The Edge 96.ONE
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| City | Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Katoomba RA1 |
| Slogan | Beats That Move You |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHz FM |
| First air date | 7 September 1935 (as 2KA) 23 October 1992 (as One FM) |
| Format |
Rhythmic CHR Urban contemporary |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 5 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°43′23″S 150°23′6″E / 33.72306°S 150.38500°E |
| Callsign meaning |
2 - New South Wales ONE FM |
| Former callsigns | 2KA (1935–1992) |
| Former frequencies | 783 kHz AM (1978–1992) 780 kHz AM (1937–1978) 1160 kHz AM (1925–1937) |
| Owner |
Australian Radio Network (Blue Mountains Broadcasters Pty Ltd) |
| Sister stations |
101.7 WSFM KIIS 106.5 |
| Website | www |
The Edge 96.ONE (call sign: 2ONE) is a music radio station based in outer Sydney, Australia, but licensed to Katoomba. It is operated by the Australian Radio Network.
Formerly AM station 2KA, previous Station ID'S since 1992 include One FM, and 9inety6ix.1one. The station played Top 40 mainstream CHR (1992–1997, 1999–2005) and Alternative Rock (1998) before its current "Hip hop and R&B" phase (2006-).
In 1997, the station was sold by Mike Walsh to ARN and now, ARN owns three Sydney radio stations: Edge 96.One, KIIS 106.5 and WSFM 101.7.
Since Australian Radio Network Owned OneFM, the station studio from Penrith was then moved to Seven Hills with WSFM 101.7. In 2002 the Edge 96.One was moved to its present home now North Ryde as did WSFM 101.7.
Although licensed to Katoomba/Blue Mountains/Penrith, its signal, at 5 kW located at Wentworth Falls, is enough to cover most of the Sydney basin subject to local interference. It can also be heard in some parts of Wollongong. The Edge 96.ONE was taken to court in the 1990s for excessive coverage overspill by 2Day FM and 2MMM. They lost and The Edge was able to continue broadcasting.
AC Nielsen choose not to include its figures in the Sydney Nielsen polls, with its figures forming part of the 'Other' stations in the survey. Because the station is not licensed to serve the Sydney market, ARN can own it as well as the Sydney licensed WSFM 101.7 and KIIS 106.5.
In January 2006, Australian Radio Network decided to launch the first pure urban format radio station in the country, on The Edge. The format change was due to the overwhelming response to the nightly urban count down, "Ksera & The Dirty Dozen", with Ksera and Kris Fade that culminated in being awarded Best Radio Show Australia and New Zealand at the 2006 Urban Music Awards. To coincide with the new look, The Edge unveiled a new brand and logo to emphasize its place as the Hip Hop and RnB radio station.
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