91.3 SportFM

91.3 SportFM (ACMA callsign: 6WSM) is an Australian sport-formatted community radio station in Western Australia. Established in 2003, the station broadcasts in the Perth metropolitan area and to the City of Fremantle, Cockburn, and Melville areas,[2] from studios in Hamilton Hill alongside Radio Fremantle.

91.3 SportFM
CityHamilton Hill, Western Australia
Broadcast areaPerth
Fremantle RA1[1] (Fremantle, Cockburn, and Melville areas)
Frequency91.3 MHz FM
Branding91.3 SportFM
SloganPerth's Voice for the Sports Community
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
Ownership
Owner91.3 SportFM
(Western Sports Media Inc.)
History
First air date
2 February 2010
Former frequencies
101.7 MHz FM (2008, test broadcasts)
90.5 MHz FM (2003–2008, test broadcasts)
Call sign meaning
6 – Western Australia
Western Sports Media Inc.
Technical information
ClassCommunity radio
Transmitter coordinates
32.087262°S 115.778896°E / -32.087262; 115.778896
Links
Webcast32kbps Flash webstream
Website91.3 SportFM

History

The station first began test broadcasts in 2003, under a Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence timeshared with Capital Radio, now Capital 101.7FM.[2] Following the allocation of the 90.5FM frequency to Capital, and another licence to Noongar Radio on 100.9FM, the station ceased transmission.

Following further test transmissions on 101.7 FM, the station secured a full-time community licence for the Fremantle RA1 area, also served by Radio Fremantle. The station launched at 12:00 am on 2 February 2010.[2]

Licence breaches

As a temporary broadcaster, the Australian Communications and Media Authority found it breached the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 by "broadcasting advertisements" and by "exceeding the hourly sponsorship limit of five minutes" in a broadcast of The Run Home sourced from 1116 SEN. The programme is no longer carried on the station.[3]

Programming

Station schedule includes regular coverage of the West Australian Football League, National Rugby League, Sheffield Shield Cricket and A-League Football combined with a diverse range of daily Sports Talk programs, and hourly news updates sourced from Southern Cross Austereo on weekdays between 6am and 6pm.

References

  1. "FREMANTLE RA1" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. "About". 91.3 SportFM. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "SportFM breaches licence conditions". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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