ABC New England North West is an ABC Local Radio

ABC Local Radio

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 station based in Tamworth

Tamworth, New South Wales

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 and broadcasting to the regions of New England

New England (Australia)

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, the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes

North West Slopes (New South Wales)

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 in New South Wales

New South Wales

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. This includes the towns and cities of Armidale

Armidale, New South Wales

Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...

, Moree

Moree, New South Wales

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, Tenterfield

Tenterfield, New South Wales

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 and Glen Innes

Glen Innes, New South Wales

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The station began as 2NU in 1948 and is now heard on these main AM

AM broadcasting

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 and FM

FM broadcasting

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 frequencies along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:

• 2NU 648 AM
• 2GL 819 AM
• 2NWR 99.1 and 101.9 FM

Weekdays

• The Breakfast Show with Anna Moulder – 5:55 AM to 7:45 AM
• Rural Report with Caitlin Furlong – 6:40 AM to 6:55 AM
• The Morning Show with Kelly Fuller– 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Saturday

• Saturday Breakfast with David Evans – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
• From the Hill - sport with Mark Lowe – 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney

702 ABC Sydney

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