90.1 Chilli FM

Chilli 90.1fm (callsign: 7EXX) is an Australian radio station in Tasmania. Owned and operated by ARN, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format to Launceston and surrounding areas. First broadcast in 1938 as 7EX,[1] the station currently broadcasts from studios in York Street, alongside sister station 89.3 LAFM. Chilli90.1fm also has a Scottsdale version called ”Chilli99.7FM“ which has repeat frequencies of 99.7mHz in Scottsdale and the North-East of Tasmania and 94.5mHz in Weldborough and St Helens, Tasmania.

Chilli 90.1fm
CityLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia
Broadcast areaLaunceston RA1
Frequency90.1 MHz FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatContemporary hit radio
Ownership
OwnerARN
(Bass Radio Pty Limited)
89.3 LAFM
History
First air date
1938 (1938) (as 7EX)
Former call signs
7EX (1938–2011)
Former frequencies
1008 kHz AM (1978–2011)
1010 kHz AM (1938–1978)
Call sign meaning
7 - Tasmania
Homage to final AM callsign 7EX (The EXaminer)
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)101.1 FM Launceston CBD
Links
WebsiteChilli 90.1fm

History

Set up in 1938 by The Examiner newspaper to rival 7LA, both it and 7EX shared a fierce rivalry, splitting the city's audience through to much of the 1980s. Eventually, the station changed hands numerous times, before forming the TOTE Sports Radio horse racing radio network.

In 2002, television station ABNT-3 vacated VHF channel 3, opening up space for further FM radio services in Launceston. In 2005, it was announced that 7EX, along with 7LA and ABC Northern Tasmania were to move to the FM band - 7LA on 89.3, 7EX on 90.1 and ABC Northern Tasmania on 91.7.[2] In 2010, Grant Broadcasters purchased the 7EX licence from TOTE Sports Radio[3] - who in turn purchased a narrowcast licence on 7EX's old AM frequency - before relaunching in 2011 as contemporary hit radio-formatted Chilli 90.1fm.[4]

Today, the station networks the majority of its programming to Scottsdale-based Chilli 99.7.

On November 2021, Chilli FM, along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters, were acquired by the Australian Radio Network. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including Chilli FM, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized in November 30, 2021.[5]

On Air

Weekdays:

  • Breakfast 6am-10am Dan Taylor And Marie Burt
  • Mornings 10am-12pm Jackie Harvey
  • Workdays 12pm-4pm Matthew Garwood
  • Drive 4pm-5pm Fitzy and Wippa
  • Drive 5pm-7pm Kate, Tim And Joel
  • The Campus 7pm-10pm
  • Oz Made 10pm-12pm

References
  1. "About Us". The Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. "Launceston stations are going FM". Radioinfo.com.au. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. "Grant Broadcasters buys TasRadio's old frequency in Launceston". Radioinfo.com.au. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. "Hot new station launches in Launceston". Radioinfo.com.au. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business ARN 12 November 2021


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.