88.9 FM (call sign 2YOU) is a

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radio station broadcasting from Tamworth,

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. 88.9/99.5fm Services North West NSW, Liverpool Plains and New England. 88.9 FM was the first FM station in Tamworth and has been broadcasting since 1983 across parts of the New England and Northwest. 88.9 FM is a member of the

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(CBAA) and aims to be a local voice for the Tamworth, New England/Northwest/Liverpool Plains area, offering regional news, outside broadcasts, local information, community announcements, coverage of major events and broadcasting essential emergency information. The station's main frequency is 88.9

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on the

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, with a repeater 99.5 MHz in the

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area covering

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and

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History

2YOU FM started in small studios on Marius Street Tamworth. The walls of the studio were lined with egg cartons for sound insulation. It had two B&W turntable, a cassette player, a six-slider panel and a microphone. The studio moved twice, to Peel Street in 1984 and then to the National Trust Railway Building on Darling Street, East Tamworth.

Change to 88.9 FM

In May 2014, the Board approved several changes and appointed a new CEO and the call sign 2YOU was dropped and the stations name was changed to its frequency 88.9 FM, which allowed listeners to remember the station. With the new image, included new presenters, a contracted national voice-over production company and to complement a strong music format. The previous format was changed from numerous music genres and "ad hoc programs" that had poor listening audience into a format of '70s, '80s, '90s and the best in country. Regular shifts across the board were implemented, new image jingles, regional news from 88.9 FM Newsroom plus

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cross promotion with Prime 7 Television. The station broadcasts from its own building and tower from Bald Hill at 956-meter's which is 5 kilometres east of Tamworth in its broadcast coverage, including Tamworth City, Tamworth Regional, Manilla,

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