- ABC Riverina
Radio station
name = ABC Riverina
callsign = 2RVR
airdate =December 16 ,1931
frequency = 675 kHz AM Riverina 89.9 mHz FM East Riverina 100.5 mHz FM Grifith and MIA 102.7 mHz FM Wagga Wagga
area =Riverina andMurrumbidgee Irrigation Area
owner =Australian Broadcasting Corporation
format = Talk
website = [http://www.abc.net.au/riverina/ http://www.abc.net.au/riverina/]ABC Riverina is an
ABC Local Radio station based in Wagga Wagga and broadcasting to theRiverina andMurrumbidgee Irrigation Area regions inNew South Wales . This includes the towns and cities of Griffith, Goulburn, Leeton and Hay.The station began as 2CO in 1931 originally based in Albury and covering south-west New South Wales and north-east Victoria. The station in Wagga Wagga operated only as an opt-out service until 1987. New studios and transmitters were opened and the region was split into two. ABC Riverina was created, serving New South Wales, with the Albury based station moving to Wodonga and becoming
ABC Goulburn Murray .The station is heard on these main AM and FM frequencies along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:
*2CO 675 AM
*2RVR 89.9, 100.5 and 102.7 FMLocal Programs
Weekdays
*Breakfast with Chris Coleman – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM
*Mornings with Anne Delaney – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AMaturday
*Weekend Breakfast – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
*Riverina Grandstand with Shannon Byrne – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AMWhen local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of
702 ABC Sydney .References
cite web |title=The story behind ABC Riverina
url= http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/06/2182389.htm
date=2003-03-06
accessdate=2008-06-06
publisher=ABC Online ee also
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List of Australian radio stations
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