7HO FM

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7HO FM (call sign: 7HHO) is one of 3 commercial radio stations in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It commenced broadcasting on 13 August 1930, as the first commercial radio station in its city.^[1]

The station's initial frequency was 890 kHz AM, in 1935 moving to 860 kHz, then in 1978 to 864 kHz.^[2]

On 1 November 1990, 7HO converted to the FM band - 101.7 MHz. The official call-sign was changed to 7HHO but the station identified on-air as "Mix 101 HOFM". It then rebranded as "HOFM", and on November 5, 2007, it re-added the "7" to its branding, changing its on-air name to "7HO FM".

7HO FM is owned by Grant Broadcasters and has local programming and news. The music format is adult contemporary music.

The Hobart Jingle

7HO is famous in London for being mentioned on an advertising jingle for Hobart. Originally played for amusement on Capital Radio during the morning by Chris Tarrant, the jingle quickly became a running gag. This culminated in Chris Tarrant doing a tour of Australia, finishing with broadcasting his morning show to Londoners from the studios of 7HO in Hobart on the last day of his tour.^{[citation needed]}

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References

^ "7HO Opened". The Mercury. 14 August 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ "New Wave Lengths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

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External links

7HO FM Home Page

v t e Radio stations in Hobart, Tasmania

AM Stations	ABC Radio National 585 ABC NewsRadio 747 7RPH 864 936 ABC Hobart TOTE Sport Radio 1080 Rete Italia 1611 NTC Radio Australia 1620

FM Stations	Triple J 92.9 ABC Classic FM 93.9 Hobart FM 96.1 Edge Radio 99.3 Sea FM 100.9 7HO FM 101.7 SBS Radio 105.7 Ultra106five (106.5) Heart 107.3

Australia Radio Markets Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Hobart Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney See also List of radio stations in Australia

v t e Grant Broadcasters

AM	2NM 981 Muswellbrook 2ST 999 Nowra 2EC 765 Bega 5MU 1125 Murray Bridge 7AD 900 Devonport 7BU 558 Burnie 7SD 540 Scottsdale 6IX 1080 Perth¹ 2GN 1368 Goulburn¹ 3EL 1071 Maryborough 3ML 1467 Mildura 2CA 1053 Canberra¹ 2CC 1206 Canberra¹ 3CW 1341 Geelong²

FM	Hot 100 Darwin K-Rock 95.5FM Geelong Eagle FM 93.5 Goulburn¹ 7HO 101.7FM Hobart Mix FM 104.9 Darwin River 94.9 Ipswich Bay FM 93.9 Geelong Wave FM 96.5FM Wollongong 89.3 LAFM Launceston 3BA 102.3 Ballarat 7XS 92.1FM Queenstown 90.1 Chilli FM Launceston

Power FM	98.1FM Upper Hunter 94.9FM Nowra 102.5FM Bega 103.1FM Ballarat 98.7FM Murray Bridge

Sea FM	99.7 Scottsdale 101.7 Burnie 107.7 Devonport

Networks	Hot Country/Top Country Radio Power FM Network Sea FM Northern Tasmania

See also	List of radio stations in Australia

¹Owned as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Capital Radio Network ²Leased to other operators

Coordinates: 42°52′31″S 147°19′02″E / 42.8752°S 147.3173°E / -42.8752; 147.3173

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