2NM (branded as 981 2NM) is a local radio station in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is based in Muswellbrook and serves listeners in Muswellbrook, Singleton, Scone, Aberdeen, Merriwa, Murrurundi and surrounding areas. In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... Muswellbrook South from a view Muswellbrook, originally known as Muswell Creek, is a town and Local Government Area (see Muswellbrook Shire Council) in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Upper Hunter is a region and Local Government Area (LGA) of the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. ... For the Bob Marley song, see Slogans (song). ... For other uses, see Frequency (disambiguation). ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... For other uses, see Talk Radio. ... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... 2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Grant Broadcasters is a group of metropolitan and regional radio stations in Australia. ... In broadcasting, sister stations are broadcast stations owned by the same company. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... The Upper Hunter is a region and Local Government Area (LGA) of the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Governor HE Professor Marie Bashir Premier Bob Carr (ALP) Area 809,444 km² (5th)  - Land 800,642 km²  - Water 8,802 km² (1. ... Muswellbrook South from a view Muswellbrook, originally known as Muswell Creek, is a town and Local Government Area (see Muswellbrook Shire Council) in New South Wales, Australia. ... Singleton is a town on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. ... Old Church outside Scone, Upper Hunter, NSW. Scone is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Aberdeen () is a small town in the upper Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Merriwa is a town in the far west of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of Murrurundi in New South Wales (red) Murrurundi (31°45′S 150°50′E) is a rural town in the Upper Hunter Valley, in New South Wales Australia. ...

History

1937-1950s - 2CK Cessnock

2NM was originally licensed to Cessnock as 2CZ, owned by Coalfields Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd., but the station's call letters were changed to 2CK prior to its launch on January 9, 1937. The station operated on 1460 kHz, with a power output of 300 watts, and was managed by Albert Ryan. Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Cessnock City Council. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The station catered for the mining community of Cessnock and surrounding areas, and was the official station of Australian Coal & Shale Employees Federation. A feature of their programs included a mining news bulletin, transmitted at 5.34am, 6.15pm and 9.00pm, relying on information from mine officials and managements. Because of the working hours of the local industry, the station commenced operations at 5.30am, with the first national news program in the country for the day transmitted at 5.45am, using the resources of the Newcastle Herald. The Newcastle Herald (branded as The Herald) is a local newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, the largest non-capital city in Australia. ...

This was complemented with local and district news, racing programs from 2UW, the Daily Telegraph Sports Parade program (exclusive to 2CK in the region) and other programs of local interest. The station transmitted between the hours of 5.30am and 11am and from 5.30pm to 10pm weekdays, 5.30am to 11pm Saturdays and 9.00am to 10.00pm Sundays. Mix 106. ... The Daily Telegraph is a tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation. ...

2CK was closed down after a fire burnt the studios down late one night after the announcer had finished the station's transmission for the night at 10pm, and left in rush for his bus back to Maitland, leaving the electric heater on. Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. ...

1937-1950s - 2HR Singleton/Maitland

The Upper Hunter had its own station based in Singleton, 2HR, owned by Hunter River Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. The station launched on August 30, 1937. The owners included the Singleton Argus and the Robinson family. Three years later, they moved to Lochinvar, near Maitland. is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lochinvar is a small town in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. ...

1954-1980s - 2NM Muswellbrook / 2NX Newcastle

Hunter Broadcasters purchased the two stations in the 1950s, moving 2HR's transmitter to Bolwarra, and changing the callsign to 2NX, and moved the 2CK license to the Upper Hunter, and recalled it 2NM, located in Muswellbrook. 2NM was launched on January 14, 1954, from facilities located along the McCully's Gap road just outside Muswellbrook. NXFM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ...

The callsign was created by station manager Ken Robinson, who was in the Army, and his army identification number included the letters NX. Therefore, the Newcastle station was given the 2NX name. 2NM's callsign was created only after trying out other combinations that could smoothly follow 2NX. 2NM could also represent 2 Newcastle Muswellbrook.

Sometime between the 1950s and the 1970s, Hunter Broadcasters were taken over by Catholic Broadcasting Company, owned by the Roman Catholic Church. During this time, while during the day 2NX and 2NM were operated separately, from 6pm overnight, 2NM relayed 2NX's programming, and was identified as 2NXNM and as Upper Hunter 2NX. Catholic Broadcasting Company was an Australian company which owned various radio stations between the 1930s and the 1990s. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ...

In 1978, the station moved from 1460 to 1458 kHz, as part of a nationwide radio frequency adjustment. Two years later, on August 2, 1980, 2NM changed its frequency again from 1458 kHz to 981 kHz to improve reception in parts of the Upper Hunter, with the transmitter being moved to Mount Arthur. 1458 kHz was reassigned as the Newcastle frequency for ABC NewsRadio. is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Mount Arthur may refer to: Mount Arthur (Antarctica) in Antarctica Mount Arthur (New Zealand) in New Zealand Mount Arthur (Pentland Hills) in Scotland Mount Arthur (Nunavut) in Nunavut, Canada Mount Arthur (Tasmania) in Tasmania, Australia Category: ... ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering parliamentary proceedings, including Question Time, live and 24-hour news updates and information when parliament is not in session. ...

The overnight simulcast of 2NX came to an end in July 1989, due to the opening of Newcastle's first FM station, New FM, which was taking listeners away from 2NX, and as a result, 2NX changed formats to compete. New FM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and its surroundings. ...

1990s-Today - Independence and Expansion

In the early 1990s, the station was sold to Grant Broadcasters, and moved to new studios in Muswellbrook. In the mid 1990s, the station opened a supplementary FM station, Power FM, on 98.1 kHz (coincidentally sharing the same numbers in its frequency as 2NM), which lead to 2NM focusing on an older demographic. Grant Broadcasters is a group of metropolitan and regional radio stations in Australia. ...

Programming

2NM currently broadcasts an adult contemporary format, aimed at an audience over 35. As of January 2007, programming between 6am and 6pm comes from their Muswellbrook studios. Syndicated programming as a result has been reduced, leaving only 2UE's evening and overnight programming, 2GB's football coverage and other programs such as My Generation. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... 2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Distance Reception

2NM's signal is well known for its ability to travel long distances in favourable conditions, with reports of reception in New Zealand (blocking out state radio services on occasion), as well as many parts of New South Wales.

Former jingles and slogans

• In the Hunter, north to Tamworth, east to the Barringtons and west to Cassilis, this is 981 2NM - used at the time of the 1980 frequency switch
• Upper Hunter 2NX - used during 2NX simulcast periods
• 2NXNM - used during 2NX simulcast periods

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Barrington Tops is a World Heritage listed National Park in the Hunter Valley, approximately 200 km north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. ... Cassilis Mine, circa 1900 Cassilis is a ghost town in Victoria, Australia. ...

See also

• NXFM - 2NM's former sister station
• Power FM 98.1 FM - Current sister station
• List of Australian radio stations

NXFM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. ... Power FM 98. ... // List of Australian radio stations. ...

External links

• 2NM AM981 Online
• Countrywide Radio Sales profile
• History of 2CK