ABC Far North is an
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
station based in
Cairns
Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people.
The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...
. The station broadcasts to
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stret ...
. This includes the towns of
Cooktown
Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the '' Endeavour'', for ...
,
Mossman,
Innisfail,
Weipa
Weipa () is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is one of the largest towns on the Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is main ...
and up to the
Torres Strait Islands
The Torres Strait Islands are an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. They span an area of , but their tot ...
.
The station began broadcasting as 4QY in 1950, although the 4AT transmitter opened earlier in 1941. It was originally a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began on 4 October 1952.
Along with over 20 low-power FM transmitters, the station broadcasts through the following main
AM and
FM transmitters:
*4QCC 106.7 FM
*4QCC/T 105.7 FM
*4QCC/T 95.5 FM
*4MS 639 AM
*4AT 720 AM
*4QY 801 AM
*4WP 1044 AM
*4TI 1062 AM
See also
*
List of radio stations in Australia
This is a list of radio stations that radio broadcasting, broadcast in Australia. Stations that are not included in the list are genuine internet radio stations that are not traditional AM, FM or DAB. The explanation of new internet radio broa ...
References
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Far North
Radio stations in Queensland
Far North Queensland