2BH is an Australian radio station owned by the Super Radio Network. The station serves Broken Hill, New South Wales and parts of the Far West region.
The station has been broadcasting on the AM band for over 80 years, its first transmission being in July 1934. The current format is "News, Sport and Talk", but they also play Gold music from the 60s, 70s and 80s and Australian Country music.
Its iconic building (shown) is shaped as an old radio and is a tourist attraction on Broken Hill; some tour buses and companies include it in their tours.
Upstairs in the station is a "Museum" of different radios and transmitters, tape reels and speakers. These range from the 1940s Gulbransen Super-Heterodyne to the 1948 Kriesler Radio through to old radio broadcasting equipment. Most of the equipment on display is Australian made. Unfortunately almost all of this equipment is thought to be out of order.
2BH 567AM has a local program for 3 hours a day, from 5:30am CST to 8:30am CST with the "Bigger Brighter Brekkie Show".
The station has been broadcasting on the AM band for over 80 years, its first transmission being in July 1934. The current format is "News, Sport and Talk", but they also play Gold music from the 60s, 70s and 80s and Australian Country music.
Its iconic building (shown) is shaped as an old radio and is a tourist attraction on Broken Hill; some tour buses and companies include it in their tours.
Upstairs in the station is a "Museum" of different radios and transmitters, tape reels and speakers. These range from the 1940s Gulbransen Super-Heterodyne to the 1948 Kriesler Radio through to old radio broadcasting equipment. Most of the equipment on display is Australian made. Unfortunately almost all of this equipment is thought to be out of order.
2BH 567AM has a local program for 3 hours a day, from 5:30am CST to 8:30am CST with the "Bigger Brighter Brekkie Show".
Here is the article from Monday July the 2nd 1934 from the Sydney Morning Herald about the opening of 2BH. See below for clearer text.
WIRELESS STATION
Opened at Broken Hill.
MR. PARKHILL ON DEPARTMENTAL POLICY.
BROKEN HILL, Sunday.
The new B class wireless station, 2BH, was officially opened last night by the Postmaster- General (Mr. Parkhill), who spoke from Sydney. The speech was transmitted over the land line through Melbourne and Adelaide.
Other speakers included Alderman Barnes (Mayor of Broken Hill) and Mr. A. Blakeley, Federal member for the district, who spoke from Canberra. The station is owned by a
Sydney company.
Mr. Parkhill said that there were nearly 600,000 wireless licence holders in Australia, representing 40 per cent. of the total
dwellings able to receive the wireless programmes.
The improved financial conditions, Mr. Parkhill said, have made it possible to recommence the construction scheme, and seven
new stations would be brought into service during the next 12 months. The seven new stations would be located to serve regions, as follow:-Townsville (Queensland), Grafton
(New South Wales), Gippsland (Victoria), Northern Tasmania, south-western area of Western Australia, and the western area of Victoria, and the central districts of New South
Wales.
After congratulating the proprietors of the new Broken Hill station, the Postmaster-General said: "The only criticism the department has so far received is that insufficient money
has been spent on the broadcasting services.
There is a definite reason for this. The Government decided, in view of the depression, that the amount spent from the wireless income of the Post Office should be limited, and the remainder contributed to the consolidated revenue. If this course had not been adopted, and if the entire wireless revenue of the Post
Office had been spent on the services, then the corresponding shortage in the national revenue would have had to be made up by taxation. This would have been the subject of even more severe criticism than that which is directed against the Post Office for insufficient spending. In the circumstances the gene-
ral public will admit that the wisest course is being followed in providing at least adequate expenditure for the extension of the wireless service."
Opened at Broken Hill.
MR. PARKHILL ON DEPARTMENTAL POLICY.
BROKEN HILL, Sunday.
The new B class wireless station, 2BH, was officially opened last night by the Postmaster- General (Mr. Parkhill), who spoke from Sydney. The speech was transmitted over the land line through Melbourne and Adelaide.
Other speakers included Alderman Barnes (Mayor of Broken Hill) and Mr. A. Blakeley, Federal member for the district, who spoke from Canberra. The station is owned by a
Sydney company.
Mr. Parkhill said that there were nearly 600,000 wireless licence holders in Australia, representing 40 per cent. of the total
dwellings able to receive the wireless programmes.
The improved financial conditions, Mr. Parkhill said, have made it possible to recommence the construction scheme, and seven
new stations would be brought into service during the next 12 months. The seven new stations would be located to serve regions, as follow:-Townsville (Queensland), Grafton
(New South Wales), Gippsland (Victoria), Northern Tasmania, south-western area of Western Australia, and the western area of Victoria, and the central districts of New South
Wales.
After congratulating the proprietors of the new Broken Hill station, the Postmaster-General said: "The only criticism the department has so far received is that insufficient money
has been spent on the broadcasting services.
There is a definite reason for this. The Government decided, in view of the depression, that the amount spent from the wireless income of the Post Office should be limited, and the remainder contributed to the consolidated revenue. If this course had not been adopted, and if the entire wireless revenue of the Post
Office had been spent on the services, then the corresponding shortage in the national revenue would have had to be made up by taxation. This would have been the subject of even more severe criticism than that which is directed against the Post Office for insufficient spending. In the circumstances the gene-
ral public will admit that the wisest course is being followed in providing at least adequate expenditure for the extension of the wireless service."