ABC Western

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ABC Western is a statewide television network, airing the programs of the national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The main station is ABW-2 Perth, with studios in the suburb of East Perth and transmitter at Bickley. The station is transmitted throughout the state via a series of relay transmitters, and via satellite to areas that cannot receive normal terrestrial television signals.

The schedule is similar to the national schedule, with some exceptions.

The 7.00pm news bulletin is presented by Alicia Gorey.

Main transmitters
Region Call Transmitter Coordinates Started
Broome ABW-8 Broome 17°53′21″S, 122°15′42″E
Bunbury ABSW-5 Mount Lennard 33°23′52″S, 115°54′48″E 10 May 1965
Carnarvon ABCNW-7 Brown Range 24°54′26″S, 113°43′09″E 30 June 1972
Central Agricultural Area ABCW-5A Mawson Trig 31°59′08″S, 117°11′18″E 28 March 1966
Dampier ABDW-29 Kangaroo Hill 20°39′28″S, 116°43′31″E 17 December 1973 on ch. 10
Derby ABW-8 Derby 17°18′49″S, 123°39′17″E
Esperance ABEW-10 Wireless Hill 33°52′34″S, 121°53′35″E 21 October 1974
Geraldton ABGW-6 Moresby Range 28°40′60″S, 114°40′32″E 8 December 1969
Kalgoorlie ABKW-6 Peters Hill 30°43′06″S, 121°26′19″E 27 January 1970
Karratha ABKAW-54 Karratha 20°44′13″S, 116°51′27″E 17 December 1973 on ch. 7
Kununurra ABW-9 Kellys Knob 15°45′52″S, 128°44′21″E
Moora ABMW-60 Quarrel Range 30°38′10″S, 116°09′30″E 30 September 1974 on ch. 10
Morawa ABCMW-8 Mount Campbell 29°19′05″S, 115°52′40″E 8 March 1975
Norseman ABNW-7 Norseman 32°08′38″S, 121°43′34″E 14 April 1971
Perth ABW-2 Bickley 32°00′42″S, 116°04′58″E 7 May 1960
Port Hedland ABPHW-7 Finucane Island 20°22′07″S, 118°33′27″E 3 October 1973
Roebourne ABRBW-9 Mount Welcome 20°46′23″S, 117°08′26″E 17 December 1973
Southern Agricultural Area ABAW-2 Mount Barker 34°39′24″S, 117°38′45″E 6 June 1966
Southern Cross-Bullfinch ABSBW-9 Ghooli 31°16′38″S, 119°30′28″E 16 July 1973
Wagin ABW-8 Mount Latham 33°18′55″S, 117°16′33″E
Wyndham ABW-10 Mount Albany 15°27′55″S, 128°06′08″E
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