List of radio station callsigns in Western Australia
The following is a list of Australian radio station callsigns beginning[1] with the number 6, indicating radio stations in the state of Western Australia.
Callsign | Area served | Frequency | Band | On-air ID | Purpose | Site |
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6AAY | Albany | 095.3 | FM | Hit FM | Commercial | [1] |
6ABCCT | Western Australia | various | FM | ABC Country | National | [2] |
6ABCFM | Western Australia | various | FM | ABC Classic FM | National | [3] |
6ABCGS | Western Australia | various | FM | ABC Grandstand | National | [4] |
6ABCRN | Western Australia | various | FM | ABC Radio National | National | [5] |
6ABCRR | Western Australia | various | FM | ABC Local Radio | National | [6] |
6ACR | Remote Aboriginal communities | various | FM | National Indigenous Radio Service | Community | [7] |
6AL | Albany | 0630 | AM | ABC Great Southern | National | [8] |
6AM | Northam | 0864 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [9] |
6AUG | Augusta | 097.1 | FM | 2oceansFM | Community | [10] |
6BAY | Geraldton | 098.1 | FM | Spirit | Commercial | [11] |
6BE | Broome | 0675 | AM | ABC Kimberley | National | [12] |
6BET | Bridgetown | 100.5 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [13] |
6BR | Bridgetown | 1044 | AM | ABC South West | National | [14] |
6BS | Busselton/Bunbury | 0684 | AM | ABC South West | National | [15] |
6BUN | Bunbury | 095.7 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [16] |
6BY | Bridgetown | 0900 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [17] |
6CA | Carnarvon | 0846 | AM | ABC North West | National | [18] |
6CAR | Carnarvon | 099.7 | FM | Hot Hits 99.7 | Commercial | [19] |
6CCR | Fremantle | 107.9 | FM | Radio Fremantle | Community | [20] |
6CI | Collie | 1134 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [21] |
6CKI | Cocos Islands | 096 | FM | 6CKI | Community | |
6CRA | Albany | 100.9 | FM | 4ufm | Community | [22] |
6CST | Mandurah | 097.3 | FM | Coast FM | Commercial | [23] |
6DB | Derby | 0873 | AM | ABC Kimberley | National | [24] |
6DBY | Derby | 097.9 | FM | 6DBY | Community | |
6DL | Dalwallinu | 0531 | AM | ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt | National | [25] |
6EBA | Perth | 095.3 | FM | 6EBA | Community | [26] |
6ED | Esperance | 0837 | AM | ABC Esperance | National | [27] |
6EL | Bunbury | 0621 | AM | Spirit | Commercial | [28] |
6ESP | Esperance | 103.9 | FM | Hope FM | Community | |
6FMS | Remote Commercial Radio Service Western Zone | various | FM | Red FM | Commercial | [29] |
6FX | Fitzroy Crossing | 0936 | AM | 6FX | Community | |
6GF | Kalgoorlie | 0648 | AM | ABC Goldfields | National | [30] |
6GGG | Geraldton | 096.5 | FM | Red FM | Commercial | [31] |
6GME | Broome | 099.7 | FM | Radio Goolarri | Community | [32] |
6GN | Geraldton | 0828 | AM | ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt | National | [33] |
6HED | Port Hedland | 091.7 | FM | Red FM | Commercial | [34] |
6HFM | Armadale | 107.3 | FM | HFM | Community | [35] |
6IX | Perth | 1080 | AM | 6iX | Commercial | [36] |
6JJJ | Western Australia | various | FM | Triple J | National | [37] |
6KA | Karratha | 102.5 | FM | Spirit | Commercial | [38] |
6KAN | Katanning | 094.9 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [39] |
6KAR | Kalgoorlie | 097.9 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [40] |
6KCR | Kalamunda | 102.5 | FM | KCR | Community | [41] |
6KG | Kalgoorlie | 0981 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [42] |
6KP | Karratha | 0702 | AM | ABC North West | National | [43] |
6KW | Kununurra | 0819 | AM | ABC Kimberley | National | [44] |
6LN | Carnarvon | 0666 | AM | Classic Hits 666 | Commercial | [45] |
6MD | Merredin | 1098 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [46] |
6MER | Merredin | 105.1 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [47] |
6MIX | Perth | 094.5 | FM | Mix 94.5 | Commercial | [48] |
6MJ | Manjimup | 0738 | AM | ABC South West | National | [49] |
6MKA | Meekatharra | 098.3 | FM | Meeka FM | Community | |
6MM | Mandurah | 1116 | AM | 6MM | Commercial | [50] |
6MN | Newman | 0567 | AM | ABC North West | National | [51] |
6NA | Narrogin | 0918 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [52] |
6NAM | Northam | 096.5 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [53] |
6NAN | Narrogin | 100.5 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [54] |
6NEW | Newman | 092.9 | FM | 6NEW | Community | |
