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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