ABC North West Queensland

ABC North West Queensland
Broadcast area North West Queensland
Frequency 106.5 mHz FM Mount Isa
567 kHz AM Julia Creek
1485 kHz AM Hughenden
First air date 1986
Format Talk
Transmitter coordinates 20°43′23.92″S 139°29′38.40″E / 20.7233111°S 139.4940000°E / -20.7233111; 139.4940000
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website http://www.abc.net.au/northwest/

ABC North West Queensland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Mount Isa. The station broadcasts to the North West region of Queensland, which includes the towns of Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Hughenden and Normanton.

The station began broadcasting as 4MI in 1986 on 1080 AM. Now there are a number of low power FM transmitters as well as these main transmitters:

  • 4ISA 106.5 FM
  • 4JK 567 AM
  • 4HU 1485 AM

Local Programs

Weekdays

  • Breakfast with Hailey Renault – 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • Rural Report with Lydia Burton – 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM
  • Mornings with Lindsay Wright – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Saturday

  • Saturday Breakfast with Bruce Underwood – 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Capricornia or 612 ABC Brisbane.

References

"ABC North West's history". ABC Online. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-05-06.

See also

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