A spokesperson for the radio industry watchdog the Australian Communications Media Authority said the investigation began on September 23.

Spokesperson for the Super Network which owns the Orange radio station, Bob Scott said the company believes it is complying with regulations.

“But we are not in a position to comment until we hear from the authority,” he said.

“We have never had a problem with ACMA before,” he said.

The station, which was formerly radio station 2GZ which started in Orange in the 1930s is currently operating out of the Prime building on Bathurst Road, but has plans for its own purpose built facility nearby.

Under guidelines set down by the authority the station has to broadcast three hours of local content each day.

This can includes advertisements, however that time is capped at 25 per cent.

The station hubs its morning breakfast program from 5am with Grant Goldman working out of studios away from Orange.

His fellow presenters Steve Price, Leon Delaney, Brent Bultitude and Graeme Gilbert also work out of studios away from Orange.

Local advertisements and community announcements are inserted into programs throughout the day.

The programming drew criticism last week from ABC television’s Media Watch program with claims the Grant Goldman program going out to Orange is the same program as broadcast to Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie and Kempsey and is hubbed from Sydney.

The station was first opened as 2GZ on October 31, 1935 and vacated by 2GZ on September 14, 1996. The 2EL network broadcasts on the same frequency as the former 2GZ station.