1062 ABC Riverland

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1062 ABC Riverland
Image:Abclocalradio.png
Broadcast area Riverland
Frequency 1062 kHz AM
First air date July 31, 1957
Format Talk
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website http://www.abc.net.au/riverland/

1062 ABC Riverland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Renmark, South Australia, broadcasting to the Riverland and Mallee region.

The station began broadcasting as 5MV in 1957. It originally broadcast on 1593 KHz. It moved to 1305 KHz in 1988, before changing to 1062 in 1996.

In the early years it carried a mix of programming including local news and specific rural information aimed at ‘the fruit blockers and those on the land’. Fully-fledged morning current affairs programming was introduced in 1989. Later the same year The Voice of Greece with Jim Grifsas became the first non-English-speaking program on the station.

1062 ABC Riverland was the first regional station in Australia to have digital studios installed.

Contents

[edit] Local Programs

[edit] Weekdays

  • Breakfast with Bruce Mellett – 5:55 AM to 7:45 AM
  • Riverland Today with Bronwen Wade - 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM

[edit] Saturday

  • Saturday Breakfast with Tim Jackson - 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM
  • Riverland Grandstand with Billy Barr - 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
  • Talkback Gardening with Billy Barr - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 891 ABC Adelaide.

[edit] References

The History of 1062 ABC Riverland. ABC Online (2008-03-05). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

[edit] See also