ABC Western Queensland explained

ABC Western Queensland
Airdate:19 March 1947
Frequency:540 kHz AM Longreach
603 kHz AM Charleville
Area:Central West Queensland, South West Queensland and some areas of the Gulf and other remote Queensland
Owner:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Format:Talk
Website:https://www.abc.net.au/westqld/

ABC Western Queensland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Longreach broadcasting to the Central West, South West and Gulf regions of Queensland. It covers a wide area stretching as far as the towns of Charleville, Winton and Birdsville.

The station began broadcasting as 4QL in 1947 on 690 AM, originally as a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began in 1952. ABC Western Queensland now broadcasts through the following main AM transmitters along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:

During the late 1980s the NERR (North East Regional Radio) satellite service was established. This allowed 'black spots' to be filled in, supplementing the Longreach and Charleville transmitters. Program is fed via satellite to receivers in remote places like Birdsville or Karumba and then re-transmitted via a small FM transmitter to that town.

References

Web site: ABC Western Queensland’s history. 29 February 2008 . 7 May 2008 . .

See also