2LF | |
City: | Young, New South Wales |
Translator: | 105.3 MHz Cootamundra 100.7 MHz Cowra, Grenfell 104.9 MHz Harden, Temora |
Format: | News talk, Classic hits |
Erp: | 5kW |
Coordinates: | -34.3444°N 148.3339°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Lambing Flats |
Former Frequencies: | (1938–1978) (1978–1984) |
Owner: | Broadcast Operations Group |
Licensee: | Super Young 2LF Pty Ltd |
Sister Stations: | Roccy FM |
2LF is an Australian radio station serving the Young region and is part of the Super Radio Network with its sister station Roccy FM. It was opened in February 1938.[1]
The LF stands for Lambing Flats and the station broadcasts on the AM dial on 1350 kilohertz and a power of 5 kilowatts – more than double the power of neighbouring radio stations 2WG Wagga Wagga, 2GN Goulburn and 2PK Parkes, all of which are rated at 2 kW. This may be due to the varying heights of the towns of Young, Cowra and Cootamundra – 2LF's core audience.
Many famous names in Australian broadcasting and television either began their career at 2LF or worked there, including Ken Sutcliffe, Ray Warren and Mike Connors. 2LF only became a 24-hour radio service in the late 1980s. Prior to this it finished broadcasting for the day after the midnight news and resumed with a test broadcast after 5am (which involved playing an album) before officially starting with the national anthem leading into the 5:30am news. When 2LF went "24 hours" it took programming from the co-owned 2WG Wagga Wagga with the on air branding of 2WG/2LF. 2WG itself took overnight satellite music programming from 2UW in Sydney which at that time provided radio network services to about 80 stations nationally.