90.1 Chilli FM
Chilli 90.1fm (callsign: 7EXX) is an Australian radio station in Tasmania. Owned and operated by Grant Broadcasters, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format to Launceston and surrounding areas. First broadcast in 1938 as 7EX,[1] the station currently broadcasts from studios in York Street, alongside sister station 89.3 LAFM. Chilli90.1fm also has a Scottsdale version called ”Chilli99.7FM“ which has repeat frequencies of 99.7mHz in Scottsdale and the North-East of Tasmania and 94.5mHz in Weldborough and St Helens, Tasmania.
| City | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Launceston RA1 |
| Frequency | 90.1 MHz FM |
| Slogan | Home of the Hottest Hits |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grant Broadcasters (Bass Radio Pty Limited) |
| 89.3 LAFM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1938 (as 7EX) |
Former call signs | 7EX (1938–2011) |
Former frequencies | 1008 kHz AM (1978–2011) 1010 kHz AM (1938–1978) |
Call sign meaning | 7 - Tasmania Homage to final AM callsign 7EX (The EXaminer) |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | |
| Translator(s) | 101.1 FM Launceston CBD |
| Links | |
| Website | Chilli 90.1fm |
History
Set up in 1938 by The Examiner newspaper to rival 7LA, both it and 7EX shared a fierce rivalry, splitting the city's audience through to much of the 1980s. Eventually, the station changed hands numerous times, before forming the TOTE Sports Radio horse racing radio network.
In 2002, television station ABNT-3 vacated VHF channel 3, opening up space for further FM radio services in Launceston. In 2005, it was announced that 7EX, along with 7LA and ABC Northern Tasmania were to move to the FM band - 7LA on 89.3, 7EX on 90.1 and ABC Northern Tasmania on 91.7.[2] In 2010, Grant Broadcasters purchased the 7EX licence from TOTE Sports Radio[3] - who in turn purchased a narrowcast licence on 7EX's old AM frequency - before relaunching in 2011 as contemporary hit radio-formatted Chilli 90.1fm.[4]
Today, the station networks the majority of its programming to Scottsdale-based Chilli 99.7.
On Air
Weekdays:
- Breakfast 6am-10am Dan Taylor And Marie Burt
- Mornings 10am-12pm TBA
- Workdays 12pm-4pm Matthew Garwood
- Drive 4pm-5pm Fitzy & Wippa
- Drive 5pm-7pm Kate, Tim And Marty
- The Campus 7pm-10pm
- Oz Made 10pm-12pm
References
- "About Us". The Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "Launceston stations are going FM". Radioinfo.com.au. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "Grant Broadcasters buys TasRadio's old frequency in Launceston". Radioinfo.com.au. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "Hot new station launches in Launceston". Radioinfo.com.au. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2015.