91.1 Hot FM
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91.1 Hot FM (call sign 4MCY) is a radio station based in
History
The station began broadcasting on 27 October 2003 as the Sunshine Coast's third community radio station and the 64th to be owned by
When Prime Media Group named Lachlan Murdoch to its board in 2010, its ownership of Hot 91 caused it to run afoul of radio ownership rules. At the time, Murdoch was a director and controller of companies that controlled two stations in Brisbane. The Brisbane and Nambour radio licence areas overlap because more than 30 per cent of the latter is shared with the former. As a result, Murdoch and Siobhan McKenna resigned from Prime's board.[4]
Prime Media Group sold its radio stations to
As of 2023, the station was the third most-listened to on the Sunshine Coast, per an Xtra Insights ratings survey.[8]
References
- ^ Fitz-Gerald, Marcus (2 November 2003). "Sunshine Coast Radio Hots Up". RadioInfo. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "DMG sells Sunshine Coast's Hot 91 to Rob Gamble". RadioInfo. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Prime Radio network buys Zinc and Hot from Rob Gamble". RadioInfo. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Lachlan Murdoch breaches ownership rules with Prime and DMG directorships". RadioInfo. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Prime Radio sell network to Grant Broadcasters". Radio Today. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Zanda (28 August 2020). "Grant Broadcasters doubles down on local at Hot 91 & Zinc 96". Radio Today. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Grant Broadcasters sale completed". Radio Today Australia. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Boland, Bray (12 September 2023). "92.7 MIX FM inches further ahead: Sunshine Coast Survey 1 2023". Radio Today. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.