ABC Tropical North is an ABC Local Radio station based in Mackay and broadcasting to the surrounding region in Queensland. This includes the towns of Proserpine, Sarina, Bowen and the Whitsunday Islands.

The station began broadcasting as 4QA in 1951 on 756 AM, originally as a relay of the national program. Studios were then built and local programs began in 1955. The station now broadcasts through the following main FM transmitters along with a number of low-power FM repeaters:

• 4QAA 101.1 FM
• 4QAA/T 104.9 FM
• 4QAA/T 91.7 FM

Local programs [link]

Weekdays [link]

• Breakfast with Meecham Philpott – 5:30am to 8:00 am
• Mornings with Kim Kleidon – 8:30 am to 11:00 am

Saturday [link]

• Saturday Breakfast – 6:00 am to 10:00 am

ABC Tropical North produces and broadcasts Rural News & Information which is hosted by Miriam Hall as well as the Mornings program which is usually hosted by Aaron Stevens or Kim Kleidon and is broadcast throughout Queensland using the ABC Local Radio Queensland branding.

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Capricornia, ABC Southern Queensland and 612 ABC Brisbane.

References [link]

"ABC radio in the Tropical North". ABC Online. 2008-03-18. https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/18/2192865.htm?site=tropic. Retrieved 2008-05-07. 

See also [link]

• List of Australian radio stations