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2UH
ABC Upper Hunter (call sign: 2UH) is an Australian radio station. It is the Upper Hunter service of the ABC Local Radio network, and serves Muswellbrook and surrounding areas. History ABC Upper Hunter commenced as a local relay of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle's 2NC (now 1233 ABC Newcastle) in 1964. While there was some local information on the station, the reporter responsible was based in Newcastle. It wasn't until 1990 when a local office of the ABC was established in the Upper Hunter, basing itself in Market Lane Muswellbrook. Mike Pritchard (Australian journalist), Mike Pritchard joined the broadcaster from the ''Scone Advocate'' newspaper, and was the station's rural reporter until his retirement in 2021, even acting as the lone employee in the region on occasion. In 1997, the station moved to its current facilities in Brook Street. Throughout 2009, the station's programming went on hiatus while the studios were upgraded with digital equipment. Rural programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Newcastle
ABC Newcastle (call sign: 2NC) is an Australian radio station. It is the Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle station of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC local radio network, and is licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. It operates on the Amplitude modulation, AM band at 1233 kilohertz. Formerly known by its callsign 2NC, the NC in the callsign is short for ''N''ew''c''astle, 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. The station was heard in New Zealand. Its original frequency was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |