ABC Far North

ABC Far North
Broadcast areaFar North Queensland
Frequency106.7 MHz FM Cairns
and others as listed
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
20 January 1950
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
16°55′00.83″S 145°46′04.71″E / 16.9168972°S 145.7679750°E / -16.9168972; 145.7679750
Links
Websitehttps://www.abc.net.au/farnorth/

ABC Far North is an ABC Local Radio station based in Cairns. The station broadcasts to Far North Queensland. This includes the towns of Cooktown, Mossman, Innisfail, Weipa and up to the Torres Strait Islands.

The station began broadcasting as 4QY in 1950, although the 4AT transmitter opened earlier in 1941. It was originally a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began on 4 October 1952.

Along with over 20 low-power FM transmitters, the station broadcasts through the following main AM and FM transmitters:

  • 4QCC 106.7 FM
  • 4QCC/T 105.7 FM
  • 4QCC/T 95.5 FM
  • 4MS 639 AM
  • 4AT 720 AM
  • 4QY 801 AM
  • 4WP 1044 AM
  • 4TI 1062 AM

See also

References

"ABC Far North station history". ABC Online. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.