ABC Newcastle

Radio station in Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle, New South Wales

Broadcast area

Newcastle
Maitland
Port Stephens
Cessnock
Central Coast

Frequency1233 AM kHz
95.9 FM MHz (Port Stephens)ProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishFormatNews, talk, sportsOwnershipOwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation

Sister stations

ABC Local Radio, ABC Upper HunterHistory

First air date

19 December 1930 (1930-12-19)

Former call signs

2NC

Call sign meaning

2 – New South Wales
NC – NewcastleTechnical information

Transmitter coordinates

32°47′59.508″S 164°45′15″E / 32.79986333°S 164.75417°E / -32.79986333; 164.75417LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewww.abc.net.au/newcastle/

ABC Newcastle (call sign: 2NC) is an Australian radio station. It is the Newcastle station of the ABC local radio network, and is licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. It operates on the AM band at 1233 kilohertz. Formerly known by its callsign 2NC, the NC in the callsign is short for Newcastle, while the 2 represents the state of New South Wales. The station was established in 1930.

History

2NC was the very first regional radio station in Australia outside a capital city. It was set up by Adrian Jose. The first broadcast occurred 19 December 1930, and played the Newcastle Symphony Orchestra playing the William Tell Overture. James Fenton acting as the prime minister of Australia gave a speech. Local Newcastle content was limited to an hour a week and included news, market reports and church services.^[1] The station was heard in New Zealand. Its original frequency was 1245 kHz or wavelength of 241 metres. The power was 2 kW with a modulation of 85%. The transmitting equipment was established by Keith Thow of STC.^[2] The transmitting antenna is at Beresfield. It was designed to have a range of 25 miles, covering a population of 200,000.^[3]

In 1931 2YB in New Plymouth, New Zealand was interfering with 2NC causing a heterodyne whistle.^[4]

Other early local content included the Newcastle Steel Works Band, the Newcastle Choral Society and the Newcastle Revellers.^[3]

For a time in the early 2000s, the ABC Newcastle website included a 5-day-a-week 5-minute TV news bulletin dedicated to Newcastle, shot in the ABC NSW studio.

The first studios were located behind the Old Strand Theatre on Market Street, before moving to 24 Wood Street.

Programs

Its programs are also heard on ABC Upper Hunter, the ABC's station serving the Upper Hunter.

Sports coverage

In addition to Grandstand's national coverage, ABC Newcastle and ABC Upper Hunter also broadcast Newcastle Knights rugby league and Newcastle Jets football games as well.

References

^ ABC Story
^ "2NC, Newcastle". Evening Post. Vol. CX, no. 155. 31 December 1930. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b "Newcastle Relay Station". Evening Post. Vol. CX, no. 69. 18 September 1930. p. 23.
^ "Radio COntrol, The BBC Suggested As a Model". Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 77. 1 April 1931. p. 19.

External links

ABC Newcastle official website
A history of the ABC in Newcastle

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See also

v t e Radio stations in Newcastle, New South Wales
AM Stations	2HD 1143 ABC Newcastle 1233 Sky Sports Radio 1341 SBS Radio 1413 ABC NewsRadio 1458 Radio National 1512 Radio 1629
FM Stations	Newy 87.8 FM Raw FM 88.0 2CHR 96.5 Rhema FM 99.7 2RPH 100.5 triple j 102.1 Triple M 102.9 2NUR 103.7 New FM 105.3 ABC Classic FM 106.1 Hit 106.9
Defunct	VJN588 1629 ZFM 94.5
By call sign	2ABCFM 2CHR 2EA 2HD 2HRN 2JJJ 2KKO 2NC 2NEW 2NN 2NUR 2PB 2RFM 2RN 2RPH 2XXX 2ZFM VJN588
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