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'''ABW-2''' is a television station in Perth, Western Australia, owned by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. The station began broadcasting on [[7 May]], [[1960]]. Its studios are in [[East Perth, Western Australia|East Perth]] and its transmitter is at [[Bickley, Western Australia|Bickley]]. It broadcasts [[analog television]] on [[VHF]] 2 and [[digital television]] on [[VHF]] 12. The station is transmitted throughout the state via a series of relay transmitters, and via satellite to areas that cannot receive normal terrestrial television signals.
'''ABW''' is a television station in Perth, Western Australia, owned by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. The station began broadcasting on [[7 May]], [[1960]]. Its studios are in [[East Perth, Western Australia|East Perth]] and its transmitter is at [[Bickley, Western Australia|Bickley]]. It broadcasts [[analog television]] on [[VHF]] 2 and [[digital television]] on [[VHF]] 12. The station is transmitted throughout the state via a series of relay transmitters, and via satellite to areas that cannot receive normal terrestrial television signals.


The schedule is similar to the national schedule, with some exceptions.
The schedule is similar to the national schedule, with some exceptions.

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ABW is a television station in Perth, Western Australia, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The station began broadcasting on 7 May, 1960. Its studios are in East Perth and its transmitter is at Bickley. It broadcasts analog television on VHF 2 and digital television on VHF 12. The station is transmitted throughout the state via a series of relay transmitters, and via satellite to areas that cannot receive normal terrestrial television signals.

The schedule is similar to the national schedule, with some exceptions.

News/Current Affairs

ABC NEWS: Western Australia

The 7.00pm news bulletin is presented by:

Weekdays: Alicia Gorey

Finance: Alan Kohler

Sport: Peter Wilkins

Weather: Russell Woolf

Weekends: Craig Smart (news and weather), Trevor Jenkins (Sport)

STATELINE: Western Australia

Stateline Western Australia is presented by Rebecca Carmody

Main Transmitters

Main transmitters
RegionCallTransmitterCoordinatesStarted
BroomeABW-8Broome17°53′21″S 122°15′42″E / 17.88917°S 122.26167°E / -17.88917; 122.26167
BunburyABSW-5Mount Lennard33°23′48.7″S 115°54′54.3″E / 33.396861°S 115.915083°E / -33.396861; 115.91508310 May 1965
CarnarvonABCNW-7Brown Range24°54′26″S 113°43′09″E / 24.90722°S 113.71917°E / -24.90722; 113.7191730 June 1972
Central Agricultural AreaABCW-5AMawson Trig31°59′08″S 117°11′18″E / 31.98556°S 117.18833°E / -31.98556; 117.1883328 March 1966 on ch. 4
DampierABDW-29Kangaroo Hill20°39′28″S 116°43′31″E / 20.65778°S 116.72528°E / -20.65778; 116.7252817 December 1973 on ch. 10
DerbyABW-8Derby17°18′49″S 123°39′17″E / 17.31361°S 123.65472°E / -17.31361; 123.65472
EsperanceABEW-10Wireless Hill33°52′34″S 121°53′35″E / 33.87611°S 121.89306°E / -33.87611; 121.8930621 October 1974
GeraldtonABGW-6Moresby Range28°40′55.3″S 114°40′37.3″E / 28.682028°S 114.677028°E / -28.682028; 114.6770288 December 1969
KalgoorlieABKW-6Peters Hill30°43′2″S 121°26′25″E / 30.71722°S 121.44028°E / -30.71722; 121.4402827 January 1970
KarrathaABKAW-54Karratha20°44′13″S 116°51′27″E / 20.73694°S 116.85750°E / -20.73694; 116.8575017 December 1973 on ch. 7
KununurraABW-9Kellys Knob15°45′52″S 128°44′21″E / 15.76444°S 128.73917°E / -15.76444; 128.73917
MooraABMW-60Quarrel Range30°38′10″S 116°09′30″E / 30.63611°S 116.15833°E / -30.63611; 116.1583330 September 1974 on ch. 10
MorawaABCMW-8Mount Campbell29°19′05″S 115°52′40″E / 29.31806°S 115.87778°E / -29.31806; 115.877788 March 1975
NorsemanABNW-7Norseman32°08′38″S 121°43′34″E / 32.14389°S 121.72611°E / -32.14389; 121.7261114 April 1971
PerthABW-2Bickley32°0′38.6″S 116°5′4″E / 32.010722°S 116.08444°E / -32.010722; 116.084447 May 1960
Port HedlandABPHW-7Finucane Island20°22′07″S 118°33′27″E / 20.36861°S 118.55750°E / -20.36861; 118.557503 October 1973
RoebourneABRBW-9Mount Welcome20°46′23″S 117°08′26″E / 20.77306°S 117.14056°E / -20.77306; 117.1405617 December 1973
Southern Agricultural AreaABAW-2Mount Barker34°39′20.9″S 117°38′46.4″E / 34.655806°S 117.646222°E / -34.655806; 117.6462226 June 1966
Southern Cross-BullfinchABSBW-9Ghooli31°16′38″S 119°30′28″E / 31.27722°S 119.50778°E / -31.27722; 119.5077816 July 1973
WaginABW-8Mount Latham33°18′55″S 117°16′33″E / 33.31528°S 117.27583°E / -33.31528; 117.27583
WyndhamABW-10Mount Albany15°27′55″S 128°06′08″E / 15.46528°S 128.10222°E / -15.46528; 128.10222

East Perth Studios

2005 saw ABCTV Perth move from the Adelaide Terrace studios to East Perth.


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