2WG
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| City | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Riverina, South West Slopes |
| Branding | Local Works |
| Slogan | Classic Hits - Everything Wagga Wagga |
| Frequency | 1152 kHz AM |
| Repeater(s) | 100.7, 107.9 MHz FM |
| First air date | 29 June 1932 |
| Format | Adult Contemporary, Classic Hits |
| Power | 2000 Watts |
| Class | Commercial |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°02′32″S 147°24′56″E / 35.042242°S 147.415538°E |
| Callsign meaning | 2 = NSW Wagga |
| Owner |
Southern Cross Media Group (Riverina Broadcasters Pty Ltd) |
| Sister stations | hit93.1 Riverina |
| Website | Official website |
2WG, branded as Triple M Riverina 1152, 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, who were both formerly school teachers in Narrandera. It officially commenced broadcasts from the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon, 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. In 1998 DMG Radio Australia bought both 2WG and FM93 (now 93.1 StarFM). 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) was originally located in Fitzmaurice Street but was moved to its current site at Prime Television in the suburb of Kooringal on 6 June 2000. 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.
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.
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.
Neon 2WG Sign.
Former 2WG broadcast building.
Coordinates: 35°8′3.08″S 147°22′32.88″E / 35.1341889°S 147.3758000°E
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