Mount Sugarloaf
Encyclopedia
Mount Sugarloaf, also known as Great Sugar Loaf, is a mountain in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales
, Australia
, overlooking the cites of Newcastle
, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock
and Maitland
. The summit of the mountain is in the Lake Macquarie suburb of West Wallsend
and access to the summit is gained via this suburb. However, the mountain itself is also part of the city of Cessnock suburbs Mulbring
and Richmond Vale. It is home to television transmitters that broadcast to the lower Hunter region. On 18 and 19 July 1965, the mountain received 10 centimetres (4 in) of snow. It also snowed on the summit in the winter of 1975.
on VHF Channel 3, as well as local FM radio station New FM
. It is commonly referred to as the "NBN Tower". Another transmitting digital
and analogue television signals of ABHN-5A (ABC) on VHF Channel 5A, UHF stations SBS
, Southern Cross Ten
and Prime Television
. As well other local commercial radio services. It is controlled by Broadcast Australia, being formerly run by the National Transmission Authority. There are many lesser radio antennae on these towers.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, overlooking the cites of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock
Cessnock, New South Wales
Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the Cessnock City Council LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell...
and Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...
. The summit of the mountain is in the Lake Macquarie suburb of West Wallsend
West Wallsend, New South Wales
West Wallsend is a suburb and small town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. It is located near the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway, not far from the western suburbs of Newcastle.-Coal & railways:...
and access to the summit is gained via this suburb. However, the mountain itself is also part of the city of Cessnock suburbs Mulbring
Mulbring, New South Wales
Mulbring is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. In 2006 Mulbring had a population of 316, which included part of Mount Vincent....
and Richmond Vale. It is home to television transmitters that broadcast to the lower Hunter region. On 18 and 19 July 1965, the mountain received 10 centimetres (4 in) of snow. It also snowed on the summit in the winter of 1975.
Television transmitters
The mountain has two broadcast transmission towers. One transmitting the VHF television services of NBN TelevisionNBN Television
NBN Television is a television station based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The station was inaugurated on 4 March 1962 as the first regional commercial television station in New South Wales, and has since expanded to 39 transmitters throughout the northern half of New South Wales and...
on VHF Channel 3, as well as local FM radio station New FM
New FM
NEWFM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and its surrounding area. It is owned by Broadcast Operations Group, and operates at 105.3 megahertz on the FM band. Its callsign is 2NEW, the 2 being a standard prefix for stations in New South Wales, and NEW short for...
. It is commonly referred to as the "NBN Tower". Another transmitting digital
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
and analogue television signals of ABHN-5A (ABC) on VHF Channel 5A, UHF stations SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
, Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
and Prime Television
Prime Television
PRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
. As well other local commercial radio services. It is controlled by Broadcast Australia, being formerly run by the National Transmission Authority. There are many lesser radio antennae on these towers.