ABC North Coast

ABC North Coast
Broadcast areaNorthern Rivers
Frequency738 kHz AM Grafton and south
720 kHz AM Tweed Valley and Gold Coast
94.5 mHz FM Lismore and Northern Rivers
91.3 MHz FM Bonalbo
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
17 July 1936
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
28°48′09.32″S 153°17′31.10″E / 28.8025889°S 153.2919722°E / -28.8025889; 153.2919722
Links
Websitehttps://www.abc.net.au/northcoast/

ABC North Coast is an ABC Local Radio station based in Lismore and broadcasting to the Northern Rivers region in New South Wales. This includes the towns and cities of Grafton, Ballina, Byron Bay, Casino and Murwillumbah.

The station began as 2NR in 1936 originally based in Grafton, moving to Lismore in 1989. It is heard on these main AM and FM frequencies:

  • 2NR 738 AM (Grafton and Clarence Valley)
  • 2ML 720 AM (Tweed Valley and Gold Coast)
  • 2NNR 94.5 FM (Richmond and the Tweed)
  • 2WPR 91,3 FM (Bonalbo)

The station airs locally focused programming from 6 am to 11 am. At all other times, it airs programming relayed from ABC Radio Sydney, or regional programming that airs on all provincial Local Radio stations.

Technical information

2NR 738 AM 50,000 watts

2ML 720 AM 400 watts

2NNR 94.5 FM 100,000 watts

2WPR 91.3 FM 50 watts