ABC Local Radio

Frankie · January 12, 2022, 7:49am

Same in Victoria.

Radiohead · January 12, 2022, 9:44am

I think it would have been early to mid 1990s.

101.1 was 100kw until recently, not sure why they reduced it…

foxyrover · January 14, 2022, 10:32am

Old ABC Grandstand and Local Radio branding in the Hobart (Bellerive Oval) commentary box.

ron12 · January 15, 2022, 12:50pm

I can just pick up ABC Radio Melbourne on 96.1 FM, which according to the ACMA’s TV Radio Handbook is located in Yarra Ranges. However, there are two strange things about the station:

Although it’s on FM, it doesn’t broadcast the cricket. Instead it carries the alternative program that’s on the web, DAB+ and TV 25.
The ABC Frequency Finder doesn’t say anything about the station. If I type in Healesville or Warburton which should be near that station, they only mention 3LO, Channel 25 and in one case, DAB+. fmscan.org doesn’t list the station either.

Frankie · January 15, 2022, 1:41pm

It’s an off air relay of the ABC Melbourne dab+ signal (hence no spot) primarily for emergency broadcasting to Warburton where the 774 signal is patchy. Transmitter is located on Mt Donna Buang.

crankymedia · January 15, 2022, 5:05pm

@ron12 When this service switched on, we discussed it here and worked out that the FM translator used DAB+ as off air input.

Went to air before the days of radio on DTV and ahead of the lowest latency web stream.

@TV-Expert does it appear in the ACMA list of translator feeds or is that just TV?

TV-Expert · January 15, 2022, 9:41pm

Just TV.

TV.Cynic · January 24, 2022, 11:34pm

ABC Mid North Coast billboard

NRN11 · January 25, 2022, 11:57am

And using the AM frequency not the FM? Interesting.

Radiohead · January 25, 2022, 6:43pm

Yes, whilst 756 is more specifically Taree, its only 2kw, 95.5 at 25kw covers the whole area from Port Macquarie down as far south as Seal Rocks.

I suspect 756 only purely exists for the elderly rusted on AM radio folks who thinks a smart speaker is a clever MC.

bacco007 · January 25, 2022, 10:45pm

Wonder if the billboard’s location is related to what frequency they’ve used (or not used)

ron12 · January 26, 2022, 2:39am

Cairns is similar. ABC Local Radio has a 2kW AM transmitter and a 100KW FM transmitter.

mirb · January 26, 2022, 3:37am

Brian Nankervis is filling in for Jacinta Parsons on ABC Radio Melbourne as she has COVID.

Vidiot · January 26, 2022, 4:07am

Looks like 3WV Horsham VIC (594AM) is once again off the air.

JohnsonTV · January 27, 2022, 2:08am

Brian hosted the show on Monday to Wednesday this week.

Jacinta is back on air today. She said she had a suspected case of COVID and was bedridden for four days.

Tejas57 · January 27, 2022, 2:36am

i wish the ABC would have a geo-location app that locates you and tells your frequencies for local radio, classic fm, newsradio etc.

TV.Cynic · January 28, 2022, 10:42am

tooman_alagenic · January 29, 2022, 10:27am

Hi , i found the perfect website for this issue, Just make sure your location is on on the phone
https://www.radiofrequencyfinder.com.au/
great website to find the freq for any radio stn that broadcasts where u sit at the current minute, check it out

William_John145 · January 29, 2022, 10:40am

There also this.

TV.Cynic · January 29, 2022, 11:13am

Site doesn’t work very well for me. In Brisbane it lists just 8 stations with no AM stations. Says that local ABC is 91.7 and RN is 96.9. Checked out a couple of other locations and they are similarly incorrect.

Many locations only come up with 3 ABC FM services and nothing else.