ABC Western Plains

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ABC Western Plains
ABC Western Plains offices August 2020.jpg
Broadcast area Western Plains
Frequency 95.9 mHz FM Dubbo
107.1 mHz FM Central Western Slopes
657 kHz AM Far West
1584 kHz AM Far West
Programming
Format Talk
Ownership
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
17 May 1993
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
32°14′58.33″S148°36′07.15″E / 32.2495361°S 148.6019861°E / -32.2495361; 148.6019861
Links
Website https://www.abc.net.au/westernplains/

ABC Western Plains is an ABC Local Radio station based in Dubbo, New South Wales. The broadcast region stretches from Wellington north to Goodooga and west from Coonabarabran to Wilcannia. The station covers the top half of the Far West region and part of the Orana region of New South Wales. This includes Dubbo City and the towns of Bourke, Cobar, Nyngan, Walgett, Mudgee, Lightning Ridge, Gilgandra, Coonamble and Warren

The station also provides services to isolated communities via satellite such as Ivanhoe, Menindee, Talbingo, Khancoban and even Norfolk Island.

ABC Western Plains began operating in 1993 taking over the western and outback region previously covered from Orange by ABC Central West.

In 2008 the station gained full regional status and is now self managed. This saw the establishment of a local morning show.

The station is heard on these main FM and AM frequencies along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:

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References

"History of ABC Western Plains". ABC Online. 19 February 2003. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.

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