ABC Goldfields-Esperance is an

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station based in

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area inclu ...

. The station broadcasts to the Goldfields-Esperance region of

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, including the towns of Esperance, Coolgardie, Kambalda and Norseman. The station was formally opened by the then State Member for Kalgoorlie, Herbert Henry Styants, on 10 December 1936. The station began broadcasting as 6GF from the first floor of the Post Office building in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie. Later the station moved its studios to the

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Citadel, prior to moving to premises on the corner of Porter and Brookman Streets. The station is currently located at 353 Hannan Street. The transmitter at Esperance (callsign 6ED) was switched on in 1966. There are also a number of low power FM transmitters. When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of

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. Currently the Breakfast show in Kalgoorlie is presented by Ivo Da Silva, the Mornings show by Byron Queale and the Esperance breakfast show by Teri Campbell. The Rural and Resources report from Esperance is presented by Tara de-Landgrafft. At the moment due to leave it's being presented by Hayden Smith.

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