Pulse FM Tasmania

Pulse FM Tasmania
City Kingston
Broadcast area Kingborough, Huon Valley
Frequency 87.6 MHz FM, 87.8 MHz
First air date 8 April 2016[1]
Format Hot AC (Youth Oriented)
Language(s) English
Former callsigns 7T47
Owner Pulse FM Productions
Website

Pulse FM Tasmania is a youth narrowcast radio station based in Tasmania, Australia. Pulse FM primarily targets people aged between 15 and 30 who live in the broadcast area (Huon LGA).[2] Pulse FM operates a 90's to now Youth-Oriented Hot AC music format which complies with the Australian Communications and Media Authority's Narrowcast programming restrictions.

Pulse FM's target demographic makes up approximately 10% of the Huon Valley's population (according to the 2016 Australian Census Data)[3]

About

Pulse FM is managed by Josh Agnew who was aged 12 when the station began FM broadcasts in 2017 (Josh is 14 years old as of July 2018).[1]

History

The transmitter for 87.6 FM is located in Geeveston on Ashlins Hill. The 87.8 FM transmitter is located in Lower Longley on Mt Herringback .[1]

In May 2017, Pulse FM came under cyber attack when the Wannacry ransomware corrupted its computer system.[4]

On the 7th of August 2018, Pulse FM began regular shortwave broadcasts on 4835khz. Pulse FM can be heard across the Pacific and through many other areas of the world on 4835khz from its 1kw shortwave transmitter in Sydney between 12 am and 6 am local time, through the station's shortwave partner, Ozy Radio[5]

On the 29th of August 2018, Pulse FM dropped the "Kingborough and Huon" branding from its name, re-branding itself as "Pulse FM Tasmania", while still keeping a strong focus on the Kingborough and Huon region.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet the 12 year old who builds radio stations". Radio Info. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. ↑ "About Pulse FM". Pulse FM Tasmania. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Huon Valley LGA Census Data 2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Ransomware Infects Narrowcast Station". Radio Info. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  5. ↑ "We welcome all of our new listeners across the Pacific on 4835khz Shortwave!". Pulse FM Facebook. Retrieved 2018-08-11.


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