Historical
The original service (Lyndhurst) 38°03′03″S 145°15′44″E / 38.05083°S 145.26222°E / -38.05083; 145.26222 was shut down in October 1987, due to a lack of funding. The area has since been converted to housing estates with the only hints to the former site at Lyndhurst and the vast antenna arrays for VNG and other radio services ever existing is "Tower Hill Park" and a road called "Towerhill Boulevard". The original Lyndhust site was owned by the then "Commonwealth Of Australia" and the boundaries of the site were essentially a triangle shape formed by the South Gippsland Highway, Hallam Road and Lynbrook Boulevard.
The replacement Radio VNG service operated from 33°42′52″S 150°47′33″E / 33.71444°S 150.7925°E / -33.71444; 150.7925Coordinates: 33°42′52″S 150°47′33″E / 33.71444°S 150.7925°E / -33.71444; 150.7925, Shanes Park, Llandillo, NSW, until 30 June 2002 on 2500 kHz and 8838 kHz. The remaining three transmitters (5000, 12984, and 16000 kHz) were finally closed down on 31 December 2002.
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