6IX (radio station)
Radio station in Perth, Western Australia
- Perth, Western Australia
- 1080 kHz AM
- DAB+
- Capital Radio Network (50%)
Grant Broadcasters (50%) - (Radio Perth Pty Ltd)
Sister stations
My Perth Digital
X Digital
First air date
Call sign meaning
SIX
Licensing authority
105.7 FM Wanneroo
6IX (stylised as 6iX) is a commercial radio station in Perth, Western Australia, broadcasting a classic hits and oldies format from its studios in Osborne Park. First broadcast in 1933, the station is currently owned and operated as a joint venture by Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.
History
6IX was first opened on 27 November 1933 by John Kirwan, the then-President of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Operated by W.A. Broadcasters Ltd, the station first broadcast on 1240 kHz AM, until 1935 when it moved to 1080 AM.[1] In 1970 TVW enterprises bought 6IX and moved it to its studios in Tuart Hill. In the mid-1980s it moved to 169 Hay Street, East Perth where 6PR and 96FM are today broadcast from. By this stage it was owned by the Bell Group.[2]
In 1988, 6IX was bought by Austereo, with a view to obtaining one of the two AM-FM conversions licences to be made available in Perth. Austereo assigned the station a new callsign, 6GL, and the station was branded on-air as The Eagle 1080 AM. However, Austereo failed to obtain one of the AM-FM conversions on auction and subsequently sold the radio station to regional operator RadioWest, who reinstated the original 6IX callsign.
In 1996, 6IX was purchased by Southern Cross Broadcasting.[3] In 1998 it was purchased by the Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.[4]
References
- ^ "WA History: from Telegram to TV – Part 2 of 5". WA TV History. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Bell chief just about Australian Canberra Times 1 May 1986 page 11
- ^ SCB chooses new sister station for 3AK Australian Financial Review 5 February 1996
- ^ History of Grant Broadcasters Here, There & Everywhere 12 November 2021
External links
- Official website
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Radio stations in Perth
AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital (DAB+) radio
- ABC NewsRadio 585*
- SEN Track 657
- ABC Radio Perth 720*
- ABC Radio National 810*
- 6PR 882*
- 6RPH 990
- 6iX 1080*
- TAB Racing Radio 1206
- TAB Racing Radio 1449 (Mandurah)
- 2ME Radio Arabic 1656
- Vision Christian Radio 87.6/88.0
- Magic FM 87.8
- RTRFM 92.1*
- Triple M 92.9*
- Nova 93.7*
- Mix 94.5*
- 6EBA 95.3
- 96FM (96.1)*
- SBS Radio 96.9*
- ABC Classic FM 97.7*
- 98five Sonshine FM*
- triple j 99.3*
- Curtin FM 100.1*
- Noongar Radio 100.9*
- Capital 101.7FM*
- Mac FM 103.3
- Perth FM 104.9
- 6iX 105.7*
- 89.7 FM (Wanneroo)
- 91.3 SportFM (Fremantle)
- 91.7 The Wave (Mandurah)
- 97.3 Coast FM (Mandurah)
- KCR 102.5 (Kalamunda)
- 107.3 Heritage FM (Armadale)
- Radio Fremantle 107.9 (Fremantle)
- ABC
- ABC Country
- ABC Jazz
- ABC Grandstand
- Double J
- Triple J Unearthed
- Capital/Grant
- KIX Country
- My Perth Digital
- X Digital
- Nine
- 6GT
- NTS
- Nova
- Smoothfm Perth
- SBS
- SBS Chill
- SBS PopAraby
- SBS PopAsia
- SBS PopDesi
- SBS Radio 1
- SBS Radio 3
- SBS Radio 4
- SCA
- Buddha Radio
- Kinderling
- More Digital
- Triple M Classic Rock Digital
- Triple M Modern Rock Digital
- Community
- Capital 101.7 Digital
- IRIS Perth
aspirant stations
- Australian radio markets
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Darwin
- Gold Coast
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
- See also
- List of radio stations in Australia
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