ABC Far North | |
Airdate: | 20 January 1950 |
Frequency: | 106.7 MHz FM Cairns and others as listed |
Area: | Far North Queensland |
Owner: | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Format: | Talk |
Website: | https://www.abc.net.au/farnorth/ |
ABC Far North is an ABC Local Radio station based in Cairns. The station broadcasts to Far North Queensland. This includes the towns of Cooktown, Mossman, Innisfail, Weipa and up to the Torres Strait Islands.
The station began broadcasting as 4QY in 1950, although the 4AT transmitter opened earlier in 1941. It was originally a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began on 4 October 1952.
Along with over 20 low-power FM transmitters, the station broadcasts through the following main AM and FM transmitters:
Web site: ABC Far North station history . 2 May 2008 . 2 May 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613090427/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/04/28/2228953.htm?site=farnorth. 13 June 2008 . live.