Triple M Riverina

Triple M Riverina 1152
City	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Broadcast area	Riverina, South West Slopes
Frequency	1152 kHz AM
Branding	Everything Wagga Wagga
Programming
Format	Adult Contemporary, Classic Hits
Ownership
Owner	Southern Cross Media Group ; (Riverina Broadcasters Pty Ltd)
Sister stations	hit93.1 Riverina
History
First air date	29 June 1932
Call sign meaning	2 = NSW Wagga
Technical information
Licensing authority	ACMA
Class	Commercial
Power	2000 Watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°02′32″S 147°24′56″E / 35.042204°S 147.415513°E
Repeater(s)	100.7, 107.9 MHz FM
Links
Public licence information	Profile
Website	Official website

Triple M Riverina (ACMA call sign: 2WG) is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152 kHz on the AM band. It is licensed to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The station is the first radio station to have a radio receiver built in regional New South Wales and was originally owned by a husband and wife team, the late Eric and Nan Roberts,^[5]^[6] who were both formerly school teachers in Narrandera. It officially commenced broadcasts from the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon,^[6] broadcasting on the Oura Road Transmitter site with 2,000 watts on 29 June 1932 and operated between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. In 1995 2WZD (FM93) began broadcasting.^[7]

In 1998 DMG Radio Australia bought both 2WG and FM93 (now Triple M 1152 and Hit 93.1). In late 2004 the stations were bought by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks who currently own and operate the stations. The station including its sister station (93.1 StarFM, now Hit 93.1) was originally located in Fitzmaurice Street but was moved to the former Prime7 Television Centre in the suburb of Kooringal on 6 June 2000.^[8] 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.^[9]

2WG was rebranded as Triple M Riverina 1152 as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Australia wide rebranding in December 2016.^[10]

Notable people[]

Bill Kerr, who grew up in Wagga Wagga and would go on to stardom in British radio, the West End stage, and Australian film, served as a 2WG announcer as a teenager, from 1939–1941.^[11]

Past Announcers/Presenters:

Peter Hand
Chris Couldrey
Sam Galea
Mal Wilcock
George 'Groover' Wayne
John Doherty
David Watt
Kevin O'Neill
Barry Heydon
Bill Kerr

Gallery[]

Neon 2WG sign, before restoration.
Former 2WG studio building.

References and notes[]

^ ^a ^b "Apparatus Licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. p. 8.
^ "Apparatus Licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Directory of AM Radio Stations in Sydney". About NSW. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b Morris, Sherry (1999). Wagga Wagga, a history. Wagga Wagga: Bobby Graham Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 1-875247-12-2.
^ "News releases - 1996". Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Broadcasting Authority. 14 February 1996. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
^ Bartlett, Jason (7 June 2000). "Move marks start of a new era for Wagga broadcaster". The Daily Advertiser. p. 3.
^ Owen, Brodie (6 October 2015). "2WG, Star FM move into new Forsyth Street studios". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (13 December 2016). "End of an era as radio gets re-branded". The Daily Advertiser.
^ "Bill Kerr: The Boy from Wagga Wagga". Past Exhibitions. Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°8′3.08″S 147°22′32.88″E / 35.1341889°S 147.3758000°E / -35.1341889; 147.3758000

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[acma-1] "Apparatus Licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[2] Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. p. 8.

[3] "Apparatus Licence". Australian Communications and Media Authority. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[4] "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[5] "Directory of AM Radio Stations in Sydney". About NSW. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 14 April 2011.

[2WG-6] Morris, Sherry (1999). Wagga Wagga, a history. Wagga Wagga: Bobby Graham Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 1-875247-12-2.

[7] "News releases - 1996". Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Broadcasting Authority. 14 February 1996. Retrieved 26 April 2008.

[8] Bartlett, Jason (7 June 2000). "Move marks start of a new era for Wagga broadcaster". The Daily Advertiser. p. 3.

[9] Owen, Brodie (6 October 2015). "2WG, Star FM move into new Forsyth Street studios". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[10] Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (13 December 2016). "End of an era as radio gets re-branded". The Daily Advertiser.

[11] "Bill Kerr: The Boy from Wagga Wagga". Past Exhibitions. Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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v t Radio stations in Wagga Wagga
AM Stations	ABC Riverina 675 Triple M Riverina 1152 Rete Italia 1620
FM Stations	Raw FM 88.0 Radio 1RPH 89.5 Hit93.1 Sky Sports Radio 95.5 ABC Triple J 101.1/90.7 Life FM 101.9 ABC Riverina 102.7/89.9 SBS Radio 103.5 ABC Radio National 104.3/89.1 ABC News Radio 105.1/91.5 ABC Classic FM 105.9/88.3 2AAA FM 107.1/107.9
By call sign	1RPH 2AAA 2ABCFM 2ABCRN 2CO 2JJJ 2PN 2RVR 2SBSFM 2WG 2WLF 2WZD
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