ABC South Coast
Appearance
Broadcast area | Great Southern |
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Frequency | 630 kHz AM |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | 1956 |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°01′14.21″S 117°53′03.75″E / 35.0206139°S 117.8843750°E |
Links | |
Website | http://www.abc.net.au/southcoast/ |
ABC South Coast is an ABC Local Radio station based in Albany. The station broadcasts to the coastal parts of the Great Southern region of Western Australia. This includes the towns of Denmark and Mount Barker.
Although planned in 1951 the station began broadcasting as 6AL in 1956.[1] There are a number of low power FM transmitters as well. Local programs are also broadcast through ABC Great Southern.
When local programs are not being broadcast, the station is a relay of 720 ABC Perth.
References
- ^ "More Regional Stations Planned For This State". The West Australian. Vol. 67, , no. 20, 235. Western Australia. 28 May 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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"The Origins of the ABC in Albany". ABC Online. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-04-22.