Hit Network
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| Type | Radio network |
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| Branding | Hit Network |
| Country |  Australia |
| Slogan | "Hits & Old Skool" |
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Broadcast area
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Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Regional Australia1 |
| Owner | Southern Cross Austereo |
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Official website
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Hit Network |
The Hit Network is a network of contemporary hit radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.
Contents
History
The Hit Network started in 1980 as the Austereo Network, with Austereo securing the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Double SA FM would be joined by Fox FM in Melbourne in 1986, B105 FM Brisbane in 1988 and 2Day FM in Sydney in 1989. The network also grew through joint-ventures in Canberra with 104.7 and NXFM Newcastle (now fully owned). Austereo expanded into Perth in 1998 when it purchased PMFM now known as HIT 92.9), although it wasn't until 2005 that the station exclusively joined the Today Network, after also being affiliated with sister station Triple M for many years and taking programming from both networks.
The network was previously known as Today's Austereo Network and the Today Network.
After Austereo was purchased by Southern Cross Media, it began incorporating its regional CHR network into the Today Network. Only some of its Sea FM stations, including those in Hobart and the Gold Coast, began adopting similar branding to the metropolitan stations.
In December 2014, Southern Cross Austereo announced that, off the back of rebranding SAFM as Hit107, the network would be rebranded as Today's Hit Network.[1] The rebrand took place on Wednesday 14th January 2015 - by mid-2015, the station would drop the Today moniker as the Hit Network.
In December 2015, Southern Cross Austereo and Australian Radio Network announced that FM104.7 will rebrand to Hit104.7 on Monday 18th January 2016.[2]
Stations
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| Callsign | Frequency | Branding | Location | Slogan | Notes |
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| 2DAY | 104.1 MHz FM | 2DayFM | Sydney, New South Wales | Hits & Old School | |
| 2ROC | 104.7 MHz FM | 104.7 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Hits & Old Skool Canberra's Hit Music Station |
Re-branding to Hit104.7 from 18 January 2016 |
| 2XXX | 106.9 MHz FM | NXFM | Newcastle, New South Wales | Hits & Old Skool Newcastle's Hit Music Station |
Formerly 2HR and 2NX |
| 3FOX | 101.9 MHz FM | Fox FM | Melbourne, Victoria | Hits & Old School Melbourne's Hit Music Station |
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| 4BBB | 105.3 MHz FM | Hit105 | Brisbane, Queensland | Hits & Old School Brisbane's Hit Music Station |
Formerly 4BK and B105 |
| 5SSA | 107.1 MHz FM | Hit107 | Adelaide, South Australia | Hits & Old School Adelaide's Hit Music Station |
Formerly SAFM |
| 6PPM | 092.9 MHz FM | Hit92.9 | Perth, Western Australia | Hits & Old School Perth's Hit Music Station |
Formerly 6PM, PMFM and 92.9 |
| Various | Sea FM | New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania | Hits & Old School | ||
| Various | Star FM | New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia | Hits & Old School | ||
| Various | Hot FM | Queensland and Western Australia | Hits & Old School |
Network Shows
- Hamish & Andy - Weekdays, 4pm - 6pm
- The Scoopla Show with Jules Lund & Emma Freedman - Weekdays, 6pm - 7pm
- Hit 30 with Angus O'Loughlin - Weeknights, 7pm - 10pm
- YouTube Hits with Michael Beveridge & Marty Smiley - Monday - Thursday, 10pm - 12am & Sunday, 8pm - 10pm
- Weekend Breakfast with Dan & Maz1 - Weekends, 7am - 9am
- Take 40 Australia with Angus O'Loughlin1 - Saturday, 2pm - 6pm
- The Drop with Marty Smiley & Michael Beveridge1 - Friday, 10pm - 1am & Saturday, 6pm - 12am
- Planet Vevo with Dan & Maz1 - Sunday, 2pm - 5pm
- Boxed In with Fifi Box1 - Sunday, 5pm - 6pm
- Alo Bakers Workday Alo Baker1 - Weekdays on the Hit Regional Network, 9pam - 4pm
1. Produced by Authentic Entertainment
Digital Radio
The Hit Network simulcasts each metro station in the network on Digital Radio in their local markets.
Choose The Hits was a station only broadcast on Digital Radio and ran between 1 February 2010 and 24 May 2010. [3]
The Hit Network launched Caravan Radio on 24 May 2010. It is a "pop up" Digital Radio station that plays the best bits from Hamish & Andy's Caravan of Courage journeys while they toured the United Kingdom on their fourth Caravan of Courage.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/scas-today-stations-rebrand-hit
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- ↑ Austereo finds new digital partner - themusic.com.au 26 January 2010
- ↑ Hamish & Andy get their own station with Caravan of Courage Radio - mUmBRELLA, 24 May 2010
