| 6IX | |
| City: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Branding: | Forever Classic |
| Repeater: | 105.7 FM Rockingham 105.7 FM Wanneroo |
| Format: | Classic hits, oldies |
| Language: | English |
| Erp: | 2 kW |
| Callsign Meaning: | 6 – Western Australia SIX |
| Owner: | Capital Radio Network (50%) Grant Broadcasters (50%) |
| Licensee: | Radio Perth Pty Ltd |
| Sister Stations: | KIX Country My Perth Digital X Digital |
| Licensing Authority: | ACMA |
| Website: | www.6ix.com.au |
6IX (stylised as 6iX) is a commercial radio station in Perth, Western Australia, broadcasting a classic hits and oldies format from its studios in Osborne Park. First broadcast in 1933, the station is currently owned and operated as a joint venture by Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.
6IX was first opened on 27 November 1933 by John Kirwan, the then-President of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Operated by W.A. Broadcasters Ltd, the station first broadcast on 1240 kHz AM, until 1935 when it moved to 1080 AM.[1] In 1970 TVW enterprises bought 6IX and moved it to its studios in Tuart Hill. In the mid-1980s it moved to 169 Hay Street, East Perth where 6PR and 96FM are today broadcast from. By this stage it was owned by the Bell Group.[2]
In 1988, 6IX was bought by Austereo, with a view to obtaining one of the two AM-FM conversions licences to be made available in Perth. Austereo assigned the station a new callsign, 6GL, and the station was branded on-air as The Eagle 1080 AM. However, Austereo failed to obtain one of the AM-FM conversions on auction and subsequently sold the radio station to regional operator RadioWest, who reinstated the original 6IX callsign.
In 1996, 6IX was purchased by Southern Cross Broadcasting.[3] In 1998 it was purchased by the Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.[4]