Star 102.7 (ACMA callsign: ''4CCA'') is an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

-formatted commercial radio station based in

Cairns, Queensland Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

, Australia, and broadcasting to, owned by ARN.

History

Prior to 2009, the station was known as 4CA-FM, and was the second FM station in the market (after 103.5 Hot FM). 4CA-FM was purchased by Prime Media Group Limited in 2005 from

Macquarie Regional RadioWorks Southern Cross Media Group Limited, doing business as Southern Cross Austereo, is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in Australia, operating 86 radio station ...

, and was rebranded as 102.7 Zinc FM on 23 March 2009. At that time, the 4CA branding returned to sister station 4EL. In August 2013 Grant Broadcasters acquired the station and Prime Media's other nine radio stations in Queensland. In April 2016 Grant Broadcasters re-branded Zinc 102.7 to Star 102.7 and switched to an adult contemporary format. Star 102.7 is the #1 Station most listened to in Cairns according to the 2019 Xtra-Insights Radion survey. According to the 2019 radio ratings, Star 102.7 is the Station most listened to in Cairns. Dave and Inkie are one of the longest running breakfast teams and #1 in Cairns. #1 Station most listened to in Cairns #1 Breakfast show with Dave and Inkie #1 Morning with CK #1 Afternoon with Juanita #1 Drive with Fitzy&Wippa and Kate Tim and Marty #1 Station most listened to across the workday �#1 Station most listened to across the weekend � Star 102.7 boasts the fastest growing audience in � Cairns for CUME. Number of listeners: Breakfast ( 5:30am-9am): 49,900
Morning ( 9am-12pm): 22,400
Afternoon ( 12pm-4pm): 31,600
Drive ( 4pm-7pm): 33,100
Evening ( 7pm-12am): 4,400
Weekend ( Sat-Sun 5:30am-12am): 29,400 In November 2021, Star 102.7, along with other stations owned by

Grant Broadcasters Grant Broadcasters is an Australian regional radio network. Founded in 1942, by 2019 it owned 53 radio stations. In 2022 it sold 46 to Here, There & Everywhere retaining shareholdings in seven in Canberra, Geelong, Goulburn and Perth. History ...

, were acquired by the

Australian Radio Network ARN is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia. It includes the Pure Gold, KIIS Network, CADA, ARN Regional and iHeartRadio brands. The company operates the ARN News service in Australia, which uses international correspondents ...

. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including Star 102.7, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on January 4, 2022.ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business
''AdNews Australia'' 4 January 2022 It is expected Star 102.7 will integrate with ARN's

KIIS Network The KIIS Network is an Australian commercial radio stations owned and operated by the ARN. Formerly branded as the Mix Network, the network was rebranded as the KIIS Network in 2015 following the relaunch of KIIS 101.1 Melbourne. The KIIS Net ...

, but will retain its current name according to the press release from ARN.

References

External links

* Radio stations in Queensland Australian Radio Network Hot adult contemporary radio stations in Australia {{Australia-radio-station-stub