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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Triple M Riverina 1152
| name = Triple M Riverina 1152
| logo = Southern Cross Austereo studios on Forsyth St (3).jpg
| logo = Southern Cross Austereo studios on Forsyth St (3).jpg
| logo_size = 180px
| logo_size = 180px
| city = [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| city = [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| area = [[Riverina]], [[South West Slopes (New South Wales)|South West Slopes]]
| area = [[Riverina]], [[South West Slopes (New South Wales)|South West Slopes]]
| branding = '''Everything Wagga Wagga'''
| branding = '''Everything Wagga Wagga'''
| slogan = '''Classic Hits'''
| frequency = 1152 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] [[AM radio|AM]]
| repeater = 100.7,<ref>{{cite web |title=Apparatus Licence|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/licence_image.extract_pdf?pLICENCE_NO=1159323/1 |website=Australian Communications and Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020 |date=28 July 2017}}</ref> 107.9<ref>{{cite web |title=Register of Radiocommunications Licences|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/assignment_search.lookup?pEFL_ID=1600216 |website=Australian Communications and Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> [[MHz]] [[FM radio|FM]]
| frequency = 1152 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] [[AM radio|AM]]
| airdate = 29 June 1932
| repeater = 100.7,<ref>{{cite web |title=Apparatus Licence|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/licence_image.extract_pdf?pLICENCE_NO=1159323/1 |website=Australian Communications and Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020 |date=28 July 2017}}</ref> 107.9<ref>{{cite web |title=Register of Radiocommunications Licences|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/assignment_search.lookup?pEFL_ID=1600216 |website=Australian Communications and Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> [[MHz]] [[FM radio|FM]]
| airdate = 29 June 1932
| format = [[Adult Contemporary]], [[Classic Hits]]
| licensing_authority = [[Australian Communications and Media Authority|ACMA]]
| format = [[Adult Contemporary]], [[Classic Hits]]
| power = 2000 [[Watt]]s<ref>{{cite book |title=Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition |date=October 2019 |publisher=[[Australian Communications and Media Authority]] |page=8 |url=https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-10/stations_book_electronic_edition_0.pdf}}</ref>
| licensing_authority = [[Australian Communications and Media Authority|ACMA]]
| erp =
| power = 2000 [[Watt]]s<ref>{{cite book |title=Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition |date=October 2019 |publisher=[[Australian Communications and Media Authority]] |page=8 |url=https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-10/stations_book_electronic_edition_0.pdf}}</ref>
| erp =
| haat =
| class = Commercial<ref name="acma">{{cite web |title=Apparatus Licence|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/licence_image.extract_pdf?pLICENCE_NO=1385015/1 |website=Australian Communications and Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020 |date=21 November 2019}}</ref>
| haat =
| facility_id =
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| facility_id =
| acma_bsl = 4136
| coordinates = {{coord|-35.042204|147.415513|region:AU-NSW_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| acma_bsl = 4136
| callsign_meaning = '''2''' = [[New South Wales|NSW]] '''W'''a'''g'''ga
| coordinates = {{coord|-35.042204|147.415513|region:AU-NSW_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| former_callsigns =
| callsign_meaning = '''2''' = [[New South Wales|NSW]] '''W'''a'''g'''ga
| affiliations =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = [[Southern Cross Media Group]]
| affiliations =
| owner = [[Southern Cross Media Group]]
| licensee = Riverina Broadcasters Pty Ltd<ref name="acma"/>
| licensee = Riverina Broadcasters Pty Ltd<ref name="acma"/>
| sister_stations = [[hit93.1 Riverina]]
| webcast =
| sister_stations = [[hit93.1 Riverina]]
| website = {{official website|https://www.triplem.com.au/riverina/}}
| webcast =
| website = {{official website|https://www.triplem.com.au/riverina/}}
}}
}}



Revision as of 20:50, 27 October 2021

Triple M Riverina 1152
Broadcast areaRiverina, South West Slopes
Frequency1152 kHz AM
BrandingEverything Wagga Wagga
Programming
FormatAdult Contemporary, Classic Hits
Ownership
Owner
hit93.1 Riverina
History
First air date
29 June 1932
Call sign meaning
2 = NSW Wagga
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
ClassCommercial[1]
Power2000 Watts[2]
Transmitter coordinates
35°02′32″S 147°24′56″E / 35.042204°S 147.415513°E / -35.042204; 147.415513
Repeater(s)100.7,[3] 107.9[4] MHz FM
Links
Public licence information
Profile
WebsiteOfficial website

Triple M Riverina (ACMA call sign: 2WG) is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152 kHz on the AM band. It is licensed to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The station is the first radio station to have a radio receiver built in regional New South Wales and was originally owned by a husband and wife team, the late Eric and Nan Roberts,[5][6] who were both formerly school teachers in Narrandera. It officially commenced broadcasts from the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon,[6] broadcasting on the Oura Road Transmitter site with 2,000 watts on 29 June 1932 and operated between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. In 1995 2WZD (FM93) began broadcasting.[7]

In 1998 DMG Radio Australia bought both 2WG and FM93 (now Triple M 1152 and Hit 93.1). In late 2004 the stations were bought by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks who currently own and operate the stations. The station including its sister station (93.1 StarFM, now Hit 93.1) was originally located in Fitzmaurice Street but was moved to the former Prime7 Television Centre in the suburb of Kooringal on 6 June 2000.[8] 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.[9]

2WG was rebranded as Triple M Riverina 1152 as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Australia wide rebranding in December 2016.[10]

Notable people

Bill Kerr, who grew up in Wagga Wagga and would go on to stardom in British radio, the West End stage, and Australian film, served as a 2WG announcer as a teenager, from 1939–1941.[11]

Past Announcers/Presenters:

  • Peter Hand
  • Chris Couldrey
  • Sam Galea
  • Mal Wilcock
  • George 'Groover' Wayne
  • John Doherty
  • David Watt
  • Kevin O'Neill
  • Barry Heydon
  • Bill Kerr

References and notes

  1. ^ a b "Apparatus Licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Apparatus Licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Directory of AM Radio Stations in Sydney". About NSW. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b Morris, Sherry (1999). Wagga Wagga, a history. Wagga Wagga: Bobby Graham Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 1-875247-12-2.
  7. ^ "News releases - 1996". Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Broadcasting Authority. 14 February 1996. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  8. ^ Bartlett, Jason (7 June 2000). "Move marks start of a new era for Wagga broadcaster". The Daily Advertiser. p. 3.
  9. ^ Owen, Brodie (6 October 2015). "2WG, Star FM move into new Forsyth Street studios". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ^ Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (13 December 2016). "End of an era as radio gets re-branded". The Daily Advertiser.
  11. ^ "Bill Kerr: The Boy from Wagga Wagga". Past Exhibitions. Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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