2QN
Broadcast areaDeniliquin RA1
Frequency1521 kHz
BrandingNews, Talk & Only The Hits You Love – 1521 2QN
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatMusic, talk, news
Ownership
OwnerACE Radio
Edge FM 102.5
History
First air date
November 1935 (1935-11)[1]
Former frequencies
1520 kHz[2]
Call sign meaning
2QN – DeniliQuiN
Technical information
Power2,000 watts
HAAT102 m
Repeater(s)102.9 MHz Echuca/Moama
Links
Website2qn.com.au

2QN is a radio station based in Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia.[3] It broadcasts on the medium wave radio band, at a frequency of 1521 kHz.[4]

2QN combines a 'Hits & Memories' music format with talk radio and news.

The station's former breakfast announcer, Paul Dix, was the longest serving breakfast announcer in Australia at the one station. He had over 50 years experience in radio and has been in Deniliquin since 1961.[5] Paul died in 2013.[6]

The studios were destroyed by fire in 1939.[7]

In the mid-1940s the station was under threat of being relocated to Wangaratta, which caused protests in Deniliquin.[8] In 1952, the station increased its operating power from 200W to 2000W, along with a change in frequency to 1520 kHz.[2]

The station is located in George Street, Deniliquin, in a purpose-built building.

In 2022, 2QN FM came on air on 102.9 FM, providing a stereo FM simulcast of 2QN’s programming to the border towns of Echuca and Moama.[9]



Main programs

  • Morning Rush with Sean, Monkey & Niamh
  • Mornings on 2QN with Tony Jones
  • Country Today – Rural News and interviews with Libby Price
  • Sportsday
  • Nights with Denis Walter

References

  1. ↑ "PERSONAL". Riverina Recorder (Balranald, Moulamein, NSW : 1887 – 1944). Balranald, Moulamein, NSW: National Library of Australia. 23 November 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Increased Operating Power for 2QN". Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW : 1892; 1898 – 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 2QN Deniliquin The Riverina Station. Radio Heritage Foundation | Retrieved 17 May 2013
  4. ↑ "2QN Deniliquin. POIDB | Retrieved 17 May 2013". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Dix starts early in radio record. Weekly Times 3 August 2012 | Retrieved 17 May 2013
  6. ↑ "Deniliquin community mourns death of radio announcer". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "FIRE AT DENILIQUIN". Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 – 1954). Echuca, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "STATION 2QN. Question of Removal". The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954). Hay, NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 June 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Change of frequency for 2QN". Riverine Herald. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.


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