ABC Western Victoria
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ABC Western Victoria is an ABC Local Radio
station in the Wimmera
region of Victoria, Australia. Its primary transmitter is located in Horsham
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.
's second regional radio station; ABC Western Victoria 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 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
. The station's studios in Baillie Street were upgraded in 2006 to digital broadcasting facilities, making ABC Horsham one of the broadcaster's most advanced radio facilities in the country.
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 in the Wimmera
Wimmera
The Wimmera is a region in the west of the Australian state of Victoria.It covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Australia border and north of the Great Dividing Range...
region of Victoria, Australia. Its primary transmitter is located in Horsham
Horsham, Victoria
Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia and is approximately north-west of Melbourne via the Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. Horsham is in the federal Division of Mallee...
which broadcasts on 594 kHz AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
. 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 former name - was conceived in the mid-1930s, and officially opened on 25 February 1937. It was ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's second regional radio station; ABC Western Victoria 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 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. 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
ABC South West Victoria is an ABC Local Radio station based in Warrnambool, Victoria....
. The station's studios in Baillie Street were upgraded in 2006 to digital broadcasting facilities, making ABC Horsham one of the broadcaster's most advanced radio facilities in the country.