Mix 106.3
Mix 106.3 (call sign: 1CBR) is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network and Southern Cross Austereo.
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| City | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Broadcast area | Canberra RA1 () |
| Slogan | Music that makes you feel good |
| Frequency | |
| Repeater(s) | FM: 107.1 MHz Tuggeranong |
| First air date | 27 February 1988[1] |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 332 m[2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E |
| Call sign meaning | 1 = Australian Capital Territory CanBerRa |
| Former call signs | 2KIX (1988-1994) |
| Affiliations | Triple M KIIS Network |
| Owner | Southern Cross Austereo (50%) Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (50%) (Canberra FM Radio Pty Ltd) |
| Sister stations | hit104.7 Canberra |
| Webcast | Official webcast |
| Website | Official website |
Mix 106.3 plays current hits and a variety of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s music (Hot Adult Contemporary), primarily targeted at the 35+ age group. The station is affiliated to the Southern Cross Austereo Triple M network, and is sold to national advertisers in the KIIS network.
Kristen and Nige for breakfast started in 2018, with existing host Kristen Henry teaming up with long-time friend and experienced presenter Nigel Johnson. The new show is #1 in Canberra, according to the latest 2019 survey.
History
On 27 February 1988, Kix 106, as it was then known, and sister station FM104 (now HIT 104.7) became Australia's first supplementary FM licences, as well as being the first new commercial FM radio stations licensed in Australia since 1980. Kix 106 was a supplementary licence of Canberra AM station 2CC, and FM104 a supplementary licence of AM station 2CA.
In the mid-1990s, due to the AM stations dwindling audience and the increasing popularity of the music based FM stations, ARN - owner of Mix 106.3 & 2CC, and Austereo - owner of 104.7 & 2CA, merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations - Canberra FM Pty Ltd. The AM stations were sold off, and are currently operated by a joint-venture between Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.
Studios
Both Mix 106.3 and HIT 104.7 broadcast their studio complex in Bellenden Street, Crace. The broadcast range of the channel is focused to Canberra and some neighbouring regions extending as far as Yass in the North (55 km from Canberra CBD), Tharwa in the South (30 km from Canberra CBD) and Bungendore in the West (40 km from Canberra CBD).
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.