Frequency 89.3 MHz FM | Slogan Launceston's Best Mix | |
Translator(s) 101.1 FM Launceston CBD First air date 14 December 1930 (1930-12-14) (as 7LA) | ||
89.3 LAFM (callsign: 7LAA) is an Australian radio station in Tasmania. Owned and operated by Grant Broadcasters, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format to Launceston and surrounding areas. First broadcast on 14 December 1930 as 7LA, the station currently broadcasts from studios in York Street, alongside sister station 90.1 Chilli FM.
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History
Established as 7LA in 1930, the station was formerly operated under various networks, including AWA Limited, 3KZ, RG Capital and Macquarie Regional RadioWorks. In 1978, the station shifted frequency to 1098 AM as part of a nationwide frequency move on the AM band, changing from 10 kHz spacing to 9 kHz.
In 2002, television station ABNT-3 vacated VHF channel 3, opening up space for further FM radio services in Launceston. In 2005, it was announced that 7LA, along with 7EX and ABC Northern Tasmania were to move to the FM band - 7LA on 89.3, 7EX on 90.1 and ABC Northern Tasmania on 91.7. In 2008, the station relaunched as 89.3 LAFM, with the AM service ceasing transmission in February 2009.
Today, the station networks the majority of its programming to Scottsdale-based 7SD.
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