ABC Eyre Peninsula is an
ABC Local Radio station based in
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located a ...
,
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
. The station broadcasts to the
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.
Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...
and western coastal region of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
, including the towns of
Tumby Bay,
Cummins
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,
Ceduna and
Streaky Bay.
History
The station began broadcasting as 5LN in 1987 in a small office on 8 Eyre Street.
The first employee was Michael Astbury who was then joined by Peter Collins in 1990. Collins, while also acting as the rural reporter, also was responsible for putting to air a breakfast show. Soon Suzuy Grosser succeeded Collins as Rural Reporter who took over the realms of the program while also providing Eyre Peninsula and West Coast stories to The Country Hour. Paul Devonport then joined as a reporter, who was then succeeded by Tim Jeanes.
On air identification at this time was "5LN 1485". This changed to "1485 ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast" in 2002. A rebrand in 2019 saw the name scaled back to "ABC Eyre Peninsula". In 2005 due to various concerns the station moved to a new facility on Level 1 of the Civic Centre on 60 Tasman Terrace in the CBD.
Local Programming
ABC Eyre Peninsula airs two local programs throughout the week.
* Eyre Peninsula Rural Report 6:15am to 6:30am – presented by Brooke Neindorf
* Breakfast 6:35am to 9:00am – presented by Emma Pedler
At all other times the station is a relay of either
ABC North & West SA
ABC North and West SA is a local radio station based in Port Pirie, South Australia, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Its callsign is 5CK and is transmitted on the AM band from high power transmitters situated near Crystal Bro ...
or
ABC Radio Adelaide
ABC Radio Adelaide (call sign: 5AN) is the ABC Local Radio station for Adelaide. It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band. It is also available on Digital TV in Adelaide.
History
5AN started transmitting on 15 October 1937 with equipmen ...
.
Staff
As of 2021, there are a total of five full-time staff at ABC Eyre Peninsula.
References
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See also
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List of radio stations in Australia
{{ABC Local Radio
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.
Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...
Radio stations established in 1987
Radio stations in South Australia
1987 establishments in Australia