The station began broadcasting as 4QA in 1951 on 720 AM[1] (later 756) as a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began in 1955. The station now broadcasts through the following main FM transmitters along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:
^"Opening Relay Plan for 4QA". Daily Mercury. Vol. 84, no. 299. Queensland, Australia. 16 December 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"ABC radio in the Tropical North". ABC Online. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
March 20, 2023
tropical, north, local, radio, station, based, mackay, broadcasting, surrounding, region, queensland, this, includes, towns, proserpine, sarina, bowen, whitsunday, islands, broadcast, areamackayfrequency101, mackayprogrammingformattalkownershipowneraustralian,. ABC Tropical North is an ABC Local Radio station based in Mackay and broadcasting to the surrounding region in Queensland This includes the towns of Proserpine Sarina Bowen and the Whitsunday Islands ABC Tropical NorthBroadcast areaMackayFrequency101 1 mHz FM MackayProgrammingFormatTalkOwnershipOwnerAustralian Broadcasting CorporationHistoryFirst air date1951Technical informationTransmitter coordinates21 08 24 94 S 149 11 21 79 E 21 1402611 S 149 1893861 E 21 1402611 149 1893861LinksWebsitehttp www abc net au tropic The station began broadcasting as 4QA in 1951 on 720 AM 1 later 756 as a relay of the national program Studios were then built and local programs began in 1955 The station now broadcasts through the following main FM transmitters along with a number of low power FM repeaters 4QAA 101 1 FM 4QAA T 104 9 FM 4QAA T 91 7 FMSee also EditList of radio stations in AustraliaReferences Edit Opening Relay Plan for 4QA Daily Mercury Vol 84 no 299 Queensland Australia 16 December 1950 p 4 Retrieved 19 November 2017 via National Library of Australia ABC radio in the Tropical North ABC Online 18 March 2008 Retrieved 7 May 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ABC Tropical North amp oldid 1038887472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
