KIX Country

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KIX Country
KIX Country logo.jpg
CityBundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Broadcast areaRegional Australia
Frequency
  • 87.6 MHz
  • 87.8 MHz
  • 88.0 MHz
  • other AM & FM freqs.
BrandingKIX Country
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry music
Ownership
OwnerARN
Grant Broadcasters & Capital Radio Network (Goulburn, Canberra, Perth)
4BU
Hitz939
History
First air date
30 June 2003
Technical information
ClassNarrowcast
PowerLPON & HPON
Repeater(s)see below
Links
Websitewww.kixcountry.com.au

KIX Country is a radio network broadcasting in various towns across Australia. Its target demographic is all people who love country music. Kix Country Radio is part of ARN. It is transmitted primarily via narrowcast stations of varying power. All bar three stations operate on the FM band.

The network is programmed out of Bundaberg, Queensland. Technical and engineering support is provided by affiliated local commercial radio stations in or near the broadcast area.

In April 2015, the Hot Country and Top Country branding was replaced by KIX, already used on stations in Queensland and South Australia.[1][2][3]

On November 2021, KIX Country, along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters, were acquired by the Australian Radio Network. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including KIX Country, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on January 4, 2022.[4] The KIX Country stations in Canberra, Cooma, Goulburn, Jindabyne, and Perth owned by a 50-50 joint venture by Grant and Capital Radio Network are not part of the sale and will remain with Grant. It is unknown how the merger will impact KIX Country in regards to their branding

Frequencies[]

Australian Capital Territory[]

  • 97.5FM / DAB+ Canberra

New South Wales[]

  • 88.0FM Batemans Bay
  • 88.0FM Bega
  • 87.6FM Bermagui
  • 1215AM Bowral
  • 97.5FM Canberra1
  • 87.6FM Cooma1
  • 87.6FM Eden
  • 100.7FM Goulburn1
  • 88.0FM Jindabyne1
  • 88.0FM Merimbula
  • 87.6FM Muswellbrook
  • 88.0FM Moruya
  • 97.7FM Narooma
  • 101.1FM Nowra
  • 87.8FM Pambula
  • 87.6FM Tamworth
  • 105.3FM Wollongong

Victoria[]

  • 89.3FM Geelong
  • 88.0FM Swan Hill

Queensland[]

South Australia[]

  • 90.5FM Barossa Valley
  • 1557AM Berri
  • 87.6FM Clare
  • 87.6FM Port Lincoln

Western Australia[]

  • DAB+ Perth1
  • DAB+ Mandurah

Tasmania[]

Northern Territory[]

  • 92.3FM / DAB+ Darwin

1Owned as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Grant Broadcasters and Capital Radio Network

References[]

  1. ^ Knott, Mike (10 April 2015). "Bundaberg radio goes national". The NewsMail. APN News & Media. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "KIX goes national". radioinfo.com.au. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "KIX goes National". Radio Today. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business AdNews Australia 4 January 2022

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