Star 106.3 (ACMA callsign: 4RGT) is a commercial
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FM radio station based in
Townsville, Queensland
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owned by
ARN.
History
Star 106.3 was established as Mix FM in 1999 by
RG Capital
RG Capital Radio in the radio industry was an Australian radio company, formed in 1995 by Reg Grundy with the acquisition of 90.9 Sea FM. Between 1996 and 2000, the group grew to 28 stations across regional centres, and was subsequently floated ...
, headed by Reg Grundy. In 2003, the station was sold alongside sister station Sea FM (now
Zinc 100.7) to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks. However, Macquarie was forced to sell two stations to ensure diversity in the market, and in 2005 Mix FM and Sea FM were sold to
Prime Media Group
Prime Media Group Limited (formerly Prime Television Limited) was an Australian-based media corporation that formerly owned regional television network Prime7 in eastern Australia and GWN7 in regional Western Australia. It also owned ishop TV ...
. In 2007, Mix FM was rebranded as 106.3, later rebranded as ''106.3FM'' in 2009.
In 2013,
Prime Media Group
Prime Media Group Limited (formerly Prime Television Limited) was an Australian-based media corporation that formerly owned regional television network Prime7 in eastern Australia and GWN7 in regional Western Australia. It also owned ishop TV ...
sold its radio division to
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
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. In May 2016, the station rebranded as ''Star 106.3'', bringing it in line with sister stations in
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and
Cairns.
In November 2021, Star 106.3, 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. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including Star 106.3, 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 It is expected Star 106.3 will integrate with ARN's KIIS Network
The KIIS Network is an Australian commercial radio stations owned and operated by the ARN. Formerly branded as the Mix Network, the network was rebranded as the KIIS Network in 2015 following the relaunch of KIIS 101.1 Melbourne. The KIIS Ne ...
, but will retain its current name according to the press release from ARN.
See also
*Media in Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, with four commercial radio stations, four narrowcast radio stations, three community radio stations, five Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio stations, three co ...
External links
Star 1063 Website
*https://www.facebook.com/star1063tsv
References
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