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| Broadcast area | Riverina South West Slopes |
| Frequency | 1152kHzAM |
| Branding | Everything Wagga Wagga |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Hit93.1 Riverina | |
| History | |
First air date | 29 June 1932 (1932-06-29) |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ACMA |
| Power | 2,000watts[2] |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°02′32″S147°24′56″E / 35.042204°S 147.415513°E /-35.042204; 147.415513 |
| Repeater | 100.7,[3] 107.9[4]MHzFM |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Triple M Riverina (ACMA call sign2WG) is anAustralianradio station which transmits on 1152kHz on theAM band. It is licensed to the city ofWagga Wagga,New South Wales. The station was originally owned by Eric Vernon Roberts and his second[5] wife Ida Annie "Nan" Roberts,[6][7] who were both formerly school teachers inNarrandera. Both the studio and 100 wattAWA transmitter were originally located in the upper storey[8] of the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon.[7] A replacement transmitter of 2,000watts, making 2WG one of the most powerful in Australia, was built by his brother Phil Roberts,[9] 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,[10] approximately 200 metres east of theOlympic Highway and 200 m. north of Trahairs Road.
In 1995 2WZD (FM93) began broadcasting.[11]
In 1998DMG Radio Australia bought both 2WG and FM93 (now Triple M 1152 and Hit 93.1). In late 2004 the stations were bought bySouthern 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 formerPrime7 Television Centre in the suburb ofKooringal on 6 June 2000.[12] 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.[13]
2WG was rebranded as Triple M Riverina 1152 as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Australia wide rebranding in December 2016.[14]
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.[15]
Past Announcers/Presenters:
35°8′3.08″S147°22′32.88″E / 35.1341889°S 147.3758000°E /-35.1341889; 147.3758000
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