ABC New England North West

ABC New England North West is an ABC Local Radio station based in Tamworth and broadcasting to the regions of New England, the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes in New South Wales. This includes the towns and cities of Armidale, Moree, Tenterfield and Glen Innes.

ABC New England North West
Broadcast areaNew England, Australia
Frequency648 kHz AM New England
819 kHz AM Northern Tablelands
99.1 MHz FM North West Slopes
101.9 MHz FM Armidale
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
9 November 1948
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
31°05′38.11″S 150°56′01.29″E / 31.0939194°S 150.9336917°E / -31.0939194; 150.9336917
Links
Websitehttps://www.abc.net.au/newengland/

History

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The station began as 2NU in 1948 and is now heard on these main AM and FM frequencies along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:

  • 2NU 648 AM
  • 2GL 819 AM
  • 2NWR 99.1 and 101.9 FM

The first broadcast was held in the then-small town hall, and studios were built a year later, with music programs only broadcast at 8:45 to 9:00 am. The next year, local sporting programs and news bulletins were introduced. In 1953, the breakfast program was introduced, and three years later, the Local Women's Session program began.

References

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"ABC New England North West – a history". ABC Online. 27 February 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.

See also

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