Broadcast area | Illawarra, New South Wales |
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Frequency | 97.3 MHz FM |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | 6 March 1959 (AM) March 1991 (FM) |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°37′23″S150°41′38″E / 34.623°S 150.694°E |
Links | |
Website | https://www.abc.net.au/illawarra/ |
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