ABC Central West

For the Chinese-language narrowcaster, see 2CR China Radio Network. For the ILR station in Bournemouth, England, once known as 2CR FM, see Heart Dorset & New Forest.
ABC Central West
Broadcast area Central Tablelands
Frequency 549 kHz AM
First air date 29 April 1937
Format Talk
Transmitter coordinates 33°17′08.83″S 149°05′51.27″E / 33.2857861°S 149.0975750°E / -33.2857861; 149.0975750
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website www.abc.net.au/centralwest/

ABC Central West (call sign: 2CR) is the ABC Local Radio station for the Central Tablelands region, based in Orange, New South Wales, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts on 549 kHz on the AM band. The 549 kHz signal is one of the most powerful in Australia, with the coverage map on the ABC's reception website showing that the station can be heard in Northern Victoria and South Western Queensland during normal daytime conditions.[1]

Its star attraction is a Kiwi import, Brad Markham.

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