[1] Before 1986, the ABC did not have any presence in the north west of Western Australia, until the construction of 6KP Karratha.
The station officially opened on 26 January 1990, with sole employee George Manning broadcasting from a small back-studio on 14 Napier Terrace in Broome.
In 1997, a new outpost administered by Broome was established in the East Kimberley town of Kununurra.
Greg Hayes was the debutant reporter based there, before Matt Brann took over the reins in 2007.
While the Broome studio was sturdy, it suffered a few leaks during emergency cyclone broadcasting, with water seeping down the walls and onto the floor.