- Station name Station name
- ABC Local Radio 97.3 Illawarra, NSW
- Description Description
- The station began as 2WN in 1959 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.
- Launch date Launch date
- 6 March 1959
- Owner Owner
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Contact Contact
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ABC Local Radio 97.3 Illawarra, NSW
World
Format
56kbps • AAC
ABC Illawarra is an ABC Local Radio station based in Wollongong and broadcasting to the Illawarra and the Southern Highlands regions in New South Wales, Australia. This includes the towns of Nowra, Shellharbour, Kiama, and Bowral.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
World
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | abc.net.au |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Primary frequency
97.3 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
-34.623, 150.694
Coverage area
Illawarra and Southern Highlands
Owner / network
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date
6 March 1959
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 16677 |
|---|---|
| Branding | ABC Illawarra |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Broadcast area | Illawarra and Southern Highlands |
| Launched | 6 March 1959 |
| Website | abc.net.au |
| Primary frequency | 97.3 MHz |
Stream health
Stream health
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| Last check | 22 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | live-radio03.mediahubaustralia.com |
| Final host | abc.streamguys1.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | Nimble/4.3.3-2 |
| Latency | 1654 ms |
Source information
Source information
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| Current stream format | AAC |
|---|
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Stream checked
22 hours ago
Last successful stream
22 hours ago
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Station profile
About station About ABC Local Radio 97.3 Illawarra, NSW
ABC Illawarra is an ABC Local Radio station based in Wollongong and broadcasting to the Illawarra and the Southern Highlands regions in New South Wales, Australia. This includes the towns of Nowra, Shellharbour, Kiama, and Bowral.
The station began as 2WN in 1959 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.
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