90.1 Chilli FM

Chilli 90.1fm (7EXX)
Broadcast areaLaunceston RA1 [1]
Frequency90.1 MHz
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatContemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner
  • ARN
  • (Bass Radio Pty Ltd)
89.3 LAFM
History
First air date
1938 (1938) (as 7EX)
Former call signs
7EX (1938–2011)
Former frequencies
  • 1010 kHz (1938–1978)
  • 1008 kHz (1978–2011)
Call sign meaning
Variation of final AM call sign 7EX; station was set up by The Examiner
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
ERP5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°26′23″S 147°08′17″E / 41.439743°S 147.137945°E / -41.439743; 147.137945
Translator101.1 FM Launceston CBD (328 watts)
Links
Websitewww.chillifm.com.au

Chilli 90.1fm (call sign 7EXX) is an Australian radio station in Tasmania. Owned and operated by ARN, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format to Launceston and surrounding areas. First broadcast in 1938 as 7EX, the station currently broadcasts from studios in York Street, alongside sister station 89.3 LAFM. Chilli90.1fm also has a Scottsdale version called Chilli99.7FM which has repeat frequencies of 99.7 MHz in Scottsdale and the North-East of Tasmania and 94.5 MHz in Weldborough and St Helens.