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ABC Northern Tasmania (call sign: 7NT) is the
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 for northern
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, based in Launceston, owned by the
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. It broadcasts on the frequency of 91.7 MHz on the FM band from Mount Barrow at a power of 192 kW which covers much of Northern Tasmania. In addition, the station has many low power repeater stations across the state including: * Bicheno 89.7 MHz * Burnie 102.5 MHz * Devonport 100.5 MHz * Fingal 1161 kHz AM * King Island 88.6 MHz * Lileah 91.3 MHz * Queenstown/Zeehan 90.5 MHz * Rosebery 106.3 MHz * Savage River 104.1 MHz * St Helens 1584 kHz AM * St Marys 102.7 MHz * Strahan 107.5 MHz * Swansea 106.1 MHz * Waratah 103.3 MHz * Weldborough 97.3 MHz * Launceston CBD 102.7 MHz


History

ABC Northern Tasmania was the ABC radio's first regional station in Launceston. It was opened by
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Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Australia, from 1932 until his death in 1939. He held office as the inaugural leader of the United Australia Par ...
on 3 August 1935. 7NT moved from AM (711 kHz) to FM (91.7 MHz) in 2006.


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