ABC South East SA

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ABC South East SA
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Broadcast area Limestone Coast
Frequency 1161 kHz AM South East SA
1476 kHz AM Mount Gambier
First air date September 8, 1955
Format Talk
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/

ABC South East SA is an ABC Local Radio station based in Mount Gambier, South Australia. The station broadcasts to the Limestone Coast region including the towns of Naracoorte, Millicent, Robe, Kingston, Bordertown and Keith.

The station began broadcasting as 5MG in 1955. It originally broadcast only on 1476 KHz to the town of Mount Gambier. A second larger transmitter was switched on in 1956 (callsign 5PA) broadcasting on 1161 KHz to the wider South East region of South Australia.

Contents

[edit] Local Programs

[edit] Weekdays

  • South East Breakfast with Alan Richardson – 5:55 AM to 7:45 AM
  • Rural Report with Karen Hunt - 6:40 AM to 6:55 AM
  • South East Mornings with Stan Thomson - 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM

[edit] Saturday

  • Saturday Breakfast with Lucy Richards - 5:55 AM to 7:45 AM
  • Talkback Gardening with Lucy Richards and Calum Haygarth - 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
  • South East Grandstand with Colin Beaton - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 891 ABC Adelaide.

[edit] References

The History of ABC South East SA. ABC Online (2008-03-19). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

[edit] See also