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6PR, known as 882 6PR, commenced broadcasting on October 14, 1931. 6PR's focus is news, talk and sport, and is Perth's only commercial talkback radio station. 6PR is owned by Southern Cross Broadcasting, a Australian media company that owns television and radio businesses throughout Australia.

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History of 6PR

Radio in Australia was just twelve years old when 6PR commenced broadcasting on October 14, 1931. 6PR was founded by electrical company Nicholson's Limited, which ran the station from a studio above its showroom in Barrack Street, Perth.

In 1963 the Victorian Broadcasting Network purchased Nicholson's and sold the electrical division of the organisation to Vox Adeon. The broadcasting business was retained and operated under the name Nicholson's Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd.

The operation moved from Barrack Street to 340 Hay Street just after the purchase by the VBN in 1963. The 6PR studio remained at 340 Hay Street for 22 years before it was demolished to make way for the expansion of Mercedes College. In 1985 the station relocated to its current premises at 169 Hay Street, East Perth. In the station's early days there were only four people on the payroll now there are around one hundred. The limited hours of broadcasting 69 years ago have gradually been increased to a 24 hour, seven day a week service.

The Sixties & Seventies

Throughout the sixties 6PR was consistently the top rating station in Perth but lost its dominance in 1972. The image of the station changed from rock n roll to beautiful music with the "Gentle On Your Mind" promotion in 1973. This boosted 6PR's ratings to a consistent number two with a number one position on several occasions.

In 1977 an agreement was made with the TAB by the station's owners to broadcast races in conjunction with a personality/sport format. In the early eighties the station commenced a more comprehensive news and current affairs format with the introduction of regular programs by Howard Sattler, Bob Maumill and Graham Mabury, which proved extremely popular with listeners. In 1987 the TAB purchased 6PR to secure the future of race broadcasts in Western Australia and races were broadcast across the station during popular talkback programs. During the early nineties the station's current affairs/talkback program hosted by Sattler, Maumill, Mabury, Peter Newman, Gary Carvolth and Rob Broadfield achieved considerable success in spite of the ever increasing level of racing broadcasts on the station.

The Nineties

In 1994 6PR, in conjunction with the TAB, was able to secure a special narrowcast broadcast license which allowed racing broadcasts to be moved from 6PR to the narrowcast broadcaster called Racing Radio. This move allowed 6PR to serve its two distinct audiences, those who listened purely for a talkback/news/current affairs format and those who listened just for racing information, in a more comprehensive manner. In December 1994 6PR was purchased by its current owner Southern Cross Broadcasting which also owns Melbourne's number one rating talk station 3AW and television stations in Canberra Adelaide and Tasmania. During the nineties 6PR continued its dominance in the talk format arena with personalities such as David Christison & Lee Tate, Howard Sattler, Jenny Seaton & Gary Carvolth, Liam Bartlett, Harvey Deegan and Graham Mabury.

Current Line-up

Monday - Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Sports Programing

Australian Rules Football

During the Australian Rules Football Season 882 6PR is Perth's Football Leader. Each week, Brad Hardie, George Grljusich, Karl Langdon, Graham Dawson, Basil Zempilas Glen Jakovich & Shane Woewodin keep you up-to-date with all things football.

Every home and away match for the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers is broadcast live into Perth while matches involving other teams are primarily broadcast on-relay from sister stations 3AW In Melbourne and 5AA in Adelaide.

WAFL

The local West Australian Football League is also broadcast via a program on 6PR called Bouncing Around. Peter Vlahos is based in the 6PR Studio while Karl Langdon & Harvey Degan base themselves at different matches. Peter Vlahos then crosses between the two men as they broadcast parts of their matches & respond to football related talkback calls. Updates of all four WAFL matches are provided & AFL Results are also mentioned

Football (soccer)

Since the inception of the Perth Glory into the Australian football (soccer) comptition (known then as the National Soccer League) 6PR has broadcast almost all Home & Away matches, The Coverage was lead by George Grljusich. In 2004 the old National Soccer League disbanded & Australia has no football (soccer) comptition for about 15 months.

When the new football (soccer) comptition known as the A-League was set-up in 2005 6PR was not broadcasting matches and Perth station Information Radio stepped in to broadcast all matches. That all changed In Rd 4 of the new A-League when 6PR reached an agreement with the Perth Glory and 6PR was once again braodcasting Perth Glory matches. At this stage only Home matches are broadcast on 6PR but George Grljusich would love the chance to cover all matches involving the Perth Glory.

George also would love to see the other Southern Cross Broadcasting stations like 4BC Brisbane 2UE Sydney and 3AW Melbourne broadcasting the new A-League.

Super 14's

From 2006, 882 6PR will broadcast every Emirates Western Force home game live from Subiaco Oval. The broadcast team will include former Western Reds Rugby League & West Coast Eagles AFL player Adrian Barich and Rugby Union expert Mick Colliss, who will be joined by Force Players. You can also hear members of the Emirates Western Force during Sports Today each week on 882 6PR.

See also

External links

AM radio stations in Perth

Station/Frequency: 6PB 585 | 6RI 657 | 6WF 720 | 6RN 810 | 6PR 882 | 6NR 927 | 6RPH 990 | 6IX 1080 | TAB 1206 | Radio 2 1620

 

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