▁professional ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁T AB , ▁it ▁retain s ▁a ▁" pic nic ▁races " ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁Media ▁The ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁( ABC ) ▁provides ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁stations ▁to ▁the ▁Hay ▁district ▁including ▁ABC ▁TV , ▁digital ▁television ▁channels , ▁ABC 1 , ▁ABC 2 , ▁ABC 3 , ▁ABC ▁News ▁ 2 4 , ▁ABC ▁River ina , ▁ABC ▁Radio ▁National ▁and ▁youth ▁station ▁Tri ple ▁J . ▁Regional ▁broad c aster s , ▁Prime 7 , ▁W IN ▁Television , ▁and ▁Network ▁Ten ▁are ▁the ▁commercial ▁television ▁stations ▁available ▁in ▁Hay . ▁Network ▁Ten ▁is ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁digital ▁signals ▁only . ▁ ▁The ▁River ine ▁Gra z ier ▁is ▁the ▁local ▁week ly ▁newspaper , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁has ▁a ▁circul ation ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁services ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁Hay , ▁Bool ig al , ▁Bal ran ald ▁and ▁Ivan ho e . ▁The ▁River ine ▁Gra z ier ▁is ▁published ▁on ▁Wed nes days . ▁Other ▁daily ▁papers ▁from ▁Griff ith , ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁Hay . ▁▁ 2 H ay FM ▁is ▁the ▁community ▁radio ▁station ▁of ▁Hay , ▁broadcast ing ▁to ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁( the ▁station ▁began ▁full - time ▁broadcast ing ▁late ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁test ▁broadcast s ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and