hit106.9 (call sign: 2XXX) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in

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, Australia, on a frequency of 106.9

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, and is part of

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is a sister station sharing the same building.

History

hit106.9's history can be traced back to

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radio station 2SI, owned by Alex Mather (VK2JZ) and the Singleton Argus newspaper which never went to air. The licence was obtained by Hunter River Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. and changed to 2HR. The station launched on 30 August 1937. Shareholders included the ''Singleton Argus'' and the Robinson Family. Three years later, the station was moved to

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, with transmitter at Lochinvar. In those days, 2HR operated on 680 kHz with 300 watts of power, and was affiliated with the Macquarie Broadcasting Network. Programs were originated locally between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, before taking the Macquarie feed at 6:30 pm. In the 1950s, 2HR was relocated to Newcastle, with its transmitter located in Bolwarra. Station manager Ken Robinson was a former Army officer, and his identification number had the letters NX. Therefore, the station was given the callsign 2NX, and a new frequency at 1360 kHz . In 1971, 2NX's owners Hunter Broadcasters were purchased by the

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, owned by the

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. 2NX programming still was relayed to 2NM overnight during this time, and was identified as ''2NXNM''. In the early 1990s, the Catholic Church got out of broadcasting, and sold 2NX to Radio Newcastle, which was later taken over by Austereo, and then sold a 50% stake to RG Capital Radio Network (which was taken over by Macquarie Bank). 2NX was granted a license to convert to FM in the '90s and moved to 106.9 MHz, branding itself originally as X107, before changing to ''NXFM''. In April 2011 Southern Cross Media bought out Austereo for more than 700 million giving Southern Cross Media full ownership of NX FM. On 15 December 2016, NXFM became known as hit106.9 in

's mass re-branding of its regional radio network. Hit 106.9 are a sponsor of local A-League team the

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Current On-Air Schedule

Weekdays: * Nick, Jess & Ducko 6:00am to 9:00am * Seany B 9:00am to 1:00pm * Pez 1:00pm to 3:00pm *

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3:00pm to 6:00pm *

Hughesy, Ed & Erin ''Hughesy, Ed and Erin'' is an Australian breakfast radio show on 2Day FM. The show is hosted by Dave Hughes, Ed Kavalee and Erin Molan. A one-hour highlights package airs nationally at 6pm across the Hit Network. The show commenced on Monday ...

6:00pm to 7:00pm * Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield 7:00pm to 9:00pm * Jimmy & Nath 9:00pm to 11:00pm Saturdays: * Up Early with Jimmy & Nath 7:00am to 9:00am * Various Announcers 9:00am to 7:00pm * Saturday Night Party Playlist 7:00pm to 12:00am Sundays: * Up Early with Jimmy & Nath 7:00am to 9:00am * Various Announcers 9:00am to 7:00pm * Australian Music 7:00pm to 12:00am File: NXFM logo.png NXFMs logo 2005–2016

References

External links

NXFM
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