Hot FM (Australian radio network)
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Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland
and Western Australia
.
The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia
, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
(now Southern Cross Austereo) in 2004.
Hot 91.1 (Sunshine Coast
) is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG sold it in early 2005 to A Investments. In 2007, A Investments later sold Hot 91.1 to Prime Television
. Southern Cross Austereo and Prime have arrangements with DMG for the use of the Hot FM brand.
There is also an unrelated Hot FM in Mildura, Victoria
.
Each station in the Queensland network have their own local breakfast program, then from 10am weekdays most stations in the Queensland network take syndicated programming from the Gold Coast Media Centre whilst Hot FM Townsville has local programming until 4pm. The West Australian network have the same programmes across all its stations. Both networks take programming from metropolitan affiliates 2Day FM and Fox FM after 4pm weekdays. Advertising is local in each market.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia
DMG Radio Australia
DMG Radio Australia operates commercial radio networks in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. The company is 50% owned by United Kingdom company, Daily Mail and General Trust Group. Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd bought 50% of the company in November 2009.DMG Radio Australia was formed...
, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
Southern Cross Austereo is an Australian company formed in July 2011 by the merger of Southern Cross Media Group and Austereo Group.Southern Cross Media was previously known as Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, prior to the absorption of the remaining assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting that were...
(now Southern Cross Austereo) in 2004.
Hot 91.1 (Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
) is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG sold it in early 2005 to A Investments. In 2007, A Investments later sold Hot 91.1 to Prime Television
Prime Television
PRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
. Southern Cross Austereo and Prime have arrangements with DMG for the use of the Hot FM brand.
There is also an unrelated Hot FM in Mildura, Victoria
Mildura, Victoria
Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre...
.
Programming
The two networks (Queensland and Western Australia) are programmed independently of each other, but share the same format (contemporary hits, with a focus on Top 40 and rock music), with slight variations on the playlists, and common network programming from the east coast.Each station in the Queensland network have their own local breakfast program, then from 10am weekdays most stations in the Queensland network take syndicated programming from the Gold Coast Media Centre whilst Hot FM Townsville has local programming until 4pm. The West Australian network have the same programmes across all its stations. Both networks take programming from metropolitan affiliates 2Day FM and Fox FM after 4pm weekdays. Advertising is local in each market.
Former Announcers of the Hot FM network
- Belinda Green (WA)
- Troy Hynam (WA)
- Suzanne McGill (WA)
- Carmela Contarino (WA)
- James O'Brien (WA)
- Jerimiah Busniak (WA)
- John Sertori (WA)
- Katrina Tibbits (WA)
- Noel Brunning (WA)
- Kent Roberts (WA)
- Kathy Bauer (WA)
Queensland
- 4AMM 97.9 MHz AthertonAtherton, QueenslandAtherton is a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Atherton had a population of 7,068.-Roads:...
/MareebaMareeba, QueenslandMareeba is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The town is above sea level on the confluence of the Barron River, Granite Creek and Emerald Creek. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters... - 4CHT 95.9 MHz Charters TowersCharters Towers, QueenslandCharters Towers is a city in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located 137 kilometres inland from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. In 2006 the population was 7,979 people, some 450 fewer than in the 2001 census. During the last quarter of the 19th century the town boomed as the rich gold...
- 4HIT 94.7 MHz EmeraldEmerald, QueenslandEmerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council....
- 4HOT 103.5 MHz Cairns
- 4MIC4MIC4MIC, branded on-air as Hot FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media Group. The station serves Mount Isa, Queensland....
102.5 MHz Mount Isa - 4MKY 100.3 MHz MackayMackay, QueenslandMackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
- 4RAM 103.1 MHz Townsville
- 4ROK 107.9 MHz RockhamptonRockhamptonRockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...
/ 93.5 MHz GladstoneGladstone, Queensland- Education :Gladstone has several primary schools, three high schools, and one university campus, Central Queensland University. It is also home to CQIT Gladstone Campus.- Recreation :... - 4ROM 95.1 MHz RomaRoma, QueenslandRoma is a town in the western Darling Downs area of Queensland, Australia, by rail WNW of Brisbane. It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways...
- 4MCY 91.1 MHz NambourNambour, QueenslandThe area now known as Nambour, was first settled in 1870. The town was then called Petrie's Creek. In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established...
/Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast, QueenslandThe Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
(Owned and operated by Prime TelevisionPrime TelevisionPRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
)
Western Australia
- 6AAY 106.5 MHz AlbanyAlbany, Western AustraliaAlbany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
- 6BET 100.5 MHz BridgetownBridgetown, Western Australia-Notable people:*Emily Barker, singer-songwriter*Jon Doust, author and comedian*Robyn McSweeney, politician*Tom O'Dwyer, cricketer*David Reid, politician*Deborah Robertson, novelist and poet-External links:* * * * * * * *...
- 6BUN 95.7 MHz BunburyBunbury, Western AustraliaThe port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
- 6KAN 94.9 MHz KatanningKatanning, Western AustraliaKatanning is a town located 277 km south east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Southern Highway. At the 2006 census, Katanning had a population of 3,808.-History:...
- 6KAR 97.9 MHz KalgoorlieKalgoorlie, Western AustraliaKalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
- 6MER 105.1 MHz MerredinMerredin, Western Australia-Economy:The agricultural land around Merredin produces 40% of Western Australia’s wheat quota. As a focal point for the region, Merredin’s local bulk handling co-operative receives and processes in excess of a million tonnes of grain every year...
- 6NAM 96.5 MHz NorthamNortham, Western AustraliaNortham is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...
- 6NAN 100.5 MHz NarroginNarrogin, Western AustraliaNarrogin is a large town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Pingelly and Wagin...
- 6SEA 102.3 MHz EsperanceEsperance, Western AustraliaEsperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
& Southern CrossSouthern Cross, Western AustraliaSouthern Cross is a town in Western Australia, 371 kilometres east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded by gold prospectors in 1888, and gazetted in 1890. It is the major town and administrative centre of the Shire of Yilgarn... - 6KYN 90.5 MHz KoolyanobbingKoolyanobbing, Western AustraliaKoolyanobbing is located 54 km NNE of the town of Southern Cross, Western Australia.Iron ore is mined here by a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources of Cleveland, Ohio. Ore is railed to port at Esperance for export...
External links
- Hot FM
- Hot 91 Sunshine Coast (not affiliated with the Hot FM network)