Move FM (ACMA callsign: 2ICE) is an Australian
FM radio
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station serving the
Lithgow region in the Central Tablelands of
New South Wales
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. It was opened in 1996 as KISS 95.3.
History
In 1996
Midwest Radio Network
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sought and was granted a licence to establish an
FM radio
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station to complement
2LT. The company was granted a licence to broadcast on 95.3
MHz
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and began operating as KISS 95.3. Later a frequency conflict with a
Sydney
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station led to a change to 107.9 MHz and a name change. Finally in 2011 the station was renamed to MoveFM.
On 15 April 2004 Move FM's former frequency was auctioned for $106 million by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. In exchange the Tribunal awarded Midwest two licences for additional FM frequencies and areas, allowing it and sister station
2LT to extend coverage by operating
repeater stations in the
Blue Mountains.
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, Australian Communications and Media Authority
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, retrieved 19 Mar 2013. Various technical issues have delayed the activation of the translators, which are not expected to be fully operational until 2021.
Programming
Weekdays
* ''The Morning Move'' (Weekdays, 06:00-09:00)
* ''The Move Music Marathon'' (Weekdays, 09:00-10:47)
* ''Kimbo's Big Lunch by request!'' (Weekdays, 12:00-13:00)
* ''Move Arvos'' with Kimbo (Weekdays, 13:00-16:00)
* ''Carrie & Tommy
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History
In January 2017, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Carrie Bickmore and ...
'' (Weekdays, 15:00-18:00)
Weekends
* ''Weekend Breakfast'' (Weekends, 06:00-10:00)
* ''Saturdays'' with Kimbo (Saturdays, 10:00-14:00)
* ''Sundays'' with Kimbo (Sundays, 10:00-14:00)
References
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Radio stations in New South Wales
Radio stations established in 1996
Contemporary hit radio stations in Australia
1996 establishments in Australia