Hit103.1 Townsville

hit103.1 Townsville (ACMA callsign: 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 891 kHz AM, and then from 1987 as 4RR 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.

Broadcast areaTownsville RA1 [1]
Brandinghit103.1
SloganHits & Old School
Repeater(s)93.1 FM Mt Inkerman 107.9 FM Bowen
FormatContemporary hit radio
Language(s)English
Power100kW ERP
ERP100kW
Former call signs4RR (1932–1994)
4RAM (1994-2015)
Hot FM (2015-2016)
Former frequencies891 kHz AM (1978–1994)
890 kHz AM (1932–1978)
AffiliationsHit Network
OwnerSouthern Cross Austereo
Sister stations102.3 Triple M
WebsiteOfficial website

On 16 August 2016, a repeater was switched on from Mt Inkerman, south of Home Hill, covering the Burdekin region 93.1 MHz.

On December 15, 2016, HOT FM was relaunched as hit103.1 in line with other SCA Hit Network stations.[2]

References
  1. "TOWNSVILLE RA1" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. http://www.southerncrossaustereo.com.au/media/2016/09/26/scas-hit-and-triple-m-to-become-the-two-largest-commercial-radio-networks-in-australia-2/


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