ABC Mid North Coast is an
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 based in
Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The town is located on the Tasman Se ...
and broadcasting to the
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgool ...
region in
New South Wales
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. This includes the towns and cities of
Grafton,
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
,
Kempsey and
Taree
Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural distr ...
.
The station began as 2KP in 1954 originally as a relay of the national program.
Studios were opened in
Kempsey in 1956 but local news came from
2NR in
Grafton until 1960 when the first locally produced bulletins began. The station relocated to new studios in Port Macquarie in 2004.
ABC Mid North Coast is the originating station of ''Statewide Afternoons'', heard on most of the other ABC Local Radio stations in New South Wales.
The station is heard on these main
AM and
FM frequencies:
*2KP 684 AM
*2TR 756 AM
*2MRR 95.5 and 100.9 FM
See also
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List of radio stations in Australia
This is a list of radio stations that broadcast in Australia.
The first digit of the callsign represents the state or territory: 1 – ACT, 2 – NSW and ACT, 3 – VIC, 4 – QLD, 5 – SA, 6 – WA, 7 – TAS, 8 – NT.
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Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgool ...
Radio stations in New South Wales
Radio stations established in 1954