ABC Central West (call sign: 2CR) is the

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station for the Central Tablelands region, based in

Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney on a great circle at an altitude of . Orange had an estimated urban population of 40,493 Estimated resident population, 3 ...

, owned by the

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. It broadcasts on 549 kHz on the AM band. The 549 kHz signal is one of the most powerful in Australia, with the coverage map on the ABC's reception website showing that the station can be heard in Northern Victoria and South Western Queensland during normal daytime conditions.

History

ABC Central West is one of the oldest stations of the ABC. The station opened on 29 April 1937 in the Strand Palais in Orange. It was attended by the Mayor of Orange, W.F. Matthews, the Postmaster-General, the Minister of Defence and a representative of the ABC. Entertainment for the night was provided by Jim Davidson and the ABC Dance Band, The Singing Pierrots, tenor Sydney MacEwan, yodeller Tex Morton and Auld Lang Syne. The original studios were located at Lords Place, before being relocated to 46 Bathurst Road in East Orange. The station celebrated 70 years of broadcasts in 2007 and 80 years in 2017.

References

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