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VLW6 was a short wave radio service of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Western Australia between the 1940s and the 1980s.

It was a relay service for services broadcast in Perth, Western Australia. [1] [2] It was utilised for the ABC overseas service. [3]

It was transmitted from Wanneroo. [4] It was one of a number of Australian short wave stations in operation the 1940s, other stations included:

VLR, and VLQ. [5]
VLG. [6]

VLW6 and other Western Australian short wave services were closed down in 2017.

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References

  1. "News and Notes". The West Australian . Vol. 61, no. 18, 304. Western Australia. 10 March 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Australian Broadcasting Commission (Shortwave Division)". Le Courrier Australien . No. 34. New South Wales, Australia. 21 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Australian Broadcasting Commission (1 January 1943), "A.B.C. Overseas Service (1 January 1943)", ABC Weekly, ABC, 5 (1): 32, retrieved 1 January 2024
  4. "VLW6, New Shortwave". Sunday Times (Perth) . No. 2645. Western Australia. 31 October 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "The Election". The Kiama Reporter And Illawarra Journal . New South Wales, Australia. 18 August 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (3 November 1945), "v. : ill. ; 29cm.", ABC Weekly, vol. 7, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1335049223, retrieved 1 January 2024 via Trove