Triple M Riverina (ACMA call sign 2WG) is an
Australian
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radio station
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which transmits on 1152
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AM band. It is licensed to the city of
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's ...
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. The station was originally owned by Eric Vernon Roberts BSc and his second wife Ida Annie "Nan" Roberts,
who were both formerly school teachers in Narrandera. Both the studio and 100 watt
AWA transmitter were originally located in the upper storey of the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon.
A replacement transmitter of 2,000
watt
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s, making 2WG one of the most powerful in Australia, was built by his brother Phil Roberts, on the Oura Road Transmitter site on 29 June 1932 and operated between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. By June 1979 the transmitter site was located at coordinates 35° 8' south; 147° 22½' E, approximately 200 m east of the Olympic Highway and 200 m. north of Trahairs Road.
In 1995 2WZD (FM93) began broadcasting.
In 1998
DMG Radio Australia
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bought both 2WG and FM93 (now Triple M 1152 and Hit 93.1). In late 2004 the stations were bought by
Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
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who currently own and operate the stations. The station including its sister station (93.1 StarFM, now Hit 93.1) was originally located in Fitzmaurice Street but was moved to the former Prime7 Television Centre in the suburb of
Kooringal on 6 June 2000. 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.
2WG was rebranded as Triple M Riverina 1152 as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Australia wide rebranding in December 2016.
Notable people
Bill Kerr
William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian actor, comedian, and vaudevillian.
Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second Wor ...
, who grew up in Wagga Wagga and would go on to stardom in British radio, the West End stage, and Australian film, served as a 2WG announcer as a teenager, from 1939–1941.
Past Announcers/Presenters:
*Peter Hand
*Chris Couldrey
*Sam Galea
*Mal Wilcock
*George 'Groover' Wayne
*John Doherty
*David Watt
*Kevin O'Neill
*Barry Haydon
*
Bill Kerr
William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian actor, comedian, and vaudevillian.
Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second Wor ...
Gallery
Image:2WG Sign.jpg, Neon 2WG sign, before restoration.
Image:Former Riverina Broadcasters Building.jpg, Former 2WG studio building.
References and notes
External links
Triple M Riverina 1152 website1996 Radio Station 2WG, Fitzmaurice St, Wagga NSW (Photo)
Radio stations in Wagga Wagga
Southern Cross Media Group
Radio stations established in 1932
Classic hits radio stations in Australia
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