ABC Central West

ABC Central West
Broadcast areaCentral Tablelands
Frequency549 kHz AM Orange, Cowra and Parkes
1395 kHz AM Lithgow
90.3 MHz FM Goulburn
94.1 MHz FM Bathurst and Portland
96.5 MHz FM Young
99.5 MHz FM Mudgee
100.3 MHz FM Kandos and Rylstone
106.9 MHz FM Crookwell
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
29 April 1937
Technical information
Power50 kW
Transmitter coordinates
33°17′08.83″S 149°05′51.27″E / 33.2857861°S 149.0975750°E / -33.2857861; 149.0975750
Links
Websitewww.abc.net.au/centralwest/

ABC Central West (call sign: 2CR) is the ABC Local Radio station for the Central Tablelands region, based in Orange, New South Wales, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts on 549 kHz on the AM band. The 549 kHz signal, from the transmitter at Cumnock, is one of the most powerful in Australia, with the coverage map on the ABC's reception website showing that the station can be heard in Northern Victoria and South Western Queensland during normal daytime conditions. This includes the towns and cities of Bathurst, Lithgow, Mudgee, Parkes, Blayney, Oberon, Gulgong, Portland and Goulburn.