91.9 Sea FM
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| City | Maroochydore, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nambour RA1 () |
| Branding | 91.9 Sea FM |
| Slogan | Sunshine Coast & Maroochydore's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 91.9 MHz FM |
| Repeater(s) | 102.5FM Tewantin |
| First air date | 21 June 1996[1] |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Language(s) | English |
| Audience share | 15.2% (10 June 2015, Xtra Research) |
| Power | 10 kW |
| HAAT | 331 m[2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°47′24″S 152°55′5″E / 26.79000°S 152.91806°E |
| Callsign meaning |
4 - Queensland SEE (sounds like SEA) |
| Affiliations |
Today's Hit Network (via Sea FM) |
| Owner |
EON Broadcasting (Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty Ltd) |
| Website | 91.9 Sea FM |
91.9 Sea FM (call sign: 4SEE) is a commercial radio station licensed to, and serving the Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas. It broadcasts on 91.9 MHz on the FM band from its studios in Maroochydore. It is owned by EON Broadcasting, and is sister station to 92.7 Mix FM.
History
In 1995, Sea FM Pty Ltd - later the RG Capital Radio Network - purchased the license of studios of 92.7 Mix FM. The group was successful in launching a second station in the growing Sunshine Coast region. Modeled on its Gold Coast sister station, 91.9 Sea FM was launched on 26 June 1996.[1] In 1998, the two stations moved to purpose built studios and offices in Maroochydore.
The station was sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004, later Southern Cross Media Group. Following the merger with the Austereo Radio Network, in 2013, the Australian Communications and Media Authority found that Southern Cross Austereo's ownership of stations in both the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast markets breached media diversity laws. The stations were sold to EON Broadcasting for $17.75 million by the end of March 2013, while "maintaining the strong ‘family’ relationship with Southern Cross Austereo", due to a Program Supply Agreement between EON Broadcasting and Southern Cross Austereo.[3]
In the June 2015 Sunshine Coast ratings survey commissioned by Xtra Research, Sea FM placed second with a 15.2% share 10+, behind sister station Mix FM but ahead of Grant Broadcasters' Hot 91.1.
Shows
- BarRat and Jess
- Holly Spillane
- Jacob Cummings
- Hamish & Andy
- The Kyle & Jackie O Show
- Sea FM's All Aussie Adventures
- Hit 30 with Angus & Emma
- The Dan & Maz Show
- The Drop
- Take 40 Australia
- Planet VEVO
- Boxed In
- The Em Rusciano Radio Show
References
- 1 2 http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic022_commercial_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf
- ↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- ↑ "Southern Cross Austereo sells Sunshine Coast radio stations". Mediaspy. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.