July 04, 2009

Kalgoorlie: 6KG

Kalgoorlie is the hub of Western Australia’s Goldfields region, located around 600 kilometres east of Perth with a population of around 30,000. 

6KG was opened in Kalgoorlie in 1931.  It was the first radio station in the region with ABC’s local station, 6GF, opening in 1936.

6KG_1994
Above: 6KG in 1994.

6KG_1995 
By 1995, 6KG had adopted the Radio West branding as part of a network of AM radio stations across Western Australia.

6KG, still part of the Radio West network, is now owned by Macquarie Southern Cross Media which also operates a sister FM station in Kalgoorlie, Hot 97.9 FM (call-sign: 6KAR)

Website: Radio West Goldfields

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