ABC Radio Sydney (official call sign: 2BL, formerly 2SB) is an
ABC radio station in
Sydney
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, Australia. