Programming
The station produces local programming for both its local frequencies and for Newcastle's ABC Radio National frequency.
Two rural reports are produced, one for the Lower Hunter and transmitted on the Radio National frequency at 5.30am weekday mornings and infrequently podcast online. The second is an Upper Hunter-focused report, and airs at 6.35am on ABC Upper Hunter's local frequencies following a news bulletin from the Muswellbrook studios.
A local breakfast program follows at 7.00am with another news bulletin transmitted at 7.30am before crossing to the network for the national news and AM.
The station opts out of lunchtime programming from 1233 ABC Newcastle to carry The Country Hour at 12.00pm, followed by The World Today on a one-hour delay at 1.00pm. A Hunter-based news bulletin is aired during the Country Hour at 12.30pm from the Newcastle studios. This is simulcast on the Newcastle Radio National frequency.
Outside of these times, the station carries ABC Newcastle and national programming, including Newcastle Knights and Newcastle Jets games, provided other sports coverage (such as cricket) does not force local sports coverage onto the Newcastle ABC NewsRadio frequency (incidentally, the former frequency of fellow Muswellbrook station 2NM).
Radio National program Late Night Live often originates from these studios, as presenter Phillip Adams and his partner Patrice Newell own an organic farm in the area.
In mid-2009, the station launched a new hour long program called Upper Hunter Weekend, which previews events in the Upper Hunter for the coming weekend. It airs Friday mornings at 11am, and is hosted by Silas Moss and Niav Owens.
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