After more than a century on AM, ABC Radio Perth is making the big switch to FM, in a move that will reduce interference and provide better audio for listeners. But why is the ABC making this move? 📝 by Pip Waller ABC AM services will continue in regional and remote WA areas, and the move to FM in Perth will not impact the ABC’s commitment to emergency and parliamentary broadcasting. | ABC Perth

"He got carried by the wind about 10 metres in the air..." ABC Radio Perth has been hearing from Perth Hills residents whose homes were smashed by last night's freak storm. While many locals called it a tornado, the BOM has said it's a microburst, which is a powerful and damaging weather event without the rotation of a tornado. | ABC Perth

#UPDATE: The fire has since been downgraded. A bushfire emergency has broken out in suburban Perth, with a quick-moving blaze putting dozens of homes and lives at risk. The bushfire broke out just before 3pm local time in a small pocket of bushland in Ellenbrook, about 30 kilometres north-east of Perth. The area is surrounded by more than 100 houses, tightly packed in a modern residential estate. An emergency warning is in place for people in an area bounded by The Broadway, Galatea Pass, Farman

Lives and homes are under threat across Perth's south-east and north-east as two fast-moving bushfires reach emergency level. The fires have forced evacuations in suburbs including Kenwick, Wattle Grove, Upper Swan and Bullsbrook. Stay up to date with emergency information: https://ab.co/4ac8ZsQ | ABC Perth

You're witnessing history! At 7.20am this morning, in the heart of our city, ABC Radio Perth officially transitioned to FM. ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks joined Mark Gibson on The Breakfast Show to start this once in a generation upgrade. ⭐Make the switch to 102.5FM!⭐ | ABC Perth