The Edge 96.One is an Australian radio station broadcasting from Sydney, New South Wales. IT is also famous for the call sign 2ONE. It is working under the control of the Australian Radio Network (Blue Mountains Broadcasters Pty Ltd). FM features an Urban Contemporary format. The sister stations are 101.7 WSFM and KIIS 106.5. It is licensed to Katoomba, and the signals are accessible to the community living near Wentworth Falls. Hence, the coverage areas include Canberra, Wollongong, Newcastle, and Bathurst.
About The Edge 96.One
The station commenced its first broadcasting on 7th September 1935. It had the call sign of 2KA. This sign was changed to One FM in 1990. It started operating on Top 40 mainstream in the same year, altered into Alternative rock in 1998. But then again, it switched onto its previous radio format. Mike Walsh sold it to Australian Radio Network in 1997 along with its sister station. Due to the excessive interest of the public in an urban countdown format. ARN attempted to launch the same on the Edge. To emphasize the format, it rebranded itself and designed a new logo. In 2009, it launched its sister station named “Edge Digital” in the same format on DAB+. In August 2013, it rebranded itself according to its new hybrid format of urban, pop, dance, and R’n’B. In March 2014, it launched a chart of new listeners.
Programs
K-Sera and the Dirty Dozen hosted by Ksera and Kris Fade have been acknowledged as the best radio show in Australia according to the 2006 Urban Music Awards. The further programming schedule possesses the following details: MikeE & Emma, Beats that Move you with Jimmy and Nat, The Edge Mix Masters, Jimmy, and Nat Sunday Breakfast, iHearRadio Dance with Zanon and Tony B, Hype on Demand with Gem, The Edge Mix Masters, and the Zannan Sho.
Technical Details
The slogan of the station is ‘Beats That Move You.’ The frequency is 96.1 MHz on the FM band, along with the effective radiated power of 5kW. The current location of transmitter coordinates is 33⁰43`23`S 150⁰23`6`E.
Contact Details
Address: 3 Byfield Street North Ryde NSW 2113
Phone: 961 11 961
Email: sales@961.com.au
Official Website: https://www.961.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEdge961
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEdge96ONE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theedge961/
Listen More: Alive 90.5 FM