ABC Perth has made the switch from AM to FM on Monday February 23, with the first song Wide Open Road by local band The Triffids. There’s an all day live broadcast in the Murray Street Mall with people invited to come down, bring their friends and their radios.
The live broadcast roster is as below:
Breakfast with Mark Gibson from 5am-8am.
Mornings with Nadia Mitsopoulos 08.30am-11am.
Afternoons with Jo Trilling from 12.30pm-3pm.
Drive with Oliver Peterson 3pm-6pm.
You can also listen to ABC Radio Perth on 102.5FM (from 7:20am) or through ABC listen. Radio National will be now be heard on 103.3FM and ABC NewsRadio will be found on 104.1FM.
With the ABC’s FM move complete, the 720AM frequency will cease shortly afterwards but NewsRadio will continue to simulcast on 585AM for the time being. To accommodate the move several community stations have shifted frequency too.
They are:
Down in the 88.9 area, we’re more likely to be found by car radios and things like that, we think.”
The changes have also allowed for a spectrum allocation for a new community radio service in the Swan area.
Additionally, for listeners in the nearby regions:
The Forrest and Canning electorates can tune to 684 AM (ABC South West WA)
The O’Connor electorate can tune to 531 AM (ABC Mid-West and Wheatbelt WA)
The Durack electorate can tune to 531 AM or 1215 AM, depending on location
ABC Perth is also available via the ABC listen app, Channel 25 on your digital TV, or online streaming, wherever internet or mobile coverage is available.