Triple M Riverina

{{for|the radio station broadcasting from Griffith, New South Wales|Triple M Riverina MIA}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox radio station | name = Triple M Riverina 1152 | logo = Southern Cross Austereo studios on Forsyth St (3).jpg | logo_size = 180px | city = Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | country = Australia | area = Riverina<br/>South West Slopes | branding = '''Everything Wagga Wagga''' | frequency = 1152 kHz AM | repeater = 100.7,<ref>{{cite web |title=Apparatus Licence|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/licence_image.extract_pdf?pLICENCE_NO=1159323/1 |website=Australian Communications & Media Authority|accessdate=14 August 2020 |date=28 July 2017}}</ref> 107.9<ref>{{cite web |title=Register of Radiocommunications Licences|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/assignment_search.lookup?pEFL_ID=1600216 |website=Australian Communications & Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> MHz FM | airdate = {{start date|1932|6|29|df=yes}} | format = Mainstream rock<br/>Adult contemporary | licensing_authority = ACMA | power = 2,000 watts<ref>{{cite book |title=Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition |date=October 2019 |publisher=Australian Communications & Media Authority |page=8 |url=https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-10/stations_book_electronic_edition_0.pdf}}</ref> | erp = | haat = | acma_bsl = 4136 | coordinates = {{coord|-35.042204|147.415513|region:AU-NSW_type:landmark|display=inline}} | callsign_meaning = {{ubl|2 for New South Wales|"Wagga"}} | former_callsigns = | affiliations = | owner = Southern Cross Austereo | licensee = Riverina Broadcasters Pty Ltd<ref name="acma">{{cite web |title=Apparatus Licence|url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/licence_image.extract_pdf?pLICENCE_NO=1385015/1 |website=Australian Communications & Media Authority |accessdate=14 August 2020 |date=21 November 2019}}</ref> | sister_stations = Hit93.1 Riverina | webcast = | website = {{official website| https://triplem.listnr.com/riverina/}} }}

'''Triple M Riverina''' (ACMA call sign '''2WG''') is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152 kHz on the AM band. It is licensed to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The station was originally owned by Eric Vernon Roberts and his second<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3886313 |title=Divorce Decree Granted |newspaper=The Argus (Melbourne) |issue=25,333 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 October 1927 |accessdate=3 September 2022 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> wife Ida Annie "Nan" Roberts,<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory of AM Radio Stations in Sydney|url=http://about.nsw.gov.au/encyclopedia/article/directory-of-am-radio-stations-in-sydney/|work=About NSW|publisher=Government of New South Wales|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="2WG"/> who were both formerly school teachers in Narrandera. Both the studio and 100 watt AWA transmitter were originally located in the upper storey<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143162813 |title=New Broadcasting Station |newspaper=The Daily Advertiser |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 January 1932 |access-date=3 September 2022 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> of the former Hardys' Building in Fitzmaurice Street overlooking the Wollundry Lagoon.<ref name="2WG">{{cite book |last=Morris |first=Sherry |title=Wagga Wagga, a history |year=1999 |publisher=Bobby Graham Publishers |pages = 187 |location=Wagga Wagga |isbn=1-875247-12-2 }}</ref> A replacement transmitter of 2,000 watts, making 2WG one of the most powerful in Australia, was built by his brother Phil Roberts,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article240453251 |title=The Smallest Man |newspaper=Mount Barker & Denmark Record|volume=10 |issue=1278 |location=Western Australia |date=12 October 1939 |access-date=3 September 2022 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> on the Oura Road Transmitter site on 29 June 1932 and operated between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. By June 1979 the transmitter site was located at coordinates 35° 8' south; 147° 22½' E,<ref>{{cite book|title=B'cast Station Book |publisher=Posts and Telegraph Department |date=June 1979 }}</ref> approximately 200 metres east of the Olympic Highway and 200 m. north of Trahairs Road.

In 1995, 2WZD (FM93) began broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | author-link = | title = News releases - 1996 | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Authority | date = 1996-02-14 | url = http://internet.aca.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_90538 | doi = | accessdate = 2008-04-26 }}</ref>

In 1998, DMG Radio Australia bought both 2WG and FM93 (now Triple M 1152 and Hit 93.1). In late 2004, the stations were bought by Southern Cross Austereo who currently own and operate the stations. The station including its sister station (StarFM, now Hit 93.1) was originally located in Fitzmaurice Street but was moved to the former Prime7 Television Centre in the suburb of Kooringal on 6 June 2000.<ref>{{cite news | last = Bartlett | first = Jason | title = Move marks start of a new era for Wagga broadcaster | newspaper = The Daily Advertiser | page = 3 | date = 2000-06-07}}</ref> 2WG relocated to its new Forsyth Street studios on 6 October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Owen|first1=Brodie|title=2WG, Star FM move into new Forsyth Street studios|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/3403703/buzz-abounds-in-radio-move/|accessdate=10 October 2015|work=The Daily Advertiser|date=6 October 2015}}</ref>

2WG was rebranded as Triple M Riverina 1152 as part of Southern Cross Austereo's Australia wide rebranding in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=End of an era as radio gets re-branded|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/4354578/end-of-an-era-as-radio-gets-re-branded/?cs=148|work=The Daily Advertiser|date=13 December 2016}}</ref>

==Notable people== Bill Kerr, who grew up in Wagga Wagga and would go on to stardom in British radio, the West End stage, and Australian film, served as a 2WG announcer as a teenager, from 1939–1941.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Kerr: The Boy from Wagga Wagga|url=http://museumriverina.com.au/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/bill-kerr-the-boy-from-wagga-wagga|publisher=Museum of the Riverina|work=Past Exhibitions| accessdate = 2016-12-09}}</ref>

Past Announcers/Presenters: *Peter Hand *Chris Couldrey *Sam Galea *Mal Wilcock *George 'Groover' Wayne *John Doherty *David Watt *Kevin O'Neill *Barry Haydon *Bill Kerr *Deborah Knight

==Gallery== <gallery> Image:2WG Sign.jpg|Neon 2WG sign, before restoration. Image:Former Riverina Broadcasters Building.jpg|Former 2WG studio building. </gallery>

==References and notes== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.triplem.com.au/riverina/ Triple M Riverina 1152 website] *[https://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-an12275763-5 1996 Radio Station 2WG, Fitzmaurice St, Wagga NSW (Photo)]

Category:Classic hits radio stations in Australia Category:Radio stations established in 1932 Category:Radio stations in Wagga Wagga Category:Southern Cross Media Group category:1932 establishments in Australia