ABC Western Plains

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ABC Western Plains
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Broadcast area Western Plains
Frequency 95.9 mHz FM Dubbo

107.1 mHz FM Central Western Slopes
657 kHz AM Far West

1584 kHz AM Far West
First air date May 17, 1993
Format Talk
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website http://www.abc.net.au/westernplains/

ABC Western Plains is an ABC Local Radio station based in Dubbo. The broadcast region stretches north and west from Dubbo covering the top half of the Far West region and part of the Central West of New South Wales. This includes the towns of Bourke, Cobar, Nyngan and Lightning Ridge.

The station began in 1993 taking over the western and outback region previously covered from Orange by ABC Central West.

The station is heard on these main FM and AM frequencies along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:

  • 2WPR 95.9 and 107.1 FM
  • 2BY 657 AM
  • 2WA 1584 AM


Contents

[edit] Local Programs

[edit] Weekdays

  • Breakfast with Andrew Dunkley – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM

[edit] Saturday

  • Saturday Breakfast with ABC Central West & Western Plains – 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 Central West.

[edit] References

History of ABC Western Plains. ABC Online (2003-02-19). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.

[edit] See also