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2ROC

City of license	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Broadcast area	Canberra RA1 ([1])
Branding	104.7
Slogan	Canberra's '#1 Hit' Music Station
Frequency	104.7 MHz FM
Repeaters	100.7 MHz Tuggeranong
First air date	27 February 1988 (1988-02-27)[1]
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Language	English
ERP	20,000 watts
HAAT	332 m[2]
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E / 35.27556°S 149.09778°E / -35.27556; 149.09778
Affiliations	Today Network
Owner	Southern Cross Austereo (50%) Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (50%) (Canberra FM Radio Pty Ltd)
Sister stations	1CBR
Website	Official website

104.7 (call sign: 2ROC) is a radio station in Canberra, Australia, jointly owned by Southern Cross Austereo and the Australian Radio Network (ARN). It is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Today Network.

104.7 plays current hits, a variety of '90s music, and 80's. The station is primarily targeted at the 18-39 year old female/male demographic. 104.7 and sister station MIX 106.3 broadcast out of the original 2CC studio complex in Bellenden Street, Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory.

History

In 1987, Canberra radio station 2CA was awarded the licence to operate a supplementary FM service. The station was assigned the call-sign 2ROC and on-air branding FM104 (later changed to FM104.7). It commenced broadcasting on 27 February 1988 on the frequency 104.7 MHz FM. FM104, along with rival KIX106, were the first new commercial FM radio stations to be licenced in Australia in eight years and were the first supplementary FM licences in Australia.

In 1988, 2CA and 2ROC were sold to Austereo.

In the mid-1990s, due to AM radio's dwindling audience and the increasing popularity of the music based FM stations Austereo - owner of 104.7 & 2CA and ARN - owner of Mix 106.3 & 2CC, merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations - Canberra FM Pty Ltd. The AM stations were sold off and moved to other premises.

Current Canberra based Announcers

Scotty & Nige

Lindsay

Pat

Maz

Former 104.7 Announcers

Ellie Mobbs

Marty Haynes

Erica Hodge

Virginia Lette

Troy Wade

Mason Edwards

Violet Merhi

Craig Lawson

References

External links

• Official website
• 104.7 (Canberra) on Myspace