verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message river 94.9 city ipswich queensland broadcast area ipswich ra1 1 branding river 94.9 slogan the biggest variety of hits frequency 94.9 mhz fm first air date 20 february 1990 1990 02 20 1 format adult contemporary language s english haat 319 m 2 facility id ; former callsigns 4qfm 1990 2001 former frequencies 106.9 mhz fm 1990 2001 owner grant broadcasters star broadcasting network pty ltd website official website river 94.9 callsign 4mix is a commercial radio station that broadcasts to south east queensland . the station opened in february 1990 and was formerly known as star 106.9 which used to operate on the frequency now occupied by nova 106.9 . the station was previously owned by rural press & bundaberg broadcasters forming part of the star broadcasting network . contents 1 history 1.1 as qfm 1.2 as star 106.9 1.3 as river 94.9 2 references 3 external links history edit as qfm edit from launch until 2001 qfm broadcast contemporary hit music format . citation needed as star 106.9 edit in 1997 qfm rebranded as star 106.9 dropping a chr format for a classic hits format . 3 4 prior to the switch to 94.9 star s callsign was changed from 4qfm to 4mix supposedly to block australian radio network station 97.3 fm from using the mix positioner used by its sister stations . 5 as river 94.9 edit in 2001 star fm upgraded their transmitter and moved to 94.9 mhz in order to better broadcast into brisbane avoiding interference of two other very strong signals abc classic fm on 106.1 and triple j on 107.7 . 6 the move to 94.9 eliminated that problem and on the flipside means the station has equal to better reach than the brisbane radio stations towards the west and toowoomba with a large volume of advertisements for companies and stores in those regions . as part of the change the station took on an adult contemporary format . 7 wild nights a dance music format licensed from central station records based on community radio station wild fm was added to the late night programming from the end of january 2001 . 8 despite broadcasting into the brisbane area the station is not officially counted in brisbane ratings surveys despite protests from management . 9 in 2008 river 94.9 was the official broadcaster for south east queensland of the macquarie radio network s olympic radio coverage . it was sold in may of that year to grant broadcasters by owners fairfax media due to diversity rules controlled by australian communications and media authority which prevents more than 2 licences overlapping into a market owned by the same group . 10 11 references edit http www.acma.gov.au webwr assets main lib100052 lic022 commercial radio broadcasting licences.pdf haat estimated from http www.itu.int srtm3 using ehaat . haas lynnette 2000 02 17 . star on the rise . the courier mail h what s on ed . . p. 019 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . star duo happy to stay put . courier mail the brisbane australia 2 first with the news ed . . 1998 02 12 . p. 004 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . debritz brett 2001 07 01 . radio name all mixed up . the sunday mail 2 state main country ed . . p. 041 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . beaven debbie 2001 05 17 . listeners tune in to fm radio star wars . the courier mail 1 first with the news ed . . p. 013 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . white allison 2001 10 18 . what s on . the courier mail h what s on ed . . brisbane australia . p. 019 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . torpy kathryn 2002 02 07 . what s on . the courier mail h what s on ed . . p. 016 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . white allison 2001 12 06 . station bullied out of ratings . the courier mail 1 first with the news ed . . p. 011 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . steffens miriam 2007 12 11 . fairfax abandons 40m sale of regional radio licences . the sydney morning herald first ed . . p. 24 . issn 0312 6315 