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Radio station in Western Australia
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ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt
Broadcast areaMidwest Wheatbelt
Frequency828 kHz AM Midwest
1215 kHz AM Midwest
531 kHz AM Wheatbelt
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date3 February 1945
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates28°46′33.94″S 114°36′21.24″E / 28.7760944°S 114.6059000°E / -28.7760944; 114.6059000
Links
Websitehttps://www.abc.net.au/wheatbelt/

ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt is an ABC Local Radio station based in Geraldton.

The station broadcasts to the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia. This includes the towns of Meekatharra Northam and Dalwallinu. The station broadcasts through three main AM transmitters. 6GN on 828 AM, 6NM on 1215 AM and 6DL on 531 AM. There are also a number of low power FM transmitters. When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 720 ABC Perth.

The precursor local stations when on the AM band included:

6GN – 1945.

References

  1. "National Station 6GN Opened". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2451. Western Australia. 4 February 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

See also

ABC Radio
National stations
ABC Local Radio
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Digital-only stations
Streaming-only stations
International stations
See also


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