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Radio 6KP (ABC – 702 kHz) Karratha Transmission Site - WA

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Position

DEG: -20.791283 116.893523

DMS: 20º 47' 28.62" S 116º 53' 36.69" E

UTM: 50 K 7700948mN 488919mE

Altitude: 11.92m

Address & Contact

Cooya Pooya WA 6714

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.abc.net.au/pilbara

Information

ABC Radio provides regular updates during emergencies like floods, bushfires and cyclones.
Mast Height - 90m.
Transmitter Power - 10,000 watts.
AM Radio Propagation (coverage) – typically 50 – 200km during the day (ground wave) and much further at night (sky wave).

PlaceID	415650

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Karratha at 02/12:30am WST

Distance from Radio 6KP (ABC – 702 kHz) Karratha Transmission Site 15.36km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
20.2°C	18.0°C	55%	10.9°C	1015.7hPa	0.0mm	SSE	13km/hr 7knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Karratha Aero

Distance from Radio 6KP (ABC – 702 kHz) Karratha Transmission Site 15.36km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.1	35.4	35.9	34.2	30.1	26.5	26.2	28.2	30.6	33.7	34.9	35.8
Mean Min. °C	26.8	26.7	25.7	22.6	18.1	14.9	13.7	14.3	16.9	20.5	23.0	25.5
Mean Rain mm	49.3	79.2	50.0	17.6	25.2	35.6	14.2	4.7	1.4	0.3	1.5	12.5