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Radiowest

Broadcast area	Southern Third of Western Australia
Slogan	The Widest Variety of Music
Frequency	Various
First air date	Early 90s
Format	Adult Contemporary
Owner	Southern Cross Media
Website	http://www.radiowest.com.au

Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio. Most programming is local to each market with some network input from the RadioWest Network studios in Bunbury or Gold FM on the Gold Coast. Some stations were part of the Golden West Network in the mid to late 1980s.

Stations

• 6TZ 963 kHz Bunbury commenced 1939
• 6CI 1134 kHz Collie commenced 1947
• 6TZ 756 kHz Busselton commenced 1995
• 6BY 900 kHz Bridgetown commenced 1953
• 6VA 783 kHz Albany commenced 1956
• 6WB 1071 kHz Katanning commenced 1936
• 6NA 918 kHz Narrogin commenced 1951
• 6AM 864 kHz Northam commenced 1934
• 6MD 1098 kHz Merredin commenced 1941
• 6KG 981 kHz Kalgoorlie commenced 1931
• 6SE 747 kHz Esperance commenced 1982

Programming

Weekday lineup

• 5.30-9am - Wake Up
• 9-10am - Rural Focus (Except Bunbury and Kalgoorlie)
• 9-10am - Southwest Spotlight (Bunbury Only)
• 9-10am - Goldfields Today (Kalgoorlie Only)
• 10am-4pm - Weekdays
• 4-7pm - The Dan & Ken Show
• 7-8pm - School Of Rock
• 8pm-12am - Talking Back The Night with Christian Argenti

Saturday lineup

• 7-9am - The Locker Room with Daniel Leach & Glenn Wilson
• 9am-12pm - Weekend Wake Up
• 12-4pm - Classic Hits
• 4-10pm - PartyMix

Sunday lineup

• 8am-12pm - Weekend Wake Up
• 12-4pm - Classic Hits
• 4-8pm - The Barbie
• 8pm-12am - Talking Back The Night with Christian Argenti

Competitors

Whilst Radiowest is the incumbent broadcaster along with sister station Hot FM in most smaller towns, Radiowest also has some competitors in larger centres playing a similar music format. This is seen as attractive to clients wanting advertise on both competing stations, usually with the same commercial being produced by one of the stations to avoid duplication.

• Albany- Gold MX
• Bunbury- Spirit 621

Past Announcers

• Kevin Bloody Wilson (6KG Kalgoorlie) - Comedian
• Darcy O'Bree (6KG Kalgoorlie, 6SE Esperance) - University of Hull, UK
• John Willcocks (6SE Esperance, 6VA Albany)
• Mark Girdwood (6SE Esperance) - Mark G Media
• Victoria Brown (6SE Esperance) - Poet, writer, farmer
• Noel Brunning (6TZ Bunbury) - GWN News Presenter
• Matt East (6AM Northam, 6KG Kalgoorlie) - Al Jazeera English, based in Qatar
• Justin Thomson (6SE Esperance)- Spirit Network
• Richie Howlett (6BY Bridgetown, 6TZ Bunbury) - Small Businessman
• Luke Winter (6TZ Bunbury)- Spirit Geraldton
• Des Shaw (6TZ Bunbury)
• Pete Brown (6TZ Bunbury)- 666 Carnarvon
• Rod Maldon (6TZ Bunbury/6BY Bridgetown)- Triple M Sydney
• Darren de Mello (6TZ Bunbury)- 96FM Perth/Spirit Network
• Dave Kennedy (6KG Kalgoorlie)- Deceased
• Darren Moss (6KG Kalgoorlie, 6TZ Bunbury, GWN) - IT Engineer
• James O'Brien (6VA Albany, 6TZ Bunbury, Hot FM Network)- Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team - Marketing Team (VIP Commentator/Presenter)
• Warren Mead (6VA Albany)- Gold MX Albany
• Chris Ilsley (6VA Albany, 6NA Narrogin, 6WB Katanning, 6AM Northam, 6TZ Bunbury) 6PR Perth
• Daniel Smith (6VA Albany) - Retired from media
• James Clothier (6SE Esperance, 6TZ Bunbury) - Mining industry
• Ashley "Dillo" Dillon (6TZ Bunbury)- Now on Spirit 621 Southwest
• Ashley Brokenshire (6WB Katanning)
• Chelsea Gellard (6WB Katanning)
• Tim Lees (6NA Narrogin)
• Brendan Weselman (6MD Merredin, 6TZ Bunbury)
• Bryan French (6MD Merredin, 6AM Northam)
• Danni Astbury nee McCallum (Access All Areas/Wheatbelt Focus - Wheatbelt Network)
• Dave Eckhart (6SE Esperance, 6MD Merredin, 6NA Narrogin, 6WB Katanning)
• Jess Symons (6WB Katanning)
• Olivia Garnett (6WB Katanning)
• Christie McCabe (6MD Merredin)
• Gavin Crossley (6KG Kalgoorlie)- Max Fm, Taree
• Paul Rands (6TZ Bunbury) - now working for Grant Broadcasters on the east coast
• Wayne Taylor (6TZ Bunbury)
• Jamie (JT) Little (6VA Albany)
• Kym Ferguson Cartright (6TZ Bunbury) - now freelancing between several stations in Brisbane
• Jarred O'Brien (6TZ Bunbury)
• Chris (Parso) Parsons (6NA Narrogin, 6WB Katanning, 6MD Merredin, 6AM Northam, 6TZ Bunbury)
• Mic Brooke (6AM Northam)

Current Announcers

• Cliff Reeve (6TZ Bunbury) - Wake Up
• Naomi Pearce (6TZ Bunbury) - Wake Up
• Simon Healy (6TZ Bunbury) - Southwest Spotlight
• Chris Holland - Workdays
• Doug "Dougie" Terry (6VA Albany) - Wake Up
• Glenn Wilson (6KG Kalgoorlie) - Wake Up/Goldfields Today/The Locker Room
• Amin "Nimsy" Azoor (6SE Esperance) - Wake Up
• Vin Dawes - Rural Focus
• Geire Kami - Workdays & Wheatbelt Focus
• Daniel Leach - The Locker Room & Sports Updates
• Jessica "Jess" Strauss (Great Southern) - Wake Up
• Jake Cole (Merredin & Central Wheatbelt) - Wake Up