ABC Northern Tasmania (call sign: 7NT) is the
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
station for northern
Tasmania, based in
Launceston, owned by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts on the frequency of 91.7 MHz on the FM band from
Mount Barrow
Mount Barrow ( Aboriginal: ''pialermeliggener'') is a mountain in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of above sea level, the mountain is located east-north-east of Launceston. The mountain habitat is a mixture of ...
at a power of 192 kW which covers much of Northern Tasmania.
In addition, the station has many low power repeater stations across the state including:
* Bicheno 89.7 MHz
* Burnie 102.5 MHz
* Devonport 100.5 MHz
* Fingal 1161 kHz AM
* King Island 88.6 MHz
* Lileah 91.3 MHz
* Queenstown/Zeehan 90.5 MHz
* Rosebery 106.3 MHz
* Savage River 104.1 MHz
* St Helens 1584 kHz AM
* St Marys 102.7 MHz
* Strahan 107.6 MHz
* Swansea 106.1 MHz
* Waratah 103.3 MHz
* Weldborough 97.3 MHz
* Launceston CBD 102.7 MHz
History
ABC Northern Tasmania was the ABC radio's first regional station in Launceston. It was opened by
Prime Minister Joseph Lyons
Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office, 10th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939. He ...
on 3 August 1935.
7NT moved from AM (711 kHz) to FM (91.7 MHz) in 2006.
References
Northern Tasmania
Radio stations in Tasmania
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