6IX (radio station)

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>6IX was first opened on 27 November 1933 by <a href="/facts/John_Kirwan_(politician)/2nj6bh3K">John Kirwan</a>, the then-President of the <a href="/facts/Western_Australian_Legislative_Council/tbmAtHxV">Western Australian Legislative Council</a>. Operated by W.A. Broadcasters Ltd, the station first broadcast on 1240 <a href="/facts/KHz/6Wshj5qm">kHz</a> <a href="/facts/AM_radio/oS0rn1lg">AM</a>, until 1935 when it moved to 1080 AM.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> In 1970 TVW enterprises bought 6IX and moved it to its studios in <a href="/facts/Tuart_Hill/0cDanTsq">Tuart Hill</a>. In the mid-1980s it moved to 169 <a href="/facts/Hay_Street,_Perth/s7EJ45oC">Hay Street</a>, <a href="/facts/East_Perth/Cj620SDq">East Perth</a> where 6PR and 96FM are today broadcast from. By this stage it was owned by the <a href="/facts/Bell_Group/JTFFpcKr">Bell Group</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>In 1988, 6IX was bought by <a href="/facts/Austereo/6KVBAQnQ">Austereo</a>, with a view to obtaining one of the two AM-FM conversions licences to be made available in Perth. Austereo assigned the station a new callsign, 6GL, and the station was branded on-air as The Eagle 1080 AM. However, Austereo failed to obtain one of the AM-FM conversions on auction and subsequently sold the radio station to regional operator <a href="/facts/RadioWest/wYGwtWyg">RadioWest</a>, who reinstated the original 6IX callsign.
</p><p>In 1996, 6IX was purchased by <a href="/facts/Southern_Cross_Broadcasting/kAm0dR53">Southern Cross Broadcasting</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> In 1998 it was purchased by the <a href="/facts/Capital_Radio_Network/8n083yAU">Capital Radio Network</a> and <a href="/facts/Grant_Broadcasters/woaIbxd3">Grant Broadcasters</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.6ix.com.au/">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"WA History: from Telegram to TV – Part 2 of 5". WA TV History. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015. <a href="http://watvhistory.com/2011/09/wa-history-from-telegram-to-tv-part-2-of-5/" target="_blank">http://watvhistory.com/2011/09/wa-history-from-telegram-to-tv-part-2-of-5/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Bell chief just about Australian Canberra Times 1 May 1986 page 11 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131701325" target="_blank">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131701325</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>SCB chooses new sister station for 3AK Australian Financial Review 5 February 1996 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231013013414/https://www.afr.com/companies/scb-chooses-new-sister-station-for-3ak-19960205-kayww" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20231013013414/https://www.afr.com/companies/scb-chooses-new-sister-station-for-3ak-19960205-kayww</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>History of Grant Broadcasters Here, There & Everywhere 12 November 2021 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231012164624/https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20211112/pdf/452wwrsyq3f13m.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20231012164624/https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20211112/pdf/452wwrsyq3f13m.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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6IX (radio station)