Zinc 96.1

Zinc 96.1 shines in Gympie: Xtra Insights.

20 September 2022 ZINC 96.1 is the station listened to most according to the latest Xtra Insights Survey for Gympie, the first for the area for two years....

Ali Plath Joins Zinc 96 Gympie and the Cooloola Sunshine Coast Breakfast Show

13 January 2021 After an extensive search spanning 6-weeks and trialing 20 different on-air combinations, Grant Broadcasters announce the newest addition to the Zinc 96 family on the...

Rod Winner is the new GM for Hot 91.1 & Zinc 96

9 December 2020 Grant Broadcasters has appointed Rod Winner as General Manager of Hot 91.1 and Zinc 96 on the Sunshine Coast. Rod will join the business with...

Nugget & Al make last mark with $12,000 Donation

18 September 2020 Zinc96 Breakfast announcers Nugget & Al have rounded out an amazing 12 years of Breakfast radio on a high note, walking the streets of Gympie...

Grant Broadcasters up the ante on localism on the Sunshine Coast

28 August 2020 Grant Broadcasters radio stations Hot 91 & Zinc 96 Sunshine Coast have made a series of announcements that increase and solidify a commitment to local...

Zinc 96.1 knows it’s on top in Gympie

21 August 2019 Zinc 96.1 is the most listened to local station in the latest Xtra Insights survey of Gympie Queensland. The breakfast duo of Nugget & Al are performing well,...

It’s the 80s in August on the Sunshine Coast

8 August 2017 The Sunshine Coast's Zinc 96.1 has turned back the clock to the 80s for the month of August. Form 9am to 6pm every day Zinc 96...

Sunshine Coast gets a visit from Malaysian execs

6 October 2016 The team at HOT 91.1 and ZINC 96.1 on the Sunshine Coast received a visit from Senior Executives from Media Prima this week. Anida Binti...

Zinc 96.1 launches new on air show with ex-AFL “Champion”

22 February 2016 Zinc 96.1 have welcomed the newest show to the on air lineup, ‘Abbey & Champs’. Joining co-host Abbey McKenzie is ex-AFL Brisbane Lions superstar Richard...

Nugget and Al present the Zinc 96 inaugural bubble bowl

13 October 2015 Zinc 96.1’s Nugget and Al are bringing the world’s newest sporting craze to Noosa for the inaugural “Zinc 96 Bubble Bowl”. Zinc 96.1 have given...

From gargoyle to gorgeous – Zinc’s Ross Turner undergoes Renovation Rescue

22 September 2015 He was described by Breakfast co-host Nugget as, "A gargoyle that had fallen out of the ugly tree and hit all the branches on the...

Zinc 96’s Wishlist donation

5 August 2015 Zinc 96 has donated $4,000 to the local charity Wishlist, in celebration of the recent Zinc 96 Family Picnic Race Day. On Saturday the 25th...

Hot91.1 and Zinc96.1 announce change of management

23 April 2015 Hot91.1 and Zinc96 Troy ‘Chooky’ Deighton is stepping out of the General Manager role to head up a newly formed department for the Grant Broadcasters...

Alice Cooper to hit the Sunshine Coast with a nine iron

2 April 2015 Zinc 96 is bringing Alice Cooper to the Sunshine Coast for a once in a lifetime opportunity for listeners. As part of Alice’s Australian tour...

Zinc piles on 10 formats in 10 days

16 February 2015 Here’s the promo… cup right ear with right hand and use your deepest register to talk into a serving spoon: IMAGINE… if a radio station...