hit104.7 Canberra
hit104.7 (call sign: 2ROC) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, on a frequency of 104.7 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network.
| Broadcast area | Canberra RA1 () |
|---|---|
| Frequency | |
| Branding | hit104.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Hit Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Mix 106.3 | |
| History | |
First air date | 27 February 1988[1] |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 332 m[2] |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E |
| Repeater(s) | FM: 100.7 MHz Tuggeranong |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
hit104.7 and sister station MIX 106.3 broadcast from Crace in the Australian Capital Territory.
History
In 1987, Canberra radio station 2CA was awarded the licence to operate a supplementary FM service. The station was assigned the call-sign 2ROC and on-air branding FM104 (later changed to FM104.7). It commenced broadcasting on 27 February 1988 on the frequency 104.7 MHz FM. FM104, along with rival KIX106, were the first new commercial FM radio stations to be licensed in Australia in eight years and were the first supplementary FM licences in Australia.
In 1988, 2CA and 2ROC were sold to Austereo.
In the mid-1990s, due to AM radio's dwindling audience and the increasing popularity of the music based FM stations Austereo - owner of 104.7 & 2CA and ARN - owner of Mix 106.3 & 2CC, merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations - Canberra FM Pty Ltd. [3][4] The AM stations were sold off, moved to other premises and are currently owned by Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.
In December 2015, Southern Cross Austereo and Australian Radio Network announced that FM104.7 would rebrand to hit104.7 in 2016.[5]
On Monday 18 January 2016, hit104.7 launched with a new breakfast show, Ryan & Tanya, as the station joined the Hit Network. As well as a new name and branding it gives the station even greater access to the network's on-air, online and social content. Since 2018, the hit104.7 breakfast show has been hosted by Ned & Josh.[6]
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- JONES, MEGAN (20 March 1997). "Canberra FM shake-up". Age, The (Melbourne, Australia). p. 3. ISSN 0312-6307. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- MATHIESON, CLIVE (20 March 1997). "Cuts force operators to pool Canberra FM stations". The Australian. p. 21. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Canberra's Hit104.7 Arrives". Radio Today. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- "New year, new show, new radio station". 15 January 2016.
