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
6AAY	Albany	095.3	FM	Hit Albany	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^[2]	various^[2]	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	Triple M	Commercial	[11]
6BE	Broome	0675	AM	ABC Kimberley	National	[12]
6BET	Bridgetown	100.5	FM	Hit Southwest	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	Hit Southwest	Commercial	[16]
6BY	Bridgetown	0900	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[17]
6CA	Carnarvon	0846	AM	ABC North West	National	[18]
6CAR	Carnarvon	099.7	FM	Hit 99.7 Carnarvon	Commercial	[19]
6CCR	Fremantle	107.9	FM	Radio Fremantle	Community	[20]
6CKI	Cocos Islands	096	FM	6CKI	Community	[21]
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	[25]
6DL	Dalwallinu	0531	AM	ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt	National	[26]
6EBA	Perth	095.3	FM	6EBA	Community	[27]
6ED	Esperance	0837	AM	ABC Esperance	National	[28]
6EL	Bunbury	0621	AM	SEN Spirit	Commercial	[29]
6ESP	Esperance	103.9	FM	Hope FM	Community	[30]
6FMS	Remote Commercial Radio Service Western Zone	various	FM	Hit WA Was RED FM	Commercial	[31]
6FX	Fitzroy Crossing	0936	AM	Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio	Community	[32]
6GF	Kalgoorlie	0648	AM	ABC Goldfields	National	[33]
6GGG	Geraldton	096.5	FM	Hit 96.5	Commercial	[34]
6GME	Broome	099.7	FM	Radio Goolarri	Community	[35]
6GN	Geraldton	0828	AM	ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt	National	[36]
6HCR	Port Hedland	101.3	FM	101.3 FM	Community	[37]
6HED	Port Hedland	091.7	FM	Hit 91.7 Port Headland	Commercial	[38]
6HFM	Armadale	107.3	FM	HFM	Community	[39]
6HRV	Harvey	096.5	FM	96.5 FM	Community	[40]
6IX	Perth	1080	AM	6iX	Commercial	[41]
6JJJ	Western Australia	various	FM	Triple J	National	[42]
6KA	Karratha	102.5	FM	Triple M	Commercial	[43]
6KAN	Katanning	094.9	FM	Hit Great Southern	Commercial	[44]
6KAR	Kalgoorlie	097.9	FM	Hit Goldfields	Commercial	[45]
6KCR	Kalamunda	102.5	FM	KCR	Community	[46]
6KG	Kalgoorlie	0981	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[47]
6KP	Karratha	0702	AM	ABC North West	National	[48]
6KW	Kununurra	0819	AM	ABC Kimberley	National	[49]
6LN	Carnarvon	0666	AM	Classic Hits 666	Commercial	[50]
6MD	Merredin	1098	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[51]
6MER	Merredin	105.1	FM	Hit Wheatbelt	Commercial	[52]
6MIX	Perth	094.5	FM	Mix 94.5	Commercial	[53]
6MJ	Manjimup	0738	AM	ABC South West	National	[54]
6MKA	Meekatharra	098.3	FM	Meeka FM	Community	[55]
6MM	Mandurah	91.7	FM	91.7 The Wave	Commercial	[56]
6MMM	Perth	092.9	FM	Triple M	Commercial	[57]
6MN	Newman	0567	AM	ABC North West	National	[58]
6NA	Narrogin	0918	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[59]
6NAM	Northam	096.5	FM	Hit Wheatbelt	Commercial	[60]
6NAN	Narrogin	100.5	FM	Hit Great Southern	Commercial	[61]
6NEW	Newman	092.9	FM	6NEW	Community	[62]
6NM	Northam	1215	AM	ABC Mid West and Wheatbelt	National	[63]
6NME	Perth	100.9	FM	Noongar Radio	Community	[64]
6NOW	Perth	096.1	FM	96FM	Commercial	[65]
6NR	Perth	100.1	FM	Curtin Radio	Community	[66]
6NW	Port Hedland	94.1	FM	Triple M	Commercial	[67]
6PAC	Kalgoorlie	096.3	FM	Tjuma 96.3	Community	[68]
6PB	Western Australia	various	AM	ABC NewsRadio	National	[69]
6PER	Perth	093.7	FM	Nova 93.7	Commercial	[70]
6PH	Port Hedland	0603	AM	ABC North West	National	[71]
6PN	Pannawonica	0567	AM	ABC North West	National	[72]
6PNN	Western Australia	various	FM	ABC NewsRadio	National	[73]
6PR	Perth	0882	AM	6PR	Commercial	[74]
6PRK	Halls Creek	098.1	FM	6PRK	Community	[75]
6PU	Paraburdoo	0567	AM	ABC North West	National	[76]
6RCI	Christmas Island	105.3 & 102.1	FM	6RCI	Community	[77]
6RED	Karratha	106.5	FM	hit Karratha	Commercial	[78]
6RN	Western Australia	various	AM	ABC Radio National	National	[79]
6RTR	Perth	092.1	FM	RTR FM	Community	[80]
6SAT	Remote Commercial Radio Service Western Zone	various	FM	Triple M	Commercial	[81]
6SBSCH	Western Australia	various	FM	SBS Chill	National	[82]
6SBSFM	Western Australia	various	FM	SBS Radio	National	[83]
6SE	Esperance	0747	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[84]
6SEA	Esperance	102.3	FM	Hit 102.3 Esperance	Commercial	[85]
6SEN	Perth	101.7	FM	Capital Community Radio	Community	[86]
6SON	Perth	098.5	FM	Sonshine FM	Community	[87]
6TCR	Wanneroo	089.7	FM	89.7 FM	Community	[88]
6TP	Tom Price	0567	AM	ABC North West	National	[89]
6TZ	Bunbury	0963	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[90]
6VA	Albany	0783	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[91]
6WA	Wagin	0558	AM	ABC Great Southern	National	[92]
6WB	Katanning	1071	AM	Radio West	Commercial	[93]
6WF	Perth	0720	AM	ABC Perth	National	[94]
6WH	Wyndham	1017	AM	ABC Kimberley	National	[95]
6WR	Kununurra	0693	AM	6WR	Community	[96]
6WSM	Fremantle	091.3	FM	Sport FM	Community	[97]
6XM	Exmouth	1188	AM	ABC North West	National	[98]
6YCR	York	101.3	FM	Voice of the Avon	Community	[99]

