97.3 ABC Illawarra

ABC Illawarra is an ABC Local Radio station based in Wollongong and broadcasting to the Illawarra region in New South Wales. This includes the towns of Nowra, Shellharbour, Kiama, and Bowral. The station began as 2WN in 1959 originally broadcasting on the AM band. It now transmits on the main FM frequency of 97.3 MHz along with a low power FM repeater.[1]

ABC Illawarra
Broadcast areaIllawarra, New South Wales
Frequency97.3 MHz FM
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
6 March 1959 (AM)
March 1991 (FM)
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
34.623°S 150.694°E / -34.623; 150.694
Links
Websitehttp://www.abc.net.au/illawarra/

History

The station was launched in 1959 on the AM Band, employing a staff of only 3 people. The station grew through the decades and in the 90s relocated from their Keira Street studios to the city center.

In March 1991 the station moved to the FM Band and became the first city in Australia to have an entire FM ABC service. The station is the official emergency radio broadcaster for the SES in times of bushfires and other natural disasters. In 2008 and 2009 the station's Regional Manager Peter Riley was sent to Western Australia and North Queensland to cover cyclones and floods.

There was originally an ABC Local Radio bureau in Nowra which was administered by Wollongong, but it was closed due to budget cuts in 2014.

See also

References
  1. "The History of ABC Illawarra". ABC Online. 11 March 2003. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
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