KIIS 97.3 (call sign: 4BFM) is a

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station in

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. It is a 50/50 joint venture between

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and ARN.

History

KIIS 97.3 plays current chart hits and a variety of 2010s (and some 2000s) music (

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), primarily targeted at the 25-54 age group, the group most valued by advertisers. Brisbane's 97.3 FM is part of the

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with sister stations in other major Australian cities - KIIS 106.5

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Mix 102.3 Mix 102.3 (call sign: 5ADD) is a commercial FM radio station in Adelaide, Australia, owned by ARN. Mix 102.3 plays current hits and a variety of 1980s and 1990s music (Hot Adult Contemporary), primarily targeted at the 25–54 age group. Ade ...

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, 96FM

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. In January 2015, 97.3fm rebranded with a new logo, along with sister stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. The addition of DAB AAC+ Digital Radio to Brisbane means that 97.3 FM and its co-owned Classic Hits 4KQ will both be available on the digital format. The additional channel to be provided by 97.3 is called "The Edge Digital", a digital format revamp of the ARN owned Edge 96.1 in

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. The station's headquarters in Brisbane is located in the inner-western suburb of Milton, after ARN relocated the 97.3FM and 4KQ stations from Stones Corner in May 2019. Launched as 97.3fm, the station was rebranded as KIIS 97.3 on 24 January 2022. The initial logo was similar to the KIIS logo used in Sydney and Melbourne, however with the 97.3 frequency larger than the KIIS text. It has also retained its Hot AC music format. By December 2022, the logo was changed to the same design used by KIIS in Sydney and Melbourne. In March 2024, ARN announced changes to its daytime programming with Gordie Waters being networked from Sydney into

in Melbourne and in Brisbane from April. Jess Miller was the previous workday announcer and left the station on the 5 April. In late November 2024, Corey Oates was announced as the 3rd co-host of the breakfast show. The show was renamed "Robin and Kip, now with Corey Oates in the Morning".

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