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4LG’s 90 years on the air

4LG station manager Bob Jackson at the studio console, 1947. (Photo courtesy of the Longreach Leader, 10 Dec 1947)

Ninety years on air in Longreach — now that’s something worth turning up the volume for! Longreach’s very own radio […]

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