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ABC Northern Tasmania

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Broadcast area
  
Northern Tasmania

First air date
  
3 August 1935

Frequency
  
91.7 MHz FM (2006-)

Format
  
Talk

Callsign meaning
  
7 - Tasmania NT - Northern Tasmania

Former frequencies
  
710 kHz (1935-1978) 711 kHz (1978-2006)

ABC Northern Tasmania (call sign: 7NT) is the ABC Local Radio station for northern Tasmania, based in Launceston, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts on the main frequency of 91.7 MHz on the FM band from Mt Barrow at a power or 192Kw which covers much of Northern Tasmania.

In addition the station has many low power repeater stations across the state including:

  • Bicheno 89.7 MHz
  • Burnie 102.5 MHz
  • Devonport 100.5 MHz
  • Fingal 1161 kHz AM
  • King Island 88.6 MHz
  • Lileah 91.3 MHz
  • Queenstown/Zeehan 90.5 MHz
  • Rosebery 106.3 MHz
  • Savage River 104.1 MHz
  • St Helens 1584 kHz AM
  • St Marys 102.7 MHz
  • Strahan 107.6 MHz
  • Swansea 106.1 MHz
  • Waratah 103.3 MHz
  • Weldborough 97.3 MHz
  • Launceston CBD 102.7 MHz

    • History

    ABC Northern Tasmania was the ABC radio’s first regional station in Launceston. It was opened by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons on 3 August 1935.

    7NT moved from AM (711 kHz) to FM (91.7 MHz) in 2006.

    References

    ABC Northern Tasmania Wikipedia
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