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ABC North Queensland

Field	Value
name	ABC North Queensland
logo	ABC North Queensland logo 2019.png
logo_alt	ABC North Queensland logo
coordinates
airdate	26 November 1936
frequency	630 kHz AM
area	North Queensland
owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
format	Talk
website	[www.abc.net.au/northqld/](https://www.abc.net.au/northqld/)
city	Townsville, Queensland
branding	ABC North Queensland
webcast	[Live stream](https://www.abc.net.au/res/streaming/audio-live/shout-mp3/local_northqld.pls)
language	English
former_callsigns	4QN, 630 4QN, 630 ABC North Queensland
affiliations	ABC Local Radio

ABC North Queensland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Townsville broadcasting to North Queensland. This includes the towns of Bowen, Charters Towers, Ingham and Ayr.

The station began broadcasting as 4QN in 1936. It was originally a relay station covering the whole of North Queensland with limited local news bulletins. Local program content increased in the 1960s and the station was also the home of regional ABC Television in Townsville, Cairns and Mount Isa.

By the 1980s local program content was broadcast for most of the day, as well as a separate regional breakfast program. 4QN was also the headquarters of the regional network.

John Nutting launched the Saturday Night Country show in 1994 from 4QN which is now broadcast nationally. The Townsville studios were also home to the first Aboriginal and Islander broadcasting in Australia.

Local Programs

Weekdays

Breakfast with Michael Clarke – 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Mornings with Jonathan O'Neill – 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Additionally, the station is the originating location of the Early Morning Country program between 5:00am – 6:00am weekdays hosted by Michael Clarke. It is heard on the ABC Local Radio regional network through Queensland and also on the ABC Country digital radio station.

Saturday

Saturday Breakfast with Ray Dickson – 6:00 AM to 7:45 AM
Northern Grandstand with Grant Bell – 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station relays national and statewide programming from ABC Radio Brisbane.

References

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