ABC Sunshine Coast
Broadcast area | Sunshine Coast and Gympie |
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Frequency | 90.3 mHz FM Sunshine Coast 95.3 mHz FM Gympie |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | 14 December 1992 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.abc.net.au/sunshine/ |
90.3 ABC Sunshine Coast is an ABC Local Radio station based in Maroochydore. The station broadcasts to the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland. This includes the towns of Nambour, Caloundra, Noosa and Gympie.
It was originally set-up to target the youth market and broadcast to the Sunshine Coast from a studio at 612 ABC Brisbane. The station is now a news, current affairs and adult contemporary music station.
Like most other ABC Local Radio stations throughout regional Queensland, ABC Sunshine Coast offers local breakfast and morning programs. All other programming originates from metropolitan ABC stations, such as the evenings programs which are broadcast from 612 ABC Brisbane.
In late September 2014, to fall in line with most ABC Local Radio stations in Queensland, ABC Sunshine Coast began broadcasting their own local edition of The Rural Report, broadcast at 6:20am during the local breakfast program, presented by a Sunshine Coast-based rural reporter. Upon the launch of the local Rural Report, ABC Sunshine Coast also began taking statewide rural affairs program, The Queensland Country Hour, between midday and 1pm.
Local Programs
Weekdays
- Breakfast with Robert Blackmore – 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM
- Sunshine Coast Rural Report – 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM
- Mornings with Annie Gaffney – 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Saturday
- Saturday Breakfast with Ursula Skjonnemand – 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Radio Queensland and 612 ABC Brisbane.
Additionally, the station is the originating location of the regional Statewide Drive program between 3:00pm - 6:00pm weekdays with Sheridan Stewart.
References
"The Origins of Coast FM". ABC Online. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.