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Armidale has a tiny Radio National outlet on 720kHz on 50 watts. It used to have the callsign 2AN and from what I understand was a local ABC radio station.

6524

I think 105.7 started in 1993.

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There are no ABC or commercial FM stations in the Sunshine Coast apart from the Noosa relays of commercial stations. The Nambour ones serve the southern Sunshine Coast while the Gympie ones serve the northern Sunshine Coast. So while there is Abc Radio National in Gympie serving the northern Sunshine Coast, I suspect the southern Sunshine Coast is supposed to get it from Brisbane on AM.

6526

7BU Burnie turning 90 this October.

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6527

Mmm I wouldn’t agree. The “Nambour” stations really are the Sunshine Coast stations. It’s the same licence area. It might still be called the Nambour RA1 licence area historically, but it includes the entire Sunshine Coast, including Noosa. The Noosa relays are just to improve reception of the Sunshine Coast stations within their licence area. All 3x commercial stations identify as Sunshine Coast stations. Going back to when 4NA rebranded to 4SS.

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Yes, to my mind the Sunshine Coast includes everywhere from Caloundra in the south to Noosa in the north. Bald Hill is toward the south admittedly but still pretty much local across the coast. When I went to Noosa in 1998- well before any translators there- 91.9 Sea FM was fine.

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Bald Knob? Bald Hills is in Brisbane where the ABC AM TXs are.

Sea FM is okay in car in Noosa, but would struggle indoors, at least their relays are now finally on air!

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Yes. I’m a knob :slight_smile: I’m thinking of Bald Hill at Stanwell Tops!

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And there’s absolutely no local broadcasting on 3RN. It’s the national schedule with Victorian news on the hour.

So if the signal for 621 was adequate in those locations, it’s fair enough.

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What about 4SCR (ABC Radio Sunshine Coast), 4SSS (Mix FM) and 4SEE (Sea FM) in Maroochydore?

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2UE Image promos x5 2005-2006 - All V/O’s by Ken Sparkes. Lifted from ‘2UE Pointer Master #22’ CD.https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/eg4xyeifxsxy7vw45k3iz/03-2UE-Image-Promos-4-11.mp3?rlkey=l3hk89egopt4t40le2fbzcndp&st=eliqiv4h&dl=0

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6534

Two Doug ads from January 1993:

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6536

9 months before his death from cancer, racecaller Bill Collins is interviewed by KB and Dr Turf

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Is that the last time we saw 2HD on TV?

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2HD advertisement, from the Newcastle Herald, 1995.

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6539

Oh wow. Only 1hr of Laws back then.

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6541

I couldn’t find this version of the 5AD logo online -

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Captured in a video from late 2000, so would likely have been their last logo before the change to Mix.

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I downloaded this off a website years ago, but it doesn’t look much better than that one.

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6543

Hi folks!

The Frankster Archives - Audio Update 08/10/2025

  • 2UE Stan Zemanek ‘tape 1’ 1995-1996
  • 2GB Brian Wilshire returns - February 10th 1992
  • 2UE John Pearce - Circa 1980
  • 2UE This Week with Robert Kinny - January 29th 1989
  • 2UE with Owen Delaney - March 27th 1989
  • 2UE Stan Zemanek overnights - August 26th 1989

Live and loud and ready for you now! :slight_smile:

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