6NM | Northam | 1215 | AM | ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt | National | [55] |
6NME | Perth | 100.9 | FM | Noongar Radio | Community | [56] |
6NOW | Perth | 096.1 | FM | 96FM | Commercial | [57] |
6NR | Perth | 100.1 | FM | Curtin Radio | Community | [58] |
6NW | Port Hedland | 94.1 | FM | Spirit | Commercial | [59] |
6PAC | Kalgoorlie | 096.3 | FM | Tjuma 96.3 | Community | [60] |
6PB | Western Australia | various | AM | ABC NewsRadio | National | [61] |
6PER | Perth | 093.7 | FM | Nova 93.7 | Commercial | [62] |
6PH | Port Hedland | 0603 | AM | ABC North West | National | [63] |
6PN | Pannawonica | 0567 | AM | ABC North West | National | [64] |
6PNN | Western Australia | various | FM | ABC NewsRadio | National | [65] |
6PPM | Perth | 092.9 | FM | hit92.9 | Commercial | [66] |
6PR | Perth | 0882 | AM | 6PR | Commercial | [67] |
6PRK | Halls Creek | 098.1 | FM | 6PRK | Community | [68] |
6PU | Paraburdoo | 0567 | AM | ABC North West | National | [69] |
6RCI | Christmas Island | 105.3 & 102.1 | FM | 6RCI | Community | |
6RED | Karratha | 106.5 | FM | Red FM | Commercial | [70] |
6RN | Western Australia | various | AM | ABC Radio National | National | [71] |
6RTR | Perth | 092.1 | FM | RTR FM | Community | [72] |
6SAT | Remote Commercial Radio Service Western Zone | various | FM | Spirit | Commercial | [73] |
6SBSCH | Western Australia | various | FM | SBS Chill | National | [74] |
6SBSFM | Western Australia | various | FM | SBS Radio | National | [75] |
6SE | Esperance | 0747 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [76] |
6SEA | Esperance | 102.3 | FM | Hot FM | Commercial | [77] |
6SEN | Perth | 101.7 | FM | Capital Community Radio | Community | [78] |
6SON | Perth | 098.5 | FM | Sonshine FM | Community | [79] |
6TCR | Wanneroo | 089.7 | FM | 89.7 FM | Community | [80] |
6TP | Tom Price | 0567 | AM | ABC North West | National | [81] |
6TZ | Bunbury | 0963 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [82] |
6VA | Albany | 0783 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [83] |
6WA | Wagin | 0558 | AM | ABC Great Southern | National | [84] |
6WB | Katanning | 1071 | AM | Radio West | Commercial | [85] |
6WF | Perth | 0720 | AM | ABC Perth | National | [86] |
6WH | Wyndham | 1017 | AM | ABC Kimberley | National | [87] |
6WR | Kununurra | 0693 | AM | 6WR | Community | [88] |
6WSM | Fremantle | 091.3 | FM | Sport FM | Community | [89] |
6XM | Exmouth | 1188 | AM | ABC North West | National | [90] |
6YCR | York | 101.3 | FM | Voice of the Avon | Community |
Defunct Callsigns
Callsign | Area served | Frequency | Band | Fate | Freq currently | Purpose |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6AR | Perth | 1170 | AM | Moved to FM in 2003, retained call | silent | Community |
6AR | Perth | 100.9 | FM | Shut down in 2007 | 6NME | Community |
6BY | Bunbury | 980 | AM | Shut down in 1935 | Commercial | |
6GE | Geraldton | 1008 | AM | Moved to FM in 1991 as 6GGG | Commercial | |
6GL | Perth | 1080 | AM | Callsign of 6IX between 1988 and 1991 | 6IX | Commercial |
6JKY | Perth | 094.5 | FM | Changed call to 6MIX in 1998 | 6MIX | Commercial |
6KY | Perth | 1206 | AM | Moved to FM in 1991 as 6JKY | 6TAB (HPON) | Commercial |
6ML | Perth | 1130 | AM | Merged into 6IX in 1943 | Commercial | |
6NR | Perth | 0927 | AM | Moved to FM in 2002, retained call | silent | Community |
6PCR | Fremantle | 091.3 | FM | Shut down in 2008 | 6WSM | Community |
6PM | Perth | 0990 | AM | Moved to FM in 1991 as 6PPM | TCBL (Vision Australia Radio) | Commercial |
6RPH | Perth | 0990 | AM | Shut down in 2015 [91] | TCBL (Vision Australia Radio) | Community |
6TTT | Geraldton | 097.3 | FM | Shut down in 2011 | silent | Community |
6UVS | Perth | 092.1 | FM | Changed call to 6RTR in 1991 | 6RTR | Community |
6UWA | Perth | 092.1 | FM | Changed call to 6UVS in 1979 | see 6UVS | Community |
6WN | Perth | 0810 | AM | Changed call to 6RN in 1991 | 6RN | National |
6YMS | Perth | 101.7 | FM | Shut down in 2008 | 6SEN | Community |
Defunct Short Wave callsigns
Callsign | Area served | Frequency | Band | Fate | Freq currently | Purpose |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VLW6 | Remote Western Australia | 06140 | SW | Shut down in the 1980s | silent | National |
VLW9 | Remote Western Australia | 09610 | SW | Shut down in the 1980s | silent | National |
VLW15 | Remote Western Australia | 15425 | SW | Shut down in the 1980s | silent | National |
Notes
- ^ Or in the case of Short Wave Radio - known to have had the signals generated in Western Australia