ABC Western Plains

Radio station


name = ABC Western Plains
callsign = 2WPR
airdate = May 17, 1993
frequency = 95.9 mHz FM Dubbo 107.1 mHz FM Central Western Slopes 657 kHz AM Far West 1584 kHz AM Far West
area = Western Plains
owner = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
format = Talk
website = [http://www.abc.net.au/westernplains/ http://www.abc.net.au/westernplains/]

ABC Western Plains is an ABC Local Radio station based in Dubbo. The broadcast region stretches north and west from Dubbo covering the top half of the Far West region and part of the Central West of New South Wales. This includes the towns of Bourke, Cobar, Nyngan and Lightning Ridge.

The station began in 1993 taking over the western and outback region previously covered from Orange by ABC Central West.

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

*2WPR 95.9 and 107.1 FM
*2BY 657 AM
*2WA 1584 AM

Local Programs

Weekdays

*Breakfast with Andrew Dunkley – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM

aturday

*Saturday Breakfast with ABC Central West & Western Plains – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney and ABC Central West.

References

cite web |title=History of ABC Western Plains
url= http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/02/19/2166678.htm
date=2003-02-19
accessdate=2008-06-04
publisher=ABC Online

ee also

* List of Australian radio stations