TOTE Sport Radio was a statewide radio network based in
Tasmania
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. It was owned by TOTE Tasmania, the
State Government's betting and gaming agency. The TOTE was sold to Tatts group, and as a result the radio network was integrated into Tatts groups other radio operations.
TOTE Sport Radio broadcasts are largely a relay of
Sport 927 in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, although some
syndicated programming is broadcast on the
Launceston frequency.
TOTE Sport Radio broadcasts live commentary of
thoroughbred
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,
harness and
greyhound racing along with
race form and
betting
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information. Other sports are also covered in breakfast and weekend programming.
Frequencies
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Hobart – 1080 AM
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Launceston – 1008 AM
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Burnie
Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s.
, Burnie had an urban popu ...
– 97.7 FM
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Devonport – 101.3 FM
A
narrowcast
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relay on 87.6 FM is broadcast in the following towns:
Bicheno
Bicheno is a locality and town on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia, 185 km north-east of Hobart on the Tasman Highway, with a population of around 950. It is part of the municipality of Glamorgan-Spring Bay. The town is primarily a fi ...
,
Queenstown,
Rosebery,
Strahan,
St Helens,
St Marys,
Smithton and
Zeehan
Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia south-west of Burnie. It is part of the West Coast Council, along with the seaport Strahan, and neighbouring mining towns of Dundas, Rosebery and Queenstown.
History
The greater ...
.
It is famous for its sports breakfast segment.
See also
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List of radio stations in Australia
References
External links
Tote Tasmania Group
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Radio stations in Hobart
Radio stations in Tasmania
Sports radio stations in Australia