ABC New England North West explained

ABC New England North West
Airdate:9 November 1948
Frequency:648 kHz AM New England
819 kHz AM Northern Tablelands
99.1 MHz FM North West Slopes
101.9 MHz FM Armidale
Area:New England, Australia
Owner:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Format:Talk
Website:https://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.

History

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:

The first broadcast was held in the then-small town hall, and studios were built a year later, with music programs only broadcast at 8:45 to 9:00 am. The next year, local sporting programs and news bulletins were introduced. In 1953, the breakfast program was introduced, and three years later, the Local Women's Session program began.

References

Web site: ABC New England North West – a history. 27 February 2003. 5 June 2008. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080616072641/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/02/27/2174462.htm. 16 June 2008 . live.

See also