ABC Radio (Australian network)

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) operates many publicly-owned radio stations that broadcast across Australia. This includes its 4 national stations – Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, ABC Classic and Triple J – plus its ABC Local Radio division, which operates 8 metropolitan stations in the capital cities, and a further 45 across regional Australia. Several additional digital radio stations are available. The ABC also broadcasts to the Asia-Pacific region with Radio Australia.

National stations

  • Radio National – A generalist station broadcasting more than 60 special interest programmes per week covering a range of topics including music, comedy, book readings, radio dramas, poetry, science, health, the arts, religion, social history and current affairs.
  • ABC NewsRadio – A news service broadcasting federal parliamentary sittings and news on a 24/7 format with updates on the quarter-hour. Broadcasts news content produced by the ABC itself, as well as programs relayed from Radio Australia, the BBC World Service, NPR, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands Worldwide and CNN.
  • ABC Classic – A classical music station which also plays some jazz and world music. ABC Classic was the ABC's first FM radio service.
  • Triple J – A youth-oriented radio network, with a strong focus on alternative and independent music, especially Australian artists.
List of national stations with capital city frequencies
Name Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart Canberra Darwin
Radio National 576 AM 621 AM 792 AM 729 AM 103.3 FM 585 AM 846 AM 675 AM
ABC NewsRadio 630 AM 1026 AM 936 AM 972 AM 585 AM/104.1 FM 747 AM 103.9 AM 102.5 FM
ABC Classic 92.9 FM 105.9 FM 106.1 FM 103.9 FM 97.7 FM 93.9 FM 102.3 FM 107.3 FM
Triple J 105.7 FM 107.5 FM 107.7 FM 105.5 FM 99.3 FM 92.9 FM 101.5 FM 103.3 FM

Local Radio stations

ABC Local Radio is a network of 8 metropolitan stations in the capital cities, and 45 stations covering regional Australia. Each station broadcasts a local mix of news, current affairs, talk back, entertainment, sport and music. Programming can either be purely local (typically on weekday mornings), broadcast from the metropolitan ABC station, or simulcast across all local services across the country (typically overnight, public holidays, in the summer months and on weekends).

Metropolitan stations

List of stations with call sign, broadcast area and frequencies listed
Logo Name Call sign Broadcast area Frequency DAB
ABC Radio Sydney 2BL Sydney, New South Wales 702 AM 9C
ABC Radio Melbourne 3LO Melbourne, Victoria 774 AM 9C
ABC Radio Brisbane 4QR Brisbane, Queensland 612 AM 9C
ABC Radio Adelaide 5AN Adelaide, South Australia 891 AM 9C
ABC Radio Perth 6WF Perth, Western Australia 102.5 FM 9C
ABC Radio Hobart 7ZR Hobart, Tasmania 936 AM 9C
ABC Radio Canberra 2CN Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 666 AM 9C
ABC Radio Darwin 8DDD Darwin, Northern Territory 105.7 FM 9C

Regional stations

Digital stations

Digital radio

Streaming only

International station

Radio Australia, is the international broadcasting and online service operated by the ABC. Most programming is in English, with some in Tok Pisin. The station broadcasts on FM transmitters in seven countries across the Pacific Islands, to the Indo-Pacific region via satellite, and to the rest of world via online streaming.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "How can I listen to ABC Radio Australia?". ABC Pacific. Retrieved 25 November 2022.