91.9 Sea FM (call sign: 4SEE) is a commercial radio station licensed to, and serving the
Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas. It broadcasts on 91.9 MHz on the
FM band from its studios in
Maroochydore
Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Pettigrew who had a timber de ...
. It is owned by Great Southern Land Media Group, and is sister station to
92.7 Mix FM.
History
In 1995, Sea FM Pty Ltd - later the
RG Capital Radio Network
RG Capital Radio in the radio industry was an Australian radio company, formed in 1995 by Reg Grundy with the acquisition of 90.9 Sea FM. Between 1996 and 2000, the group grew to 28 stations across regional centres, and was subsequently floated ...
- purchased the license of studios of
92.7 Mix FM. The group was successful in launching a second station in the growing
Sunshine Coast region. Modelled on its
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
sister station, 91.9 Sea FM was launched on 26 June 1996.
In 1998, the two stations moved to purpose built studios and offices in
Maroochydore
Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Pettigrew who had a timber de ...
.
The station was sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004, later
Southern Cross Media
Southern Cross Media Group (formerly Macquarie Media Group) is one of Australia's major media companies, as the parent company of Southern Cross Austereo. Its headquarters are in South Melbourne.
History
On 3 July 2007 Southern Cross Broadcas ...
. Following the merger with
Austereo
Austereo was an Australian mass media company based in Melbourne. It was founded in 1980 by Paul Thompson, and operated 16 radio stations in metropolitan and regional Australia under the Today Network and Triple M brands. In 2011, the company' ...
, in 2013 the
Australian Communications & Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Austr ...
deemed that
Southern Cross Austereo
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 ...
's ownership of stations in both the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast markets breached media diversity laws. The stations were sold to EON Broadcasting headed by
Glenn Wheatley
Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter.
Career
Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s he became known national ...
in March 2013, with the station retaining a program supply agreement with Southern Cross Austereo.
In February 2022, the station was sold to Great Southern Land Media Group, owned by some former Southern Cross Austereo executives.
Glenn Wheatley’s Sunshine Coast stations sold to radio veterans
''Music Network'' 15 February 2022
References
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External links
Official site
Contemporary hit radio stations in Australia
Radio stations in Queensland
Radio stations established in 1996
1996 establishments in Australia