According to the ABA’s Discussion Paper/Draft LAP for Goulburn from October 1998, there was a proposal for 2GCR to move to 91.9, but it was shelved, as it was feared that the station could be forced to shut down due to financial difficulties associated with the change of its frequency. The frequency was later allocated to 1WAY in Canberra.
Here’s the document below.
Goulburn_DraftLAP DSC_Oct1998.pdf (715.9 KB)
103.1 as a Commercial service at 20KW from Canberra could work, it would not work for a 80kW national service.
103.3 2GCR is only 200w from the Council Chambers in Bourke St Goulburn. It is not from the nominal site at Mt Gray, and does not get out as well as the 200w nationals from Mt Gray towards Canberra.
The Canberra commercial fm stations are very weak in Goulburn CBD. A 20KW Commercial Fm from Canberra on 103.1 will not cause interference to 2GCR on 103.3 in Goulburn CBD. 103.3 2GCR will not interfere with 103.1 within its licence area on the southern side of lake George.
Around Collector outside the LA of each station, both stations would be at similar strength. This would be no worse then Edge 96.1 / 96.3 Coast fm around the northern suburbs / beaches of Sydney, or the spacing of two community station in metro Sydney.
ACMA does not protect the reception of stations outside their licence areas, this is where splatter would occur.
Also a sensitive car radio would probably be able to receive both 103.1 and 103.3 in Goulburn city with minimal splatter.
I can hear 2GCR here in Bungendore but it’s on the weaker side; I need to place my Tecsun in the right spot to get it well. Interestingly Bungendore just sits inside Goulburn RA1. The businesses in town pretty much always have either (s)hit 104.7 or Mix 106.3 on, though. Others just stream Spotify.
Which do you get better in Bungendore, Eagle fm or the Canberra fm stations?
I wonder if this Google Street View image is the view of the 2GCR vertically polarised folded dipole TX antenna at the rear of the Council complex on rooftop, distant pic view?
Interestingly their STL is still licenced from their studio to Mt.Gray & still points out that way. They were broadcasting from Mt. Gray in the distant past. Wonder what the issue is with them? Short on funds to afford the TX site rental on Mt. Gray?
Here’s a bit of fun for those around Sydney, I’m not going to say what just yet, but scan around mid FM band & see what you find (if anything depending how far out you are) & let us know here. 
It won’t be DX but if you’re in Sydney scan & see what’s different.
I’m not in Sydney but I’ll take a wild guess: something to do with the WS FM translator at Richmond?
Nope.
Is it 2000 fm, now has RDS, but broadcasting in mono?
If all the Canberra fm stations were allowed to broadcast at 150KW from Black Mountain Tuggeranong probably would not be required,
and there would be available frequencies for a conversion of 2CA plus a new commercial fm licence.
It’s more than just that, & they shouldn’t be in mono, the program source maybe, but not the TX.
Thank you @anon71206228.
PTY: Varied
PI: 2985
PS: 2000-FM
RT: Multicultral Community Radio
Simple RDS facilities such as: Grps 0A & 2A
Although not activated, hope Group 4A remains off. Too many stations don’t keep accurate time.
Well done.
Definitely no stereo pilot received at my location in Stanhope Gardens through hifi with outdoor fm Omni antenna.
Have there been any changes that could stop me from receiving it in stereo?
Definitely has stereo pilot as my SDR MPX display shows. Maybe you have some multipath on that frequency at your location creating problems? Nice strong 57kHz subcarrier too.
Big changes.
New Nautel TX, new TX site, it’s now at Artarmon sharing the antenna system with 2MFM & Hope 103.2 & now has basic RDS.
I don’t know why you don’t get a stereo pilot, it’s definitely transmitting one.
Checked on all my radios including car stereo, only receivable in mono in Stanhope Gardens area (NW Sydney).
All able to seek the station on a scan with no issue.
Is 2000fm coming from North Sydney or Artarmon now?
Artarmon
Could there be a problem with the westerly beam??
Have the broadcast specs changed from memory it was 12.5kw or something like that from North Sydney?
Same power specs as North Sydney, if there was a problem with the westerly beam off the antenna, you’d have issues with 2MFM & Hope too, because it’s the same antenna.
2OOO is higher power than 2MFM, but not as high as Hope, what’s your reception of those other 2 like?
2MFM- Stereo with RDS, bit of noise (hiss) in the stereo signal.
2000 - Mono with RDS
Hope 103.2 Perfect stereo with RDS
Received through Digitech Dab+ fm tuner,
Matchmaster omnidirectional fm antenna.
Matchmaster 30db gain fm / vhf / UHF masthead amp.
I don’t have equipment to measure signal strength of individual stations.