Hit106.9's history can be traced back to Singleton radio station 2SI,[1] owned by Alex Mather (VK2JZ) and the Singleton Argus newspaper which never went to air. The licence was obtained by Hunter River Broadcasters Pty Ltd and changed to 2HR. The station launched on 30 August 1937. Shareholders included the Singleton Argus and the Robinson Family. Three years later, the station was moved to Maitland, with transmitter at Lochinvar.
In those days, 2HR operated on 680 kHz with 300 watts of power, and was affiliated with the Macquarie Broadcasting Network. Programs were originated locally between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, before taking the Macquarie feed at 6:30 pm.
In the 1950s, 2HR was relocated to Newcastle, with its transmitter located in Bolwarra. Station manager Ken Robinson was a former Australian Army officer, and his identification number had the letters NX. Therefore, the station was given the callsign 2NX, and a new frequency at 1360 kHz .
In 1971, 2NX's owners Hunter Broadcasters were purchased by the Catholic Broadcasting Company, owned by the Catholic Church. 2NX programming still was relayed to 2NM overnight during this time, and was identified as 2NXNM.
In the early 1990s, the Catholic Church sold 2NX to Radio Newcastle, which was later taken over by Austereo, and then sold a 50% stake to RG Capital (which was taken over by Macquarie Bank). 2NX was granted a license to convert to FM in the 1990s and moved to 106.9 MHz, branding itself originally as X107, before changing to NXFM. In April 2011 Southern Cross Media bought out Austereo giving Southern Cross Media full ownership of NXFM.
On 15 December 2016, NXFM became known as hit106.9 in Southern Cross Austereo's mass re-branding of its regional radio network.[2]
^"Australian A.M. Radio History". Australian A.M. Radio History. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^Josh Leeson (26 September 2016). "Newcastle's radio waves ready for shake up". Newcastle Heraldpublisher=Australian Community Media. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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hit106, newcastle, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, hit106, newcastle, news, newspapers, books, schol. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hit106 9 Newcastle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hit106 9 call sign 2XXX is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Newcastle New South Wales Australia on a frequency of 106 9 MHz and is part of Southern Cross Austereo s Hit Network hit106 9Newcastle New South WalesBroadcast areaNewcastleLake MacquarieHunter ValleyCentral CoastFrequency106 9 MHz FM 1992 present Brandinghit106 9ProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatHot ACAffiliationsHit NetworkOwnershipOwnerSouthern Cross Austereo Radio Newcastle Pty Ltd Sister stationsTriple MHistoryFirst air date30 August 1937 1937 08 30 as 2HR 1950s as 2NX 1990s as 2XXX Former call signs2HR 1937 1954 2NX 1954 1992 Former frequencies1341 kHz AM 1978 1992 Call sign meaningNXFM came from former 2NX callsignLinksWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Current On Air Schedule 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp NXFM logo from 2005 to 2016Hit106 9 s history can be traced back to Singleton radio station 2SI 1 owned by Alex Mather VK2JZ and the Singleton Argus newspaper which never went to air The licence was obtained by Hunter River Broadcasters Pty Ltd and changed to 2HR The station launched on 30 August 1937 Shareholders included the Singleton Argus and the Robinson Family Three years later the station was moved to Maitland with transmitter at Lochinvar In those days 2HR operated on 680 kHz with 300 watts of power and was affiliated with the Macquarie Broadcasting Network Programs were originated locally between 6 30 am and 6 30 pm before taking the Macquarie feed at 6 30 pm In the 1950s 2HR was relocated to Newcastle with its transmitter located in Bolwarra Station manager Ken Robinson was a former Australian Army officer and his identification number had the letters NX Therefore the station was given the callsign 2NX and a new frequency at 1360 kHz In 1971 2NX s owners Hunter Broadcasters were purchased by the Catholic Broadcasting Company owned by the Catholic Church 2NX programming still was relayed to 2NM overnight during this time and was identified as 2NXNM In the early 1990s the Catholic Church sold 2NX to Radio Newcastle which was later taken over by Austereo and then sold a 50 stake to RG Capital which was taken over by Macquarie Bank 2NX was granted a license to convert to FM in the 1990s and moved to 106 9 MHz branding itself originally as X107 before changing to NXFM In April 2011 Southern Cross Media bought out Austereo giving Southern Cross Media full ownership of NXFM On 15 December 2016 NXFM became known as hit106 9 in Southern Cross Austereo s mass re branding of its regional radio network 2 Hit 106 9 are a sponsor of local A League team the Newcastle Jets Current On Air Schedule editWeekdays Jess amp Ducko 6 00am to 9 00am Seany B 9 00am to 1 00pm Pez 1 00pm to 3 00pm Carrie amp Tommy 3 00pm to 6 00pm Hughesy Ed amp Erin 6 00pm to 7 00pm Jimmy amp Nath 7 00pm to 9 00pmSaturdays Various Announcers 9 00am to 7 00pm Saturday Night Party Playlist 7 00pm to 12 00amSundays Various Announcers 9 00am to 7 00pm Australian Music 7 00pm to 12 00amReferences edit Australian A M Radio History Australian A M Radio History Retrieved 25 March 2023 Josh Leeson 26 September 2016 Newcastle s radio waves ready for shake up Newcastle Heraldpublisher Australian Community Media Retrieved 27 April 2022 External links editNXFM Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hit106 9 Newcastle amp oldid 1185963184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
