ABC South East SA

ABC South East SA
Broadcast area	Limestone Coast
Frequency	1161 kHz AM South East SA ; 1476 kHz AM Mount Gambier
Programming
Format	Talk
Ownership
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	8 September 1955
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	37°49′29.58″S 140°46′55.89″E / 37.8248833°S 140.7821917°E
Links
Website	https://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/

ABC South East SA is an ABC Local Radio station based in Mount Gambier, South Australia. The station broadcasts to the Limestone Coast region including the towns of Naracoorte, Millicent, Robe, Kingston, Bordertown and Keith.

History

The station began broadcasting as 5MG in 1955, with a single transmitter which could only serve listeners in the Mount Gambier region. The first "broadcast" was on September 8 with a performance from the Mount Gambier Choral Society, broadcast from the Civic Hall.

In 1956, a second, better transmitter (5PA) was built 50 kilometres north of the town of Penola. This meant that more people could be reached in the region. The transmitter in the years to come was modified and relocated to the town of Nararcoote, which resulted in Mid and Upper South East residents being able to listen to 5MG.

The station's studios on 31 Penola Road were opened in the late 1950s, and were upgraded in 2006 to digital equipment, just a few years behind ABC Riverland.