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| Broadcast area | Upper Hunter |
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| Frequency | 1044 kHz AM and 105.7 mHz FM Upper Hunter 101.9 mHz FM Merriwa 96.9 mHz FM Murrurundi |
| First air date | 1964 (as relay of 2NC) 1990 (local programs commenced) |
| Format | Talk |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°15′46.94″S 150°53′17.53″E / 32.2630389°S 150.8882028°E |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | ABC Upper Hunter |
ABC Upper Hunter (call sign: 2UH) is an Australian radio station. It is the Upper Hunter service of the ABC Local Radio network, and serves Muswellbrook and surrounding areas.
ABC Upper Hunter commenced as a local relay of Newcastle's 2NC (now 1233 ABC Newcastle) in 1964. While there was some local information on the station, the reporter responsible was based in Newcastle. It wasn't until 1990 when a local office of the ABC was established in the Upper Hunter, basing itself in Market Lane Muswellbrook. Mike Pritchard joined the broadcaster from the Scone Advocate newspaper, and has been the station's rural reporter ever since, even acting as the lone employee in the region on occasion. In 1997, the station moved to its current facilities in Brook Street.
Throughout 2009, the station's programming went on hiatus while the studios were upgraded with digital equipment. Rural programming came from ABC New England North West, while local news and other programming continued to originate from ABC Newcastle. Regular programming resumed mid-year once the upgrade was complete.
ABC Upper Hunter transmits on both the AM and FM bands from four transmitter sites in the Upper Hunter.
The main AM signal, with the callsign 2UH (as in Upper Hunter), operates on 1044 kHz, and reaches most of the Upper Hunter. This signal is transmitted from the Broadcast Australia site on Sandy Creek Road just outside Muswellbrook.
The station relays its programs on the FM band from three transmitter sites, all using the callsign 2HVR (as in Hunter Valley Radio).
The station produces local programming for both its local frequencies and for Newcastle's ABC Radio National frequency.
Two rural reports are produced, one for the Lower Hunter and transmitted on the Radio National frequency at 5.30am weekday mornings and infrequently podcast online. The second is an Upper Hunter-focused report, and airs at 6.35am on ABC Upper Hunter's local frequencies following a news bulletin from the Muswellbrook studios.
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