Broadcast area | Central West Queensland, South West Queensland and some areas of the Gulf and other remote Queensland |
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Frequency | 540 kHz AM Longreach 603 kHz AM Charleville |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | 19 March 1947 |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 23°26′14.46″S144°14′36.41″E / 23.4373500°S 144.2434472°E |
Links | |
Website | https://www.abc.net.au/westqld/ |
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The station began broadcasting as 4QL in 1947 on 690 AM, originally as a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began in 1952. ABC Western Queensland now broadcasts through the following main AM transmitters along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:
During the late 1980s the NERR (North East Regional Radio) satellite service was established. This allowed 'black spots' to be filled in, supplementing the Longreach and Charleville transmitters. Program is fed via satellite to receivers in remote places like Birdsville or Karumba and then re-transmitted via a small FM transmitter to that town.
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"ABC Western Queensland's history". ABC Online. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.