2AD

2AD is an Australian radio station serving the Armidale region. It was opened in February 1936. It was purchased by Broadcast Operations Group in 1995 from the Higginbotham family. It turned 90 in February 2026, before a FM conversion later that year.

References

  1. ↑ "Wireless". The Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 5 February 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Adequacy of radio services in non-metropolitan Australia". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth: House of Representatives. 31 January 2001. pp. 241–252.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Penelope (14 January 2026). "2AD Armidale celebrates 90 years". New England Times. Retrieved 2 November 2026.

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