96fm (call-sign: 6NOW) is a radio station broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia. Image File history File links Logo_96fm. ... Perth is the state capital and most populous city of Western Australia. ... Emblems: Fauna-Black Swan Flora-Kangaroo Paw Capital = Perth Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital {{{Capital}}} Government Governor Premier Const. ...

96FM began broadcasting on 96.1 MHz on August 8, 1980 as Perth's first commercial FM radio station. The first record played at the 4pm launch was Steely Dan's "FM (No Static at all)" with Gordon O'Byrne the first live "jock" to air. A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length...

96FM was the sole commercial FM station in Perth for the next decade - until such time as 6PM and 6KY successfully bid for the right to convert from the AM band to FM in the early 1990s. 92. ... Mix 94. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

By 1985, 96FM had reached #1 in the Perth radio ratings for the first time although 990 6PM on the AM band continued to be a strong number 2 for the remainder of the decade until 6PM converted to FM in 1990 as 92.9. This article is about the year. ... Rating is a means of classifying things in different categories. ... This article is about the year. ... 92. ...

In 1993, Village Roadshow, owners of the Triple M network in the eastern states, bought out 96FM and renamed the station Triple M, though with quite a different music format to that of its eastern counterparts. The revamped station failed to make a major impact up against its FM rivals. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Village Roadshow is an Australian media company with interests in cinema, theme parks, film production and distribution. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ...

By the end of the decade, Village Roadshow had merged its radio operations with the Austereo network and found itself owning three radio stations (Triple M, PMFM and KYFM) in Perth - one more than legally allowed. Austereo decided to sell Triple M to Southern Cross Broadcasting which also owned AM radio station 6PR. Austereo is a national commercial radio network in Australia. ... 92. ... Mix 94. ... Southern Cross Broadcasting is a diversified Australian media company. ... 6PR, known as 882 6PR, commenced broadcasting on October 14, 1931. ...

Southern Cross returned the station back to its original 96FM branding, with a new logo.

96FM recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Current Lineup

Breakfast - Tony, Fitzi and Andrea

Mornings - Steve Fitton

Afternoons - Darren de Mello

Drive - Gavin Miller

Evenings - Wayne McClean

Weekends - Daniel Gunn and Mark Pascoe