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2HD Newcastle 2HD began broadcasting on 27 January 1925, a day after Sydney’s 2UE, making it Australia’s second oldest existing radio station.

The station’s call sign are the initials of the founder, Harry Douglas, not “Hunter District” as commonly believed.

LOCAL NEWS: Two women have been charged following a stabbing incident at Killarney Vale earlier this week.More details: ...
13/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: Two women have been charged following a stabbing incident at Killarney Vale earlier this week.

More details: https://shorturl.at/01k3o

LOCAL NEWS: Newcastle Council have approved an amended motion for Rising Tide's application for this year's People's Blo...
12/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: Newcastle Council have approved an amended motion for Rising Tide's application for this year's People's Blockade.
More details: https://shorturl.at/AkLF8

2HD NEWS:   The Reserve Bank has slashed interest rates to 3.6% from 3.85%.The 0.25% cut is the third time this year the...
12/08/2025

2HD NEWS: The Reserve Bank has slashed interest rates to 3.6% from 3.85%.

The 0.25% cut is the third time this year the RBA has decided to cut interest rates, after being kept on hold last month.

The cash rate is now at it's lowest level since April 2023.

LOCAL NEWS: The re-opening of the water-logged Kahibah Oval has been put back because of damage by vandals.More details:...
12/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: The re-opening of the water-logged Kahibah Oval has been put back because of damage by vandals.

More details: https://shorturl.at/mjwbc

📻 Today on Afternoons with Brent Bultitude🎙 Live from Newcastle’s 2HD Studios and across the Super Radio Network💊Your Tu...
12/08/2025

📻 Today on Afternoons with Brent Bultitude
🎙 Live from Newcastle’s 2HD Studios and across the Super Radio Network
💊Your Tuesday lineup is Health on All Fronts – keeping you, your workplace, and even your pets in top shape!🐾🛠🩺

🚑💊🐾 Today it is Health on All Fronts 🐾💊🚑

We’ve got your health covered from every angle — human, workplace, and even your furry friends! 🐶🐱

🕐 1:00pm – Elizabeth De Somer (CEO, Medicines Australia)
💬 The truth about PBS medicine delays — what’s happening and why it matters to you.

🕜 1:30pm – Cameron Montgomery (Australian Institute of Health & Safety)
🛠 August is Tradies Health Month – tips to keep our hardworking tradies safe, strong, and injury-free.

🕑 2:00pm – Dr Andrew Cornwell (Cardiff Veterinary Hospital)
🐕 How to make your pet’s life richer with fun, stimulating enrichment activities they’ll love.

🎧 Tune in live and keep your health in check — whether you walk on two legs or four!

LOCAL NEWS: A new working group is hoping to bolster safety on the Fernleigh Track following a spate of assault and hara...
11/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: A new working group is hoping to bolster safety on the Fernleigh Track following a spate of assault and harassment reports along the stretch.
More details: https://tinyurl.com/4xu4b54k

LOCAL NEWS:   A man will front court today and two women are in a stable conditions after an alleged neighbour dispute a...
11/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: A man will front court today and two women are in a stable conditions after an alleged neighbour dispute and stabbing on the Central Coast.
More details: https://tinyurl.com/4brmr6fs

LOCAL NEWS: Three people are in hospital following a reported stabbing incident on the Central Coast.More details: https...
11/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: Three people are in hospital following a reported stabbing incident on the Central Coast.
More details: https://shorturl.at/CpkZs

2HD NEWS:   Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will recognise a Palestinian state. Albanese made th...
11/08/2025

2HD NEWS: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will recognise a Palestinian state.

Albanese made the announcement in Canberra this morning that Australia will recognise the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, to contribute to international momentum towards a two-state solution, a ceasefire in Gaza and release of the hostages.

📸: Anthony Albanese Facebook.

LOCAL NEWS: Rain couldn't deter Hunter locals from splashing their way through City2Surf raising thousands for their cau...
11/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: Rain couldn't deter Hunter locals from splashing their way through City2Surf raising thousands for their causes.
More details: https://tinyurl.com/2zds2smx

Comment below if you or someone you know ran for a cause!

LOCAL NEWS: Hunter healthcare workers set to benefit, the NSW Health Services Union brokering a landmark two year pay de...
10/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: Hunter healthcare workers set to benefit, the NSW Health Services Union brokering a landmark two year pay deal.
More details: https://tinyurl.com/jar9rnnp

10/08/2025

LOCAL NEWS: Shocking CCTV has been released of near misses with the city's light rail. It coincides with Rail Safety Week kicking off tomorrow, with locals urged to be vigilant around the tram line.

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2HD: News and Talk for Newcastle

2HD began broadcasting on 27 January 1925, a day after Sydney’s 2UE began operations, making it Australia’s second oldest existing radio station. The station’s call sign are the initials of the founder, Harry Douglas, not “Hunter District” as commonly believed. Douglas was a keen amateur radio enthusiast, and an alderman on the Newcastle City Council from 1919 to 1922.

The station was originally in the suburb of Hamilton, but moved to the corner of Darby and King Streets soon after. Douglas sold the station to William Johnston in 1928, who sold the station to the Airsales Broadcasting Company two years later in 1930. Airsales owned the company for 10 years, and was responsible for the move to its landmark studio building in Sandgate, which was 2HD’s home for nearly 50 years. Although the building itself is very different, the middle section of the building is still the 1931 building.

Under controversial circumstances during World War II, 2HD was closed in 1941, under the National Security Regulations. At the time, around 25 staff were employed by the station, and stories claimed that the station’s owners were sending covert messages, based on the timing of the music being played etc. 2HD remained silent until near the end of the war when the Australian Labor Party and the Labor Council of New South Wales bought the station, and resumed transmissions on 15 January 1945.[1] One of 2HD’s notable personalities of the 1930s was Uncle Rex Sinclair, who continued to perform on local radio and stage until shortly before his death in 2001.

1945-1977