ABC Kinglake Ranges

ABC Kinglake Ranges was a temporary radio service broadcasting from Kinglake, Victoria, Australia, to areas in the Shire of Murrindindi affected by the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. The station was first broadcast on 9 March 2009, initially from a makeshift transmitter on 97.1FM.[1] Coverage extended to the towns of Flowerdale and Hazeldene through the local repeater of the Wodonga-based ABC Goulburn Murray service.[2]

ABC Kinglake Ranges

Temporary radio station in Kinglake, Victoria
City	Kinglake, Victoria
Broadcast area	Shire of Murrindindi
Frequency	97.1 MHz FM
Branding	97.1 ABC Kinglake Ranges
Programming
Format	Local news, talk and music
Affiliations	ABC Local Radio
Ownership
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	9 March 2009 (2009-03-09)
Last air date	July 2009 (2009-07)
Technical information
Translator(s)	97.3 MHz FM Flowerdale
Links
Website	abc.net.au/victoria/kinglake-3763/

The station broadcast a local breakfast program, presented from the studios of 774 ABC Melbourne by Louise Fitzroy.[1] A mornings program was presented from temporary studios in Kinglake by Simon Foster, with additional community-focused programming and simulcasts of national programming from ABC Local Radio.[3]

In July 2009, the service ceased broadcasting after five months on air.[4] Alexandra-based UGFM commenced operation of a permanent community radio station on 94.5FM in Kinglake from 6 September 2009.[5]