ABC New England North West

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ABC New England North West
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Broadcast area New England, Australia
Frequency 648 kHz AM New England

819 kHz AM Northern Tablelands
99.1 mHz FM North West Slopes

101.9 mHz FM Armidale
First air date 1948
Format Talk
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website http://www.abc.net.au/newengland/

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.

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


Contents

[edit] Local Programs

[edit] Weekdays

  • The Breakfast Show with Anna Moulder – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM
  • Rural Report with Caitlin Furlong – 6:40 AM to 6:55 AM
  • The Morning Show with Suzanne Hill – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM

[edit] Saturday

  • Saturday Breakfast with David Evans – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
  • From the Hill - sport with Mark Lowe – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney.

[edit] References

ABC New England North West - a history. ABC Online (2003-02-27). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.

[edit] See also