ABC Mid North Coast 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
Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, sometimes shortened to Port Mac and commonly locally nicknamed Port, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane, on the Tasman Sea coast at the mouth of the ...
and broadcasting to the
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region, situated 416km north of Sydney, covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens at Hawks Nest to as far ...
region in
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
. This includes the towns and cities of
Grafton,
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour, locally nicknamed Coffs, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 a ...
,
Kempsey and
Taree
Taree () is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. It and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then it has grown to a population of 26,381, and commands a significant agricultural district. Situ ...
.
The station began as 2KP in 1954 originally as a relay of the national program.
Studios were opened in
Kempsey in 1956 but local news came from
2NR in
Grafton until 1960 when the first locally produced bulletins began. The station relocated to new studios in Port Macquarie in 2004.
ABC Mid North Coast is the originating station of ''Statewide Afternoons'', heard on most of the other ABC Local Radio stations in New South Wales.
The station is heard on these main
AM and
FM frequencies:
*2KP 684 AM
*2TR 756 AM
*2MRR 95.5 and 100.9 FM
See also
*
List of radio stations in Australia
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References
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Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region, situated 416km north of Sydney, covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens at Hawks Nest to as far ...
Radio stations in New South Wales
Radio stations established in 1954