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . vickary rachel 2008 06 12 . river radio stays in city . ipswich news 1 ed . . p. 003 . retrieved 2015 02 20 . external links edit river 94.9 river 94.9 s official site v t e radio stations in brisbane am and fm stations with an asterisk are also available on digital am stations 612 abc brisbane 4kq 693 abc radio national 792 magic 882 abc newsradio 936 radio tab 1008 rete italia 1053 4bc 1116 switch 1197 4rph 1296 radio brisvaani 1701 fm stations vision fm 87.6 planet radio 88.0 radio tab 89.7 rebel fm 90.5 sbs radio 93.3 river 94.9 96.5 family fm 97.3 fm 4eb 98.1 98.9 fm 99.7 fm bay fm 100.3 101fm 101.1 4zzz 102.1 4mbs 103.7 triple m 104.5 hit 105.3 abc classic fm 106.1 nova 106.9 triple j 107.7 digital only stations abc double j triple j unearthed abc country abc jazz abc grandstand abc extra arn the edge digital mix 80s mix 90s chemist warehouse remix macquarie radio network nts nova entertainment smoothfm brisbane coles radio radio tab 4tab 2 sbs radio sbs chill sbs poparaby sbs popasia sbs popdesi sbs radio 3 sbs radio 4 sca buddha radio kinderling more digital stardust the range triple m classic rock digital community 96five digital zed digital australia radio markets adelaide brisbane canberra darwin gold coast hobart melbourne newcastle perth sydney see also list of radio stations in australia v t e grant broadcasters radio new south wales stations adult contemporary 2ec 765 batemans bay my canberra digital canberra1 96.5 wave fm wollongong classic hits 2ca 1053 canberra1 2gn 1368 goulburn1 2nm 981 muswellbrook 2st 999 nowra 102.9 bowral chr power fm 104.3 batemans bay 102.5 bega new south wales 98.1 muswellbrook 94.9 nowra other eagle fm 93.5 goulburn1 talk radio 2cc 1206 canberra1 country music kix country 88.0 batemans bay 88.0 bega 87.6 bermagui 1215 bowral 97.5 canberra1 87.6 cooma1 87.6 eden 100.7 goulburn1 88.0 jindabyne1 88.0 merimbula 94.5 muswellbrook 88.0 moruya 97.7 narooma 101.1 nowra 87.8 pambula 87.6 tamworth 105.3 wollongong victoria stations adult contemporary 3ba 102.3 ballarat 93.9 bay fm geelong classic hits gold 98.3 bendigo 1071 maryborough chr power fm 103.1 ballarat other 95.5 k rock geelong easy listening easymix 1467 mildura country music kix country 89.3 geelong queensland stations active rock zinc 102.7 cairns 101.9 mackay 100.7 townsville adult contemporary 4cc 927 gladstone 1584 rockhampton river 94.9 ipswich zinc 96.1 sunshine coast 106.3 fm townsville classic hits 4bu 1332 bundaberg 4ca 846 cairns 4mk 1026 mackay 4ro 990 rockhampton chr hitz939 93.9 bundaberg hot 91 91.1 sunshine coast country music kix country 87.6 1770 agnes water 100.7 alpha 97.5 blair athol coal mine 97.1 bundaberg 90.9 dysart 88.0 gladstone 92.3 hervey bay 98.1 inglewood 101.9 njune 88.0 lowood 93.9 mackay 92.3 maryborough 94.1 middlemount 92.7 rockhampton 92.1 saraji coal mine 94.7 surat 89.9 townsville 96.1 yeppoon 89.5 yuleba south australia stations classic hits 5mu 1125 murray bridge 5cc 765 port lincoln 5rm 801 renmark 5cs 1044 roxby downs 5au 1242 port augusta chr power fm 100.3 adelaide hills 98.7 murray bridge 99.7 victor harbor magic fm 105.9 port augusta 89.9 port lincoln 93.1 renmark 100.3 roxby downs country music kix country 90.5 barossa valley 1557 berri 87.6 clare 87.6 port lincoln tasmania stations adult contemporary 7bu 558 burnie 7ad 900 devonport 7ho fm 101.7 hobart 89.3 lafm launceston 7sd 540 scottsdale 7xs 92.1 queenstown chr sea fm 101.7 burnie 107.7 devonport chilli fm 90.1 launceston 99.7 scottsdale other stations perth 6ix 10801 classic hits my perth digital1 adult contemporary kix country1 country music darwin hot 100 100.1 chr mix 104.9 adult contemporary kix country country music classic rock digital classic rock other online new south wales guide to far south coast guide to illawarra guide to hunter guide to shoalhaven & southern highlands victoria guide to geelong guide to central victoria guide to sunraysia other guide to bundaberg region guide to sa 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