ABC Newcastle 1233 AM is a local radio show broadcasting station in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The broadcasting areas include Newcastle and its surroundings (i.e., Maitland, Port Stephens, Cessnock, and Central Coast). It is famous for with call sign 2NC. Here, NC stands for Newcastle. It is based on News, Talk, and Sports format. Australian Broadcasting Corporation operates this radio station. ABC Local Radio and ABC Upper Hunter are sister stations of ABC Newcastle.
About ABC Newcastle 1233 AM
ABC Newcastle broadcasted its first show on 19th December 1930. It became the first regional station of Australia, situated outside the capital territory. Adrian Jose managed its first broadcasting. It on-aired the Newcastle Symphony Orchestra by William Tell Overture. Initially, ABC Newcastle used to broadcast for one hour in a whole week. That one-hour segment used to include news, reports, and religious services. The operation frequency was 1245 kHz with an ERP of 2 kW. The studios are behind the Old Strand Theatronin Market Street. In the 2000s, the station began broadcasting five days a week. Now, the studios are at 24 Wood Street.
Programming
Some of the shows and its hosting DJs are: Breakfast by Jenny Marchant and Dan Cox, AM with Sabra Lane, Mornings with Kia Handley, NSW Country Hour by Michael Condon, The World Today with Thomas Oriti, Afternoons with James Valentine, Conversation by Richard Fiddler and Sarah Kanowski, Drive with Paul Turton, Australia Wide by Sinead Mangan, PM with Linda Mottram, Evenings with Sarah Macdonald, Nightlife with Phil Clark and Indira Naidoo, Overnights with Trevor Chappell and Rod Quinn, Saturday Breakfast with Craig Hamilton, Roy and HG: Budging on the Blindside by Roy and HG, Saturday Night Country with Felicity Urquhart, and Australia All Over with Macca.
Technical Details
The station is broadcasting on 1233 MHz in the FM band. The current location of transmitter coordinates is 34⁰47`59.508`S 164⁰45`15`E. The location of the transmitting antenna is Beresfield. This antenna was designed to serve the population of 200,000.
Contact Details
Postal Address: PO Box 2205 Dangar 2309
Address: 24 Wood St Newcastle West, NSW, 2302
For inquiries: 13 9994
Talkback: 1300 331 233
Mobile: 0487 991 233
Fax: 02 49 221 222
Email: newcastle@your.abc.net.au
Official Website: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcaustralia/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABCNewcastle/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abcaustralia/
Listen More: 106.1 ABC Classic FM