Retro Radio Dial: 1988 Australia ACT/NSW AM Radio
Share your own memories of ACT/NSW Radio
| Frequency | Call | Location | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531 | 2MC | Port Macquarie | Wesgo Communications Pty Ltd | |
| 540 | 2CR | Orange | ABC Regional | |
| 567 | 2BH | Broken Hill | Far West Radio Pty Ltd | |
| 576 | 2FC | Sydney | ABC Radio National | |
| 585 | 2WEB | Bourke | Western Region Educational Broadcasting Co. Ltd | |
| 639 | 2CS | Coffs Harbour | Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd | |
| 648 | 2NU | Tamworth | ABC Regional | |
| 657 | 2BY | Byrock | ABC Regional | |
| 666 | 2CN | Canberra | ACT | ABC Metropolitan |
| 675 | 2CO | Albury | ABC Regional | |
| 684 | 2KP | Kempsey | ABC Regional | |
| 702 | 2BL | Sydney | ABC Metropolitan | |
| 720 | 2AN | Armidale | ABC Regional | |
| 738 | 2NR | Grafton | ABC Regional | |
| 720 | 2ML | Murwillumbah | ABC Regional | |
| 756 | 2TR | Taree | ABC Regional | |
| 765 | 2EC | Bega | East Coast Radio 2EC | |
| 765 | 2ECt | Moruya | East Coast Radio 2EC | |
| 783 | 2KA | Penrith | Hayden Nepean Broadcasting Pty Ltd | |
| 801 | 2GO | Gosford | Wesgo Communications Pty Ltd | |
| 810 | 2BA | Bega | ABC Regional | |
| 819 | 2GL | Glen Innes | ABC Regional | |
| 846 | 2CY | Canberra | ACT | ABC Radio National |
| 873 | 2GB | Sydney | Broadcasting Station 2GB Pty Ltd | |
| 900 | 2LM | Lismore | Richmond Rivers Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 2LT | Lithgow | Midwest Radio Network | ||
| 918 | 2XL | Cooma | Cooma Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 954 | 2UE | Sydney | Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd | |
| 963 | 2RG | Griffith | 2RG Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 972 | 2DUt | Cobar | Western Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 2MW | Murwillumbah | Tweed Radio & Broadcasting Pty Ltd | ||
| 981 | 2NM | Muswellbrook | Hunter Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 999 | 2NB | Broken Hill | ABC Regional | |
| 2ST | Nowra | South Coast & Tablelands Broadcasting Pty Ltd | ||
| 1008 | 2XX | Canberra | ACT | Community Radio 2XX Inc |
| 1017 | 2KY | Sydney | 2KY Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1044 | 2UH | Muswellbrook | ABC Regional | |
| 1053 | 2CA | Canberra | ACT | Austereo Ltd |
| 1080 | 2MO | Gunnedah | 2MO Gunnedah Pty Ltd | |
| 1089 | 2GZ | Orange | Country Television Services Ltd | |
| 1107 | 2UW | Sydney | Commonwealth Broadcasting Corp. Ltd | |
| 1134 | 2AD | Armidale | New England Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1143 | 2HD | Newcastle | 2HD Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1152 | 2WG | Wagga Wagga | Riverina Broadcasters [Holdings] Pty Ltd | |
| 1170 | 2CH | Sydney | Amalgamated Wireless [A’sia] Ltd | |
| 1188 | 2NZ | Inverell | Northern Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1206 | 2CC | Canberra | ACT | Capital City Broadcasters Pty Ltd |
| 1215 | 2STt | Bowral | South Coast & Tablelands Broadcasting Pty Ltd | |
| 1224 | 2WS | Sydney | Wesgo Communications Pty Ltd | |
| 1233 | 2NC | Newcastle | ABC Metropolitan / ABC 2JJJ-FM | |
| 1251 | 2DU | Dubbo | Western Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1269 | 2SM | Sydney | Radio 2SM Pty Ltd | |
| 1287 | 2TM | Tamworth | Tamworth Radio Development Co. | |
| 1314 | 2WL | Wollongong | Macquarie Broadcasting [Holdings] Pty Ltd | |
| 1341 | 2NX | Newcastle | Hunter Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1350 | 2LF | Young | Young Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1368 | 2GN | Goulburn | Radio 2GN Pty Ltd | |
| 1386 | 2EA | Sydney | SBS | |
| 1395 | 2LG | Lithgow | ABC Regional | |
| 1404 | 2PK | Parkes | Parkes Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd | |
| 1413 | 2KO | Newcastle | Wesgo Communications Pty Ltd | |
| 1431 | 2WN | Wollongong | ABC Metropolitan / ABC 2JJJ-FM | |
| 1449 | 2MG | Mudgee | Mudgee Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd | |
| 1476 | 2KAt | Emu Plains | Hayden Nepean Broadcasting Pty Ltd | |
| 1485 | 2EA | Wollongong | SBS | |
| 1494 | 2AY | Albury | Wesgo Communications Pty Ltd | |
| 1503 | 2BS | Bathurst | Bathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd | |
| 1512 | 2NA | Newcastle | ABC Radio National | |
| 1521 | 2QN | Deniliquin | Rich Rivers Broadcasting Pty Ltd | |
| 1530 | 2VM | Moree | Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ltd | |
| 1557 | 2RE | Taree | Manning Valley Broadcasting Pty Ltd | |
| 1575 | 2OO | Wollongong | Wollongong City Radio Ltd | |
| 1584 | 2EA | Newcastle | SBS | |
| 2ECt | Narooma | East Coast Radio 2EC | ||
| 2WA | Wilcannia | ABC Regional | ||
| 1602 | 2CP | Cooma | ABC Regional | |
| 1620 | 1PPP | Canberra | ACT | Print Handicapped Radio of ACT Inc |
| 1629 | 2RPH | Sydney | Radio for the Print Handicapped [NSW] Co-op Ltd |
“t” = translator [additional frequency used, usually lower powered than the main frequency and used to extend coverage of the station in another location]
It Happened in Australia in 1988
| Bicentennial | 1788-1988 | |
| Population | Australia | 16.687m |
| NSW | 5.752m | |
| Victoria | 4.295m | |
| Queensland | 2.781m | |
| WA | 1.559m | |
| SA | 1.412m | |
| Tasmania | 0.453m | |
| ACT | 0.274m | |
| Northern Territory | 0.161m | |
| Governor-General | Australia | Ninian Stephen |
| Governor | NSW | Air Marshall Sir James Rowland |
| Victoria | Davis McCaughey | |
| Queensland | Peter Arnison | |
| WA | Gordon Reid | |
| SA | Sir Donald Dunstan | |
| Tasmania | Sir Phillip Bennett | |
| Administrator | Northern Territory | Eric Johnston |
| Prime Minister | Australia | Bob Hawke |
| Premier | NSW | Barrie Unsworth/Nick Greiner |
| Victoria | John Cain | |
| Queensland | Mike Ahern | |
| WA | Brian Burke/Peter Dowding | |
| SA | John Bannon | |
| Tasmania | Robin Gray | |
| Chief Minister | Northern Territory | Stephen Hatton/Marshall Perron |
| Miss Australia | Caroline Lumley | |
| Miss Universe Australia | Vanessa Gibson | |
| Gold Logie Award | Kylie Minogue | |
| NSW Rugby League Champion | Canterbury | |
| VFL Champion | Hawthorn Hawks | |
| Rugby League World Cup Winner | Australia | |
| 1988 Olympic Games |
Favorite Movies of 1988: Your Personal Collection
 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown |  The Accidental Tourist |  Who Framed Roger Rabbit |  Bull Durham |  Landscape in the Mist |
 Rain Man |  Die Hard |  The Thin Blue Line |  The Vanishing |  A Fish Called Wanda |
Top 20 Singles
| Rank | Singer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | [I’ve Had] The Time of My Life |
| 2 | Robert Palmer | Simply Irresistible |
| 3 | Cheap Trick | The Flame |
| 4 | Billy Ocean | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car |
| 5 | Kylie Minogue | I Should be so Lucky |
| 6 | Fairground Attraction | Perfect |
| 7 | Louis Armstrong | What a Wonderful World |
| 8 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 9 | John Farnham | Age of Reason |
| 10 | Crowded House | Better Be Home Soon |
| 11 | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven is a Place on Earth |
| 12 | Rick Astley | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 13 | Cheap Trick | Don’t be Cruel |
| 14 | Bobby McFerrin | Don’t Worry, Be Happy |
| 15 | The Time Lords | Doctorin’ the Tardis |
| 16 | Pat Benetar | All Fired Up |
| 17 | George Harrison | Got My Mind Set on You |
| 18 | Kylie Minogue | Got to be Certain |
| 19 | George Michael | Faith |
| 20 | Phil Collins | A Groovy Kind of Love |
Top 5 Music Hit Music Albums: Your Personal Collection
 Do the Pop!: The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-1987 |  1988 Australian Rocks |  Tales From the Australian Underground |  The Essential Australian Rock |  Born Out of Time: 1979-88 Australian Indie |
Reflecting on the Australia Bicentennial 1788-1988
Top 10 Recommended Reading available right now:
 The Penguin bicentennial history of Australia: The story of 200 years |  National Geographic, February 1988 |  A Day in the life of Australia |  The First Australians Our Heritage In Stamps |  Australias Hidden Treasures: Guide to Treasure Hunting |
 Australia 1788-1988: The Creation of a Nation |  What kind of country?: Australia and the twenty-first century |  Australia: Take a Bow |  Out of the bakelite box: The heyday of Australian radio |  Creating Australia: 200 Years of Art, 1788-1988 |
Share your own memories with us