Defunct callsigns edit

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
6CI	Collie	1134	AM	Became repeater of 6TZ, Nov 1996	6TZ Collie	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	Closed May 1943	6TZ Collie	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
6PPM	Perth	092.9	FM	Changed call to 6MMM in 2020	6MMM	Commercial
6RPH	Perth	0990	AM	Shut down in 2015 [100]	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 edit

Callsign	Area served	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Fate	Freq currently	Purpose
6ME^[3]	International	031 metres	SW	Early 1930s to 1939	silent	National
VLW6	Remote Western Australia	06.14	SW	Shut down in the 1980s	silent	National
VLW9^[4]	Remote Western Australia	09.61	SW	Shut down in the 1980s	silent	National
VLW15	Remote Western Australia	15.425	SW	Shut down in the 1980s	silent	National
VLX^[5]	Remote Western Australia	60 metres	SW	1949+, Shut down in the 1980s?	silent	National

Notes edit

^ Or in the case of Short Wave Radio - known to have had the signals generated in Western Australia
^ ^a ^b Consists of 11 separately licensed stations using the same callsign: Balgo 106.1, Beagle Bay 106.1, Jigalong 106.1, Kalumburu 106.1, Kiwirrkurra 106.1, Lagrange 106.1, Looma 106.1, Tjukurla 106.1, Warmun 106.1, Wingellina 106.1, and Yungngora 106.1. At least three defunct stations used the 6ACR callsign: Djarindjin 106.1, Oombulgurri 106.1, and Yandeearra 106.1.
^ "New Station Opens on Monday". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. LV, no. 19, 342. Western Australia. 19 March 1937. p. 2 (City Final). Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Australian Broadcasting Commission (24 June 1958), "SW Transmitters, Home Service (24 June 1958)", ABC Weekly, 20 (26), ABC: 46, retrieved 17 January 2024
^ "A New Radio Station". The West Australian. Vol. 65, no. 19, 578. Western Australia. 16 April 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[1] Or in the case of Short Wave Radio - known to have had the signals generated in Western Australia

[6ACR-2] Consists of 11 separately licensed stations using the same callsign: Balgo 106.1, Beagle Bay 106.1, Jigalong 106.1, Kalumburu 106.1, Kiwirrkurra 106.1, Lagrange 106.1, Looma 106.1, Tjukurla 106.1, Warmun 106.1, Wingellina 106.1, and Yungngora 106.1. At least three defunct stations used the 6ACR callsign: Djarindjin 106.1, Oombulgurri 106.1, and Yandeearra 106.1.

[3] "New Station Opens on Monday". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. LV, no. 19, 342. Western Australia. 19 March 1937. p. 2 (City Final). Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] Australian Broadcasting Commission (24 June 1958), "SW Transmitters, Home Service (24 June 1958)", ABC Weekly, 20 (26), ABC: 46, retrieved 17 January 2024

[5] "A New Radio Station". The West Australian. Vol. 65, no. 19, 578. Western Australia. 16 April 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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