It is the only youth community radio station on the Gold Coast. The majority of Radio Metro's demographic is between the ages of 15–44, specifically 18–24.
History
1995–2001: Hott FM
Radio Metro was originally broadcast as Hott FM in July 1995 from a shed in Nerang, Queensland on weekends with a weak mono signal. At the end of 1997, the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA- now the ACMA- Australian Communications and Media Authority) granted Radio Metro a full-time community broadcast permit.[1]
2001–2013: Radio Metro
Hott FM changed its name to Radio Metro in 2001. The station is available locally, nationally and internationally through the station website and play national and international Dance, R'n'b, Top 40 & Leftfield tracks.
