Is anyone here from Australia?
Is there any AM or FM stations in badlands of Australia ..In the Center of the Country
Is there any AM or FM stations in badlands of Australia ..In the Center of the Country
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The Outback is not really "badlands". It limited in its farming potential, but there are lots of sheep stations and such. And, of course, the mines. Huge mines. Iron. Metals. Diamonds. Famous places like Broken Hill are in the Outback. That's where much of the population is, too.
There are also people stations. Places like Alice Springs (near Ayers Rock) have stations, and the ABC has good service to the rural areas. Mt Isa also as a station but there is not a lot of population to sustain such operations. The whole vaguely defined Outback has only about 690,000 persons in big portions of 3 states and the Northern Territory; it's more than 2/3 of the Austrialian territory and various definitions of it peg the size at over 2,000,000 square miles. But it only has 2% of the population.
Here is a map of the commercial stations http://www.commercialradio.com.au/find-a-station. Download it and you can expand the view. It does not include ABC stations, which are far more numerous... in the NT alone there are about 100 ABC stations, and the rural areas to the western sides of QLD and NSW are also packed with ABC stations... the ABC has, IIRC, 6 nets ranging from news to classical and AC and pop.
I'm surprised no one's from down under here
Badlands, Outback whatever - Or even Middle of No Where -- But I don't live there, So I won't knoiw
Badlands, Outback whatever - Or even Middle of No Where -- But I don't live there, So I won't knoiw
Well, you know now. Down under it's called the Outback. Just like Outback Steak house.
In the very center and center-west of the country there is mostly nothing but sand and rocks. And large saltpans that are dry lakes (Lake Torrens, Lake Eyre, etc.).
Near the edges of the desert center are areas where there are large ranches ('stations') and mining areas, etc.
From what I understand, most little towns in rural areas of OZ have ABC FM repeaters.
A Wiki on ABC radio outlets in many cities in Australia, including cities and towns in and bordering the Outback:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Radio_and_Regional_Content
In the very center and center-west of the country there is mostly nothing but sand and rocks. And large saltpans that are dry lakes (Lake Torrens, Lake Eyre, etc.).
Near the edges of the desert center are areas where there are large ranches ('stations') and mining areas, etc.
From what I understand, most little towns in rural areas of OZ have ABC FM repeaters.
A Wiki on ABC radio outlets in many cities in Australia, including cities and towns in and bordering the Outback:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Radio_and_Regional_Content
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