Triple M Riverina

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 was originally owned by Eric Vernon Roberts and his second wife Ida Annie "Nan" Roberts, who were both formerly school teachers in Narrandera. Both the studio and 100 watt AWA transmitter were originally located in the upper storey of the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon. A replacement transmitter of 2,000 watts, making 2WG one of the most powerful in Australia, was built by his brother Phil Roberts, on the Oura Road Transmitter site on 29 June 1932 and operated between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. By June 1979 the transmitter site was located at coordinates 35° 8' south; 147° 22½' E, approximately 200 metres east of the Olympic Highway and 200 m. north of Trahairs Road.

Triple M Riverina 1152
Broadcast areaRiverina
South West Slopes
Frequency1152 kHz AM
BrandingEverything Wagga Wagga
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
Hit93.1 Riverina
History
First air date
29 June 1932 (1932-06-29)
Call sign meaning
  • 2 for New South Wales
  • "Wagga"
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
Power2,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
35.042204°S 147.415513°E / -35.042204; 147.415513
Repeater(s)100.7, 107.9 MHz FM
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

In 1995 2WZD (FM93) began broadcasting.

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 Southern Cross Austereo who currently own and operate the stations. The station including its sister station (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. 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.

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

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