2WZD

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2WZD

City of license	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Broadcast area	Riverina, South West Slopes
Branding	Star FM
Slogan	Your Hit Music Station
Frequency	93.1 MHz FM
Repeaters	103.1 MHz FM
First air date	1995
Format	Pop, ModerRock, R'n'B
Class	Commercial
Owner	Macquarie Southern Cross Media (Riverina Broadcasters Pty Ltd)
Sister stations	2WG
Website	http://www.theradio.com.au

2WZD, which is branded as 93.1 Star FM, is an Australian radio station that transmits on 93.1 MHz FM and is owned by Macquarie Southern Cross Media.

[edit] History

On November 14, 1991 the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (ABT) granted an FM commercial licence to Wagga and Riverina FM Stereo Broadcasters Pty Limited which was to be Wagga FM but the incumbent, Riverina Broadcasters Pty Limited, the licensee of 2WG, successfully appealed in the The Federal Court in September 1992^[1]^[2].

The Federal Courts found that the decision the ABT made was an error of law. On October 5 1992 the ABT and Broadcasting Act 1942 were replaced by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) and the Broadcasting Act 1992. On December 2 1992, South West Media Ltd who were also competing for an independent FM licence, advised the ABA it was withdrawing its licence application^[1]^[2].

The ABA announced that an inquiry into the licence grant would be held on 19 and 20 May 1993 at The Old Wagga Inn. The inquiry would re-examine Wagga and Riverina FM Stereo Broadcasters application which Riverina Broadcasters had contested. The inquiry would also look at the application for a supplementary FM commercial licence from Riverina Broadcasters, and at the viability of Riverina Broadcasters if an FM commercial licence was granted to an second independent licensee in the city.^[2].

On October 12 1993 ABA that announced the FM commercial licence was granted to Riverina Broadcasters and it decided not to grant an independent FM licence, as the ABA found that the viability of Riverina Broadcasters would been jeopardised if an independent FM licence was granted^[2].

In 1995 2WZD began broadcasting on 93.1 MHz as FM93. The station and its sister station 2WG was sold to DMG Radio Australia in 1998 and FM93 was rebranded as Star FM by DMG Radio in 1999. In September 2004, DMG Radio sold the stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks^[3].