ABC Mid North Coast
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| Broadcast area | Mid North Coast |
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| Frequency | 684 kHz AM Kempsey and north 756 kHz AM Taree and south |
| First air date | January 22, 1954 |
| Format | Talk |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | http://www.abc.net.au/midnorthcoast/ |
ABC Mid North Coast is an ABC Local Radio station based in Port Macquarie and broadcasting to the Mid North Coast region in New South Wales. This includes the towns and cities of Coffs Harbour, Taree, Kempsey and Grafton.
The station began as 2KP in 1954 originally as a relay of the national program. Studios were opened in Kempsey in 1956 but local news came from 2NR in Lismore until 1960 when the first locally produced bulletins began. The station relocated to new studios in Port Macquarie in 2004.
ABC Mid North Coast is the originating station of Statewide Afternoons, heard on most of the other ABC Local Radio stations in New South Wales.
The station is heard on these main AM and FM frequencies:
- 2KP 684 AM
- 2TR 756 AM
- 2MMR 92.3 and 95.5 FM
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[edit] Local Programs
[edit] Weekdays
- Breakfast with Cameron Marshall – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM
- Statewide Afternoons with Fiona Wyllie – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
[edit] Saturday
- Weekend Breakfast with Bill Wedgewood – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney and ABC North Coast.
[edit] References
The History of ABC Mid North Coast. ABC Online (2003-03-11). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
[edit] See also
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