Hitz939
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History | |
First air date | 29 March 1993 |
Technical information | |
ERP | 3,000 watts |
HAAT | 35 m |
Transmitter coordinates | 24°50′41.6″S 152°25′34.3″E / 24.844889°S 152.426194°E |
Links | |
Website | www |
Hitz939 is a radio station operated by
.Using the callsign 4RUM, Hitz939 is notable for being the first commercial FM licence in the Bundaberg region. Commencing broadcast on 29 March 1993 as a rock format station Hitz FM 93.9, the first song broadcast was "We Built This City" by Starship.
Since then, the station has moved towards a Hot Adult Contemporary format, playing a mix of 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and new music appealing to a 25–40 audience.
In November 2021, Hitz939, along with other stations owned by
Hitz939 broadcasts exclusively local content through the day, plus
Hitz 939 On-Air Line-up
6am to 9am: Breakfast With Matty & Trace
9am to 12pm: Mornings with Billy
12pm to 5pm: Bundy’s Big Arvo with Brendo
5pm to 7pm: Will & Woody
7pm to 8pm: Kyle And Jackie O
8pm to 10pm: The Random 30
10pm to 12am: OzMade
Key Staff
- General Manager: Corey Pitt
- Program Director: Mark Hamel
- Production: Brendan Egan
- Promotions/Breakfast Announcer: Tracey Sergiacomi
Other current staff:
- Breakfast Announcer: Matthew Ambrose
Previous Staff
- Mike Lundberg
- Trevor Taege
- Louise Morrow
- Julianne Pemble-smith
- Keiron Atkinson
- Tania Feaver
- Jason Roe
- Steve Baker
- Craig Huth
- Mike Cameron
- Pete Brandtman
- Scott Rose (news)
- Glenn Mintern
- Peter Hurren
Ratings
In survey results released on 12 July 2016, Hitz939 was found to be Bundaberg's most listened to station, with 23.3% of the audience.[2] Hitz939 also led in the Breakfast and Workday timeslots and on weekends.
Hitz939 also had the highest 10+ cumulative audience, with 28,300 listeners.
External links
References
- ^ ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business AdNews Australia 4 January 2022
- ^ "BUNDABERG - XTRA INSIGHTS - SURVEY 1: 2016" (PDF). Commercial Radio Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2016.