Resonate Broadcasting is an Australian media company, operating radio stations across various centres across regional Queensland, as well as Hawaii. Formed in 2008, it currently operates 16 radio stations across Australia and the United States.
History Resonate Broadcasting was founded in 2008 by Rex Morris and Guy Dobson. Morris was the group Program Director for Austereo's Triple M Network, based in Brisbane, while Dobson was Austereo's CEO. The first acquisitions were of three stations divested by Macquarie Media Group following its purchase of Southern Cross Broadcasting – 3GG Warragul, and 4GC and Hot FM Charters Towers. In July 2012, the stations were joined by two more, with 4LG and West FM in Longreach.
On 31 May 2012, the company acquired three radio stations in Hawaii from Chaparral Broadcasting – KHBC and KIPA in Hilo, and KHWI in Holualoa – through subsidiary Resonate Hawaii, LLC. KHBC and KWHI began simulcasting as adult top 40 The Wave @92FM, and in 2013 was joined by alternative rock 102.7 The Beach KTBH-FM.
After an attempted sale to Watermark Media fell through, in February 2015 3GG was acquired by the Capital Radio Network. On 30 October 2015, it was announced the company had acquired the assets of Macquarie Regional Radio, a subsidiary of Macquarie Radio Network, thereby adding eight stations to their network in Queensland.
Assets Resonate Regional Radio Network Callsign Frequency Branding Location Format Notes 4CCC 101.7 FM West FM Charleville, Queensland Adult contemporary 4CHT 95.9 FM West FM Charters Towers, Queensland Contemporary hit radio 4DB4EM 1629 AM1611 AM Hot Country Radio Dalby, QueenslandEmerald, Queensland Country music 4GC 828 AM 4GC Charters Towers, Queensland Classic hits 4HI 1143 AM 4HI Emerald, Queensland Classic hits 4LG 1098 AM Outback Radio 4LG Longreach, Queensland Classic hits 4LM 666 AM 4LM Mount Isa, Queensland Classic hits 4LRE 104.5 FM West FM Longreach, Queensland Adult contemporary 4SB 1071 AM 4SB Kingaroy, Queensland Classic hits 4VL 918 AM 4VL Charleville, Queensland Classic hits 4ZR 1476 AM 4ZR Roma, Queensland Classic hits
Resonate Hawaii, LLC Callsign Frequency Branding Location Format Notes KHBC (FM) 92.7 FM The Wave @92FM Hilo, Hawaii Adult top 40 KHWI 92.1 FM The Wave @92FM Holualoa, Hawaii Adult top 40 Simulcast of KHBC (FM) KTBH-FM 102.7 FM 102.7 The Beach Kurtistown, Hawaii Alternative rock
Former Callsign Frequency Branding Location Format Notes 3GG 531 AM 3GG Warragul, Victoria Adult contemporary Sold to Capital Radio Network in 2015
References
External links Resonate Broadcasting website Resonate Project Group website