ABC Wimmera (call sign: 3WV) 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 in the
Wimmera region of
Victoria, Australia. Its primary transmitter is located in
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
which broadcasts on 594 kHz
AM. The station is clearly receivable over most of western Victoria, well beyond the Wimmera. In the past, it was designed to serve this broader region.
History
3WV - both the station's callsign and original name - was conceived in the mid-1930s, and officially opened on 25 February 1937.
It was
ABC's second regional radio station; ABC Wimmera was later joined by four other ABC radio stations in the Western part of Victoria. 3WV was intended as a back-up to Melbourne's
3LO
ABC Radio Melbourne (official callsign: 3LO) is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It began transmission on 13 October 1924, and was Melbourne's second licensed radio station after 3AR.
Most Local Radio stations in Victoria s ...
during
World War II. Japanese bombs never struck Victoria, however 3WV did play a role broadcasting coded messages at times.
The station's south-west coverage area split from ABC Western Victoria in 2004 to become
ABC South West Victoria
ABC South West Victoria (call sign: 3WL) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Warrnambool, Victoria.
References
ABC Local Radio, South West Victoria
Radio stations in Victoria (state)
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The station's studios in Baillie Street, Horsham were upgraded in 2006 to digital broadcasting facilities, making them one of the ABC's most advanced studios in Australia.
From 8 April 2019, the name of the station was changed from ABC Western Victoria to ABC Wimmera to better identify the intended coverage area.
References
See also
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List of radio stations in Australia
This is a list of radio stations that broadcast in Australia.
The first digit of the callsign represents the state or territory: 1 – ACT, 2 – NSW and ACT, 3 – VIC, 4 – QLD, 5 – SA, 6 – WA, 7 – TAS, 8 – NT.
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Western Victoria
Radio stations in Victoria