ABC Goldfields–Esperance

ABC Goldfields–Esperance
Broadcast areaGoldfields–Esperance
Frequency648 kHz AM (Goldfields)
837 kHz AM (Esperance)
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
10 December 1936
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
30°45′01.60″S 121°28′12.32″E / 30.7504444°S 121.4700889°E / -30.7504444; 121.4700889
Links
Websitehttps://www.abc.net.au/goldfields/

ABC Goldfields–Esperance is an ABC Local Radio station based in Kalgoorlie. The station broadcasts to the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, including the towns of Esperance, Coolgardie, Kambalda and Norseman.

The station was formally opened by the then State Member for Kalgoorlie, Herbert Henry Styants, on 10 December 1936.[1]

The station began broadcasting as 6GF from the first floor of the Post Office building in Hannan Street.[2]

Later the station moved its studios to the Salvation Army Citadel, prior to moving to premises on the corner of Porter and Brookman Streets. The station is currently located at 353 Hannan Street.

The transmitter at Esperance (callsign 6ED) was switched on in 1966. There are also a number of low power FM transmitters.

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 720 ABC Perth.

Notes

  1. ^ "6GF Kalgoorlie". The Goldfields Observer. Vol. 7, no. 323. Western Australia. 29 November 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "6GF's Manager". Kalgoorlie Miner. Western Australia. 28 November 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.

References

"The Birth of ABC Goldfields–Esperance". ABC Online. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.

See also