hit104.7 (call sign: 2ROC) is a commercial

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station broadcasting in

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, Australia, on a frequency of 104.7

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, and is part of

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. hit104.7 and sister station

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broadcast from Crace in the

History

In 1987,

radio station

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was awarded the licence to operate a supplementary FM service. The station was assigned the call-sign 2ROC and on-air branding FM104 (later changed to FM104.7). It commenced broadcasting on 27 February 1988 on the frequency 104.7

FM. FM104, along with rival KIX106, were the first new commercial FM radio stations to be licensed in Australia in eight years and were the first supplementary FM licences in Australia. In 1988, 2CA and 2ROC were sold to

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. In the mid-1990s, due to AM radio's dwindling audience and the increasing popularity of the music based FM stations Austereo - owner of 104.7 & 2CA and ARN - owner of Mix 106.3 & 2CC, merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations - Canberra FM Pty Ltd. The AM stations were sold off, moved to other premises and are currently owned by

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and

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. In December 2015,

and

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announced that FM104.7 would rebrand to hit104.7 in 2016. On Monday 18 January 2016, hit104.7 launched with a new breakfast show, Ryan &

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, as the station joined the Hit Network. As well as a new name and branding it gives the station even greater access to the network's on-air, online and social content. Since 2018, the hit104.7 breakfast show has been hosted by Ned & Josh.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:hit Canberra Radio stations in Canberra Radio stations established in 1988 Contemporary hit radio stations in Australia Southern Cross Media Group Australian Radio Network