Red FM was a commercial radio network covering regional
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. Formerly only broadcasting to mine sites, Red FM later covered every town north of
Perth
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and following the re-branding of
WAFM, included the major centres of
Broome,
Port Hedland
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,
Karratha and
Geraldton
Geraldton ( Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth.
At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ...
. Red FM was a part of the Redwave Media Group owned by
Seven West Media and targeted 18 to 39 year-old listeners with a
contemporary hit radio format. Red FM operated under the Australian radio callsigns 6RED, 6HED, 6FMS and 6GGG.
History
Red FM was launched in 1998, initially as a mining radio station providing news and music to the remote mining areas. It later extended its broadcast reach to other remote areas and towns that were previously served by
WAFM. Red FM had the largest geographical service area for a commercial radio network in the Southern Hemisphere. Its target audience was the 4–50 group with a potential listening audience of 185,000 people statewide. Red FM generally broadcast to the same area as its sister, the
Spirit Radio Network
Spirit Radio Network was a commercial radio network covering regional Western Australia. It was part of the Redwave Media Group owned by Seven West Media and broadcast to most towns and regional centers in Western Australia including Bunbury, ...
.
In October 2019, Red FM was included in the sale of Redwave Media to
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 stati ...
. On 16 March 2020, Red FM programming was replaced with that of
Hit Western Australia, with local advertising feeds retained for
Broome,
Geraldton
Geraldton ( Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth.
At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ...
,
Karratha,
Port Hedland
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...
and remote Western Australia.
SCA to rebrand newly acquired Redwave stations as Hit and Triple M
'' Mumbrella'' 10 February 2020
Frequencies
References
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{{Seven West Media
Australian radio networks
Contemporary hit radio stations in Australia
Radio stations established in 1988
Radio stations disestablished in 2020
Radio stations in Western Australia
Seven Network
1988 establishments in Australia
2020 disestablishments in Australia