ABC Kinglake Ranges

ABC Kinglake Ranges was a temporary radio service broadcasting from Kinglake, Victoria, Australia, to areas in the Shire of Murrindindi affected by the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. The station was first broadcast on 9 March 2009, initially from a makeshift transmitter on 97.1FM.[1] Coverage extended to the towns of Flowerdale and Hazeldene through the local repeater of the Wodonga-based ABC Goulburn Murray service.[2]

ABC Kinglake Ranges
CityKinglake, Victoria
Broadcast areaShire of Murrindindi
Frequency97.1 MHz FM
Branding97.1 ABC Kinglake Ranges
Programming
FormatLocal news, talk and music
AffiliationsABC Local Radio
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date9 March 2009 (2009-03-09)
Last air dateJuly 2009 (2009-07)
Technical information
Translator(s)97.3 MHz FM Flowerdale
Links
Websiteabc.net.au/victoria/kinglake-3763/

The station broadcast a local breakfast program, presented from the studios of 774 ABC Melbourne by Louise Fitzroy.[1] A mornings program was presented from temporary studios in Kinglake by Simon Foster, with additional community-focused programming and simulcasts of national programming from ABC Local Radio.[3]

In July 2009, the service ceased broadcasting after five months on air.[4] Alexandra-based UGFM commenced operation of a permanent community radio station on 94.5FM in Kinglake from 6 September 2009.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Introducing ABC Kinglake Ranges". 774 ABC Melbourne. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. Geelan, Ashley (30 November 2018). "Kinglake Ranges News continues as Murrindindi Shire's #1 news site". Kinglake Ranges News. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. "About ABC Kinglake Ranges". ABC Kinglake Ranges. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. Wilson, Jemina (15 July 2009). "Live in Kinglake". 774 ABC Melbourne. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "UGFM hands FM 94.5 to Kinglake Ranges Radio". UGFM Community Radio. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2019.


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