Power FM 98.1

2VLY (Power FM)

City of license	Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Broadcast area	Upper Hunter Valley
Branding	98.1 Power FM
Slogan	Your Hit Music Station
Frequency	98.1 MHz FM
Repeaters	102.7 MHz FM Merriwa
First air date	7 June 1995
Format	Top 40
Power	20kw (licensed) 10kw (actual)
Callsign meaning	Hunter VaLleY
Owner	Grant Broadcasters (Radio Hunter Valley Pty. Ltd.)
Sister stations	2NM
Webcast	Online Stream in ASX format
Website	http://powerfm.com.au/hunter/

Power FM 98.1 (call sign: 2VLY) is a local radio station in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is based in Muswellbrook, and serves listeners in Muswellbrook, Singleton, Scone, Aberdeen, Merriwa, Murrurundi and surrounding areas.

It is owned and operated by Grant Broadcasters, and is licensed to subsidiary Radio Hunter Valley, along with sister stations 2NM and 94.5 Hot Country. Along with 2NM, it operates from studios at 100 Bridge Street Muswellbrook. Power FM commenced operations on 7 June 1995, as Radio Hunter Valley's supplementary license, following a series of test simulcasts of 2NM.

The station transmits on 98.1 MHz on the FM band, from a transmitter site atop Mount Arthur, near the town of Muswellbrook. The station is licensed to operate at 20 kilowatts, but reportedly restricted to 10 kilowatts to prevent its signal spilling into the nearby Newcastle and Tamworth markets. The station also operates a translator on 102.7 MHz in Merriwa, broadcasting from the Banderra Downs transmission site with a power output of 50 watts. This frequency was launched in 2004 with the support of the federal government's radio blackspots program.

Currently, the station airs a contemporary hit radio format, featuring music of from the 1980s through to today's top 40 hits, aimed at an audience aged under 35. It also airs several syndicated radio programs including Take 40 Australia, The Hot Hits Live from LA and American Top 40.

In 2009, it began streaming its programs online, along with 2NM.

Program Lineup

Time	Show
6.00am-9.00am	The Power Breaky - Amy Collett
9.00am-3.00pm	Workday Requests - Brad Wood
3.00pm-7.00pm	The Back Seat - Alex Mitchell
7.00pm-10.00pm(?)	Power 30 Countdown
10.00pm-6.00am	The Hunter's Hottest Hits

Nearly all programs on Power FM are played out from the Muswellbrook studios, with the exception of the afore-mentioned syndicated programs, which come pre-recorded for airing during the weekend. Outside of the listed times when programs are scheduled, automated music is played from the studios.

Previous Staff of Radio Hunter Valley

• Estelle Paterson (Now with Nova 100 Melbourne)
• Daniel Cassin (Now with 2DAY-FM Sydney)
• Dan Veling (Now with Light FM Melbourne)
• Desiree Savage
• Dave Wright
• Brendan Englebrecht (Now with Southern Cross Media)
• Chris Coleman - Former PD (Now with ABC Radio)
• Sandra Moon (Now with ACE Radio Network)
• Nicole McCrackin (Now with Southern Cross Media)
• Peta Treloar
• Ed Paterson
• Melanie Camp (Now working as an Actress in the USA http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2987096/)
• David Gillies
• Joel Gosper (Former General Manager of Radio Hunter Valley)
• Pete Davidson (Now PD of 2CC Canberra)
• Dave Pendergast
• Jayden O'Connell
• Courtney Ganderton (Now with Southern Cross Media)
• (Richo) Dayle Richardson - Former PD (Now with Southern Cross Media)
• Andrew Page (Pagey) (Now with Southern Cross Media)
• Drew Johnson - Former Journalist (Now with Southern Cross Media)

See also

• List of Australian radio stations

Related links

• 98.1 Power FM website
• Countrywide Radio Sales profile
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