1233 ABC Newcastle

1233 ABC Newcastle holds a genuine milestone in Australian broadcasting: when it opened as 2NC on 19 December 1930, it became the first regional radio station in the country outside a capital city. That first broadcast had the Newcastle Symphony Orchestra playing the William Tell Overture and a speech from acting prime minister James Fenton.

Nearly a century on, the station - known on air simply as ABC Newcastle - remains the Hunter region's public broadcaster, transmitting on 1233 AM plus 95.9 FM for Port Stephens. Its licence area spans Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock and Lake Macquarie, and its programming follows the ABC Local Radio pattern of news, talk and sport with a strong local newsroom behind it.

English-language and free through the live web stream and ABC listen app, the station keeps the Hunter's news within reach well beyond New South Wales - a dependable local radio listen online for Novocastrians at home and away.