pirie
Western Australia
[edit]- DAB+ Perth1
- DAB+ Mandurah
Tasmania
[edit]- DAB+ Hobart
- 95.3FM Queenstown
Northern Territory
[edit]- 92.3FM / DAB+ Darwin
1Owned as part of a 50 to 50 joint venture with Grant Broadcasters and Capital Radio Network
References
[edit]- ^ Knott, Mike (10 April 2015). "Bundaberg radio goes national". The NewsMail. APN News & Media. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "KIX goes national". radioinfo.com.au. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "KIX goes National". Radio Today. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business AdNews Australia 4 January 2022
External links
[edit]- Australian radio networks
- Country radio stations in Australia
- Radio stations in Canberra
- Radio stations in Darwin, Northern Territory
- Radio stations in Geelong
- Radio stations in New South Wales
- Mass media in the Hunter Region
- Radio stations in Queensland
- Radio stations in South Australia
- Radio stations in Perth, Western Australia
- Australian Radio Network
- Grant Broadcasters
- Capital Radio Network
- Radio stations established in 2003