ABC Pilbara is an

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station based in Karratha. Formerly known as ABC North West WA, the station broadcasts to the

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and parts of the

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regions of

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. This includes the towns of

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, Carnarvon,

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, Newman and Tom Price. The station began as 6KP in 1988 and now broadcasts through the following main AM transmitters: *6KP 702 AM Karratha *6CA 846 AM Carnarvon *6MN 567 AM Newman *6PH 603 AM

*6PN 567 AM Pannawonica *6PU 567 AM Paraburdoo *6TP 567 AM Tom Price *6XM 1188 AM

There are also a number of low power FM transmitters. When local programs are not broadcast, ABC Pilbara is a relay of

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. From 8 April 2019, the name of the station was changed to ABC Pilbara from its former name of ABC North West WA to better identify the station's local coverage area. On 3 May 2022, ABC Pilbara's new studios at The Pelago on Sharpe Avenue in Karratha were officially opened after relocating from their former premises in De Grey Place. According to the ABC, the new location will provide better protection from cyclones enabling the station to provide uninterrupted emergency coverage from the new studios. A new mini-bureau was also opened at Carnarvon on the same day, one of five which had already opened as part of the ABC's regional expansion. The two Carnarvon-based reporters will cover areas such as

Shark Bay Shark Bay (Malgana: ''Gathaagudu'', "two waters") is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/shark-bay area is located approximately north of Perth, on the ...

and Gascoyne Junction.

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