Media
Radio Stations
- East Coast Radio 2EC (FM 105.9 - commercial)
- Power FM NSW South Coast (FM 104.3 - commercial) - POWER FM from Nowra can also be received in parts of Batemans Bay on FM 94.9.
- 2 EAR FM (Eurobodalla Access Radio FM 107.5 - community station)
- Hot Country Radio (87.6FM - commercial - country music format)
- 2KY / SKY Racing Radio (FM 96.3)
- ABC South East NSW (FM 103.5) - part of the ABC Local Radio network
- Radio National (FM 105.1)
- ABC NewsRadio (FM 100.5)
- ABC Classic FM (FM 101.9) - also on 95.7 from the adjacent Illawarra region.
- Triple J (FM 98.9 - from the adjacent Illawarra region). A local service from Mount Wandera is planned, subject to the clearance of local analogue television stations.
Television
Batemans Bay and the Eurobodalla region receive five free-to-air television stations digital terrestrial television in Australia|digital]]) including two government funded networks:
The ABC (ABC1), the SBS (SBS ONE) and three commercial networks:
- Prime7
- WIN and
- Southern Cross Ten
SBS offer digital high-definition simulcasts of their main channel, SBS ONE on SBS HD.
The other networks broadcast ten additional digital-only channels: 7Two, 7mate, GO!, GEM, ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24, SBS Two, One HD and Eleven.
Newspapers
The local newspaper for Batemans Bay and the Eurobodalla region is The Bay Post. It is published by Fairfax Media.
Daily Newspapers such as The Canberra Times, the Illawarra Mercury from Wollongong, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Australian, The Age, Herald Sun and The Australian Financial Review are available in Batemans Bay. Some local newspapers from other NSW South Coast towns such as Bega, Nowra, Ulladulla, Moruya, Merimbula and Narooma are also available.
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