ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

{{Short description|Radio station in Western Australia}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| logo =

| name = ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

| coordinates = {{Coord|28|46|33.94|S|114|36|21.24|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:AU}}

| airdate = 3 February 1945

| frequency = 828 kHz AM Midwest
1215 kHz AM Midwest
531 kHz AM Wheatbelt

| area = Midwest Wheatbelt

| owner = Australian Broadcasting Corporation

| format = Talk

| website = [https://www.abc.net.au/wheatbelt/ https://www.abc.net.au/wheatbelt/]

}}

ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt is an ABC Local Radio station based in Geraldton.

The station broadcasts to the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia. This includes the towns of Meekatharra Northam and Dalwallinu.

The station broadcasts through three main AM transmitters.

6GN on 828 AM, 6NM on 1215 AM and 6DL on 531 AM. There are also a number of low power FM transmitters.

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 720 ABC Perth.

The precursor local stations when on the AM band included:

: 6GN – 1945.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59329742 |title=National Station 6GN Opened |newspaper=Sunday Times (Perth) |issue=2451 |location=Western Australia |date=4 February 1945 |accessdate=28 September 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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