97.3 ABC Illawarra

97.3 ABC Illawarra

Radio station


name = 97.3 ABC Illawarra
callsign = 2ILA
airdate = March 6, 1959
frequency = 97.3 mHz FM
area = Illawarra, New South Wales
owner = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
format = Talk
website = [http://www.abc.net.au/illawarra/ http://www.abc.net.au/illawarra/]

97.3 ABC Illawarra is an ABC Local Radio station based in Wollongong and broadcasting to the Illawarra region in New South Wales. This includes the towns of Nowra, Shellharbour, Kiama, and Bowral. Southern Sydneysiders have been known to be able to listen to 97.3, especially handy on weekends and night times when programming is identical of that on 2BL, but with a superior FM signal.

The station began as 2WN in 1956 originally broadcasting on the AM band. It now transmits on the main FM frequency of 97.3 mHz along with a low power FM repeater.

Local Programs

Weekdays

*Breakfast with Peter Riley – 5:30 AM to 7:45 AM
*Mornings with Nick Rheinberger – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
*Drive with Bonita Brown – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

aturday

*Weekends with Mark Mathews – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney and ABC Mid North Coast.

References

cite web |title=The History of ABC Illawarra
url= http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/11/2186692.htm
date=2003-03-11
accessdate=2008-06-02
publisher=ABC Online

ee also

* List of Australian radio stations


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