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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = ABC Newcastle
| logo               = ABC Newcastle logo 2019.png
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| caption            = The ABC Newcastle logo as of 2019<!-- optional when used with image parameter, specifies image caption -->
| city               = [[Newcastle, New South Wales]]
| area               = {{plainlist |
* [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
* [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]]
* [[Port Stephens Council|Port Stephens]]
* [[Cessnock, New South Wales|Cessnock]]
* [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] |
}}
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| frequency          = {{Frequency|[[1233 AM]]|[[kHz]]}}<br>{{Frequency|[[95.9 FM]]|[[MHz]]}} (Port Stephens)<!-- {{Frequency|NNN|XHz}} -->
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| airdate            = {{Start date|1930|12|19|df=yes}}
| last_airdate       = <!-- for defunct stations -->
| format             = [[All-news radio|News]], [[talk radio|talk]], [[Sports radio|sports]]
| language           = English
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| coordinates        = {{coord|32|47|59.508|S|164|45|15|E|type:landmark}}<!-- {{coord|}} -->
| callsign_meaning   = '''2''' – [[New South Wales]]<br>'''NC''' – Newcastle
| former_callsigns   = 2NC
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| owner              = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
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| sister_stations    = [[ABC Local Radio]], [[ABC Upper Hunter]]
| webcast            = [https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/live/ Listen Live]<!-- [URL Listen Live] -->
| website            = {{URL|https://www.abc.net.au/newcastle/}}<!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> 
}}
'''ABC Newcastle''' (call sign: '''2NC''') is an Australian radio station. It is the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] station of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] local radio network, and is licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. It operates on the [[Amplitude modulation|AM]] band at 1233 [[kilohertz]]. Formerly known by its callsign 2NC, the NC in the callsign is short for '''''N'''''ew'''''c'''''astle, while the 2 represents the state of [[New South Wales]]. The station was established in 1930.

==History==
2NC was the very first regional radio station in Australia outside a capital city. It was set up by Adrian Jose.  The first broadcast occurred 19 December 1930, and played the Newcastle Symphony Orchestra playing the [[William Tell Overture]]. [[James Fenton]] acting as the [[prime minister of Australia]] gave a speech.  Local Newcastle content was limited to an hour a week and included news, market reports and church services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-07 |title=The History of the ABC in Newcastle |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/07/2183117.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426160132/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/07/2183117.htm |archive-date=2008-04-26 |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> The station was heard in New Zealand.  Its original frequency was 1245&nbsp;kHz or wavelength of 241 metres.  The power was 2&nbsp;kW with a modulation of 85%.  The transmitting equipment was established by Keith Thow of [[Standard Telephones and Cables|STC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19301231.2.27.5|newspaper=Evening Post|volume=CX|issue=155|date=31 December 1930|page=4|title=2NC, Newcastle}}</ref> The transmitting antenna is at [[Beresfield, New South Wales|Beresfield]].  It was designed to have a range of 25 miles, covering a population of 200,000.<ref name=nrs>{{cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19300918.2.165.3|newspaper=Evening Post|volume=CX|issue=69|date=18 September 1930|page=23|title=Newcastle Relay Station}}</ref>

In 1931 [[2YB]] in [[New Plymouth]], New Zealand was interfering with 2NC causing a [[heterodyne]] whistle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?d&d=EP19310401.2.118.1|newspaper=Evening Post|volume=CXI|issue=77|date=1 April 1931|page=19|title=Radio COntrol, The BBC Suggested As a Model}}</ref>

Other early local content included the Newcastle Steel Works Band, the Newcastle Choral Society and the Newcastle Revellers.<ref name=nrs/>

For a time in the early 2000s, the ABC Newcastle website included a 5-day-a-week 5-minute TV news bulletin dedicated to Newcastle, shot in the ABC NSW studio.

The first studios were located behind the Old Strand Theatre on Market Street, before moving to 24 Wood Street.

==Programs==
Its programs are also heard on [[2UH|ABC Upper Hunter]], the ABC's station serving the [[Upper Hunter]].

==Sports coverage==
In addition to Grandstand's national coverage, ABC Newcastle and ABC Upper Hunter also broadcast [[Newcastle Knights]] rugby league and [[Newcastle Jets]] football games as well.

==See also==
* [[2UH|ABC Upper Hunter]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.abc.net.au/newcastle/ ABC Newcastle official website]
*[https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/07/2183117.htm A history of the ABC in Newcastle]

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{{Newcastle (NSW) Radio}}
{{ABC Local Radio}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Newcastle, New South Wales]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1930]]