ABC Western Queensland
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ABC Western Queensland is an ABC Local Radio
station based in Longreach broadcasting to the Central West, South West and Gulf regions
of Queensland
. It covers a wide area stretching as far as the towns of Charleville
, Winton and Birdsville
.
The station began broadcasting as 4QL in 1947 on 690 AM, originally as a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began in 1952. ABC Western Queensland now broadcasts through the following main AM
transmitters along with a number of low power FM repeaters:
During the late 1980s the NERR (North East Regional Radio) satellite service was established. This allowed 'black spots' to be filled in, supplementing the Longreach and Charleville transmitters. Program is fed via satellite to receivers in remote places like Birdsville or Karumba and then re-transmitted via a small FM transmitter to that town.
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...
station based in Longreach broadcasting to the Central West, South West and Gulf regions
Regions of Queensland
The Regions of Queensland refers to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population,...
of Queensland
Queensland
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. It covers a wide area stretching as far as the towns of Charleville
Charleville, Queensland
Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...
, Winton and Birdsville
Birdsville, Queensland
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.
The station began broadcasting as 4QL in 1947 on 690 AM, originally as a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began in 1952. ABC Western Queensland now broadcasts through the following main AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
transmitters along with a number of low power FM repeaters:
- 4QL 540 AM
- 4CH 603 AM
During the late 1980s the NERR (North East Regional Radio) satellite service was established. This allowed 'black spots' to be filled in, supplementing the Longreach and Charleville transmitters. Program is fed via satellite to receivers in remote places like Birdsville or Karumba and then re-transmitted via a small FM transmitter to that town.
Weekdays
- Breakfast with Danny Kennedy – 5:30 AM to 7:45:00 AM
- Rural News with Amy Phillips – 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM
- Mornings with Nicole Bond – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
- Local News with Chrissy Arthur - 6:30, 7:30, 8:30AM and 12:30PM