7XS is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

based in

Queenstown, Tasmania Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania, Australia. It is in a valley on the western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range. At the , Queenstown had a population of 1,808 people. History Queenstown's his ...

, Australia, broadcasting on the FM radio band on a frequency of 92.1 MHz Queenstown, 105.1 MHz Strahan and 107.1 Rosebery on the west-coast of Tasmania. It was opened on 29 May 1937 as with the callsign 7QT. It was changed to 7XS on 1 October 1986 In November 2021, 7XS, along with other stations owned by

Grant Broadcasters Grant Broadcasters is an Australian regional radio network. Founded in 1942, by 2019 it owned 53 radio stations. In 2022 it sold 46 to Here, There & Everywhere retaining shareholdings in seven in Canberra, Geelong, Goulburn and Perth. History ...

, were acquired by the

Australian Radio Network ARN is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia. It includes the Pure Gold, KIIS Network, CADA, ARN Regional and iHeartRadio brands. The company operates the ARN News service in Australia, which uses international correspondents ...

. This deal allows Grant's stations, including 7XS, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on January 4, 2022.ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business
''AdNews Australia'' 4 January 2022

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* Radio stations in Tasmania Radio stations established in 1937 Adult contemporary radio stations in Australia Australian Radio Network {{Australia-radio-station-stub

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