hit South Queensland is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to Southwest Queensland and the

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. Owned and operated by

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, the station broadcasts a

contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...

music format with a local breakfast show based from studios in

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. Programming from Hit South Queensland is retransmitted in Charleville through 101.7 FM WEST FM (operated through

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)

History

The station was first launched in 2000 by

RG Capital RG Capital Radio in the radio industry was an Australian radio company, formed in 1995 by Reg Grundy with the acquisition of 90.9 Sea FM. Between 1996 and 2000, the group grew to 28 stations across regional centres, and was subsequently floated ...

as C FM, affiliated with the Sea FM brand used by its sister stations on the Queensland coast. In 2004, C FM and sister station 4GR was sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks. Following the merger of Southern Cross Media, Macquarie Regional RadioWorks' successor, with Austereo in February 2011, the Sea FM network - along with Hot FM and Star FM regional counterparts - became more closely aligned with the Today Network, including networking programming from

2DayFM 2Day FM (call sign 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. History 1980s 2Day FM was one of three radio st ...

Sydney and Fox FM Melbourne. On 13 November 2013, C FM relaunched as Hot FM. As Hot FM, 4RGD performed well in a ratings survey conducted by Xtra Research in June 2016, winning an average of 31% audience share in all 10+ demographics. According to the survey results, the station also won all but two individual age demographics. The station was beaten in the older 55-64 and 65+ demographics by ABC Southern Queensland. On 15 December 2016, as part of a national brand consolidation by parent company

, the station was merged into the Hit Network.

Transmitters

Hit South Queensland is broadcast via 3 full power stations. In addition, the 3 full power stations feed a further 6 repeater stations (including 101.7 FM which is owned and operated by

as WEST FM Charleville)

References

Radio stations established in 2000 Radio stations in Queensland Contemporary hit radio stations in Australia {{Australia-radio-station-stub