Star 106.3 was established as Mix FM in 1999 by RG Capital, headed by Reg Grundy. In 2003, the station was sold alongside sister station Sea FM (now Zinc 100.7) to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks. However, Macquarie was forced to sell two stations to ensure diversity in the market, and in 2005 Mix FM and Sea FM were sold to Prime Media Group. In 2007, Mix FM was rebranded as 106.3, later rebranded as 106.3FM in 2009.
In November 2021, Star 106.3, along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters, were acquired by the Australian Radio Network. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including Star 106.3, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on January 4, 2022.[1] It is expected Star 106.3 will integrate with ARN's KIIS Network, but will retain its current name according to the press release from ARN.
star, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2022, learn. 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 Star 106 3 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Star 106 3 ACMA callsign 4RGT is a commercial Australian FM radio station based in Townsville Queensland owned by ARN Star 106 3Townsville QueenslandBroadcast areaTownsvilleFrequency106 3 MHz FMBrandingStar 106 3ProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatHot Adult ContemporaryOwnershipOwnerARN Radio Townsville Pty Ltd Sister stationsPower100HistoryFirst air date8 June 1999 23 years ago 1999 06 08 Technical informationClassCommercialTransmitter coordinates16 4 2 N 3 1 1 E 16 06722 N 3 01694 E 16 06722 3 01694LinksWebsitestar1063fm com au Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory EditStar 106 3 was established as Mix FM in 1999 by RG Capital headed by Reg Grundy In 2003 the station was sold alongside sister station Sea FM now Zinc 100 7 to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks However Macquarie was forced to sell two stations to ensure diversity in the market and in 2005 Mix FM and Sea FM were sold to Prime Media Group In 2007 Mix FM was rebranded as 106 3 later rebranded as 106 3FM in 2009 In 2013 Prime Media Group sold its radio division to Grant Broadcasters In May 2016 the station rebranded as Star 106 3 bringing it in line with sister stations in Mackay and Cairns In November 2021 Star 106 3 along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters were acquired by the Australian Radio Network This deal will allow Grant s stations including Star 106 3 to access ARN s iHeartRadio platform in regional areas The deal was finalized on January 4 2022 1 It is expected Star 106 3 will integrate with ARN s KIIS Network but will retain its current name according to the press release from ARN See also EditMedia in TownsvilleExternal links EditStar 1063 Website https www facebook com star1063tsvReferences Edit ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia s leading radio and digital audio business AdNews Australia 4 January 2022 This article about a radio station in Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This North Queensland related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Star 106 3 amp oldid 1118593827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
