Australia X-Band Current [Unmonitored] List January 2008
Australia X-Band
Narrowband Area Services 1611-1701 AM July 2011
There is continued interest in this area of the Australian AM dial. All these stations use a transmitter power of 400w unless specified and the location shown is usually the larger urban area within which the transmitter site is located. On some frequencies, combined transmitter powers carrying common programs approach 1-2kW providing good signal strength with reception confirmed possible as far distant as Scandinavia and Canada.
Freq: Location State Station Notes
1611 Newcastle NSW Francis Greenway High School Local low power
Grafton NSW Radio 16 The Goanna Country
Griffith NSW Rete Italia Italian
Sydney NSW 2GW Sydney West Local
Tamworth NSW Radio 16 The Goanna Country
Wee Waa NSW 1611 Gold AM 50w
Chiltern VIC Vision Radio Network Christian
Melbourne VIC Vision Radio Network Christian
Mildura VIC Old Gold Local
Goondiwindi QLD Hot Country Country
Roma QLD Hot Country Country
St.George QLD Hot Country Country
Emerald QLD Hot Country Country
Karumba QLD 4KZ [300w] relay 4KZ 531AM
Croydon QLD KIK-FM [50w] relay KIK-FM 88.7
Adelaide SA Vision Radio Network Christian
Willetton WA Willetton State Senior High School Local low power
Margaret River WA Vision Radio Network Christian
Wagin WA 6GS Local
Albany WA Gold Mix Local
Esperance WA Rete Italia Italian
Kalgoorlie WA Rete Italia Italian
Margaret River WA Vision Radio Network Christian
Devonport TAS Rete Italia Italian
Hobart TAS Rete Italia Italian
Launceston TAS Rete Italia Italian
1620 Canberra ACT Rete Italia Italian
Sydney NSW 2MORO Arabic
Melbourne VIC 3CW Chinese relay 3CW 1341AM
Wangaratta VIC Rete Italia Italian
Gold Coast QLD Rete Italia Italian
Toowoomba QLD Rete Italia Italian
Sunshine Coast QLD Rete Italia Italian
Gladstone QLD Rete Italia Italian
Rockhampton QLD Rete Italia Italian
Taylors Beach QLD 4KZ [500w] relay 4KZ 531AM
Perth WA Monitored Chinese
1629 Canberra ACT Rete Italia Italian
Dubbo NSW Radio 16 The Goanna Country
Newcastle NSW Newcastle Hospital Radio Local 100w
Melbourne VIC 3CW Chinese relay 3CW 1341AM
Shepparton VIC Rete Italia Italian
Dalby QLD Hot Country Country
Mackay QLD Rete Italia Italian
Adelaide SA Rete Italia Italian
Mt.Gambier SA Rete Italia Italian
Albany WA Rete Italia Italian
Busselton WA 3ABN Christian
Perth WA 3ABN Christian
Mundaring WA Rete Italia Italian
1638 Sydney NSW 2ME Arabic
Armidale NSW Radio 16 The Goanna Country
Melbourne VIC 2ME Arabic
Darwin NT 2ME Arabic
1647 Canberra ACT China Radio International relay Beijing
Brisbane QLD 2ME Arabic
Mackay QLD Vision Radio Network Christian
Adelaide SA 2ME Arabic
1656 Sydney NSW 2MM Greek
Broken Hill NSW The Axe Local 50w
Brisbane QLD The Voice of the Australian Chinese Chinese Adelaide SA Willunga High School Local low power
Perth WA 2ME Arabic
1665 Sydney NSW 2MM Greek
Melbourne VIC Vision Radio Network Christian
1674 Brisbane QLD Vision Radio Network Christian
1683 Sydney NSW Club AM Greek
1692 Nanango QLD Vision Radio Network Christian
1701 Sydney NSW Voice of Charity [VOC] Christian-Lebanese
Melbourne VIC Islamic Voice Radio Islam-Arabic
Brisbane QLD Radio Brisvaani Hindi
With the departure of the nationwide Radio 2 network several years ago and with a couple of major exceptions, it’s compelling to argue that the on-air situation on 1611-1701 kHz is relatively very little changed from that nearly 20 years ago when ethnic and niche formats [mainly Arabic, Greek and dance music] predominated.
Rete Italia’s Italian language network continues to gain ground as the main non-English language broadcaster, anchored with a growing number of full power HPON [High Powered Open Narrowcast] outlets in the standard AM and FM bands and online streaming.
In fact, Rete Italia can now be said to clearly dominate the use of this narrowcast spectrum in Australia with programs connecting to a widely scattered and older market group of Italian immigrants and descendents more familiar with AM radio.
Queensland based Vision Radio Network is expanding in 2011 with new stations in Melbourne and Brisbane and others scheduled. They operate many hundreds of low power FM stations plus a growing number of full-power HPON outlets in the standard AM and FM bands. Their use of these AM frequencies tends to be targeted at the state capitals whilst their FM services reach suburban and country locations.
The Sydney based Arabic language network 2ME has services across several state capitals, backed by DRM digital broadcasts and online streaming.
Recently, Chinese programmed 3CW Geelong has expanded coverage into the narrowcast zone, joined by China Radio International in English from Beijing in Canberra.
A common feature of Rete Italia, Vision Radio Network, 2ME and 3CW is their use of considerable talk and news programming rather than a focus just on music.
Country music is fading as a potentially successful niche format with Hot Country in Queensland stalled at just a handful of stations and The Goanna 16AM Country dropping coverage to a few outlets centred in Tamworth and central NSW.
Music, usually of the ‘Gold’ variety targeted at babyboomers still features on local stations in isolated communities. However, a number are merely relays of full power AM or FM stations with which often feature talk program segments.
Moves continue within the fringe radio industry groups to rebuild the 1611-1701 stations as a stronger broadcasting force. This includes encouraging licence holders to cease hoarding unused licences and growth in satellite and on-line program distribution.
This update draws on previous reports, recent monitoring within Australia and analysis of on-line information.
© Radio Heritage Foundation 2011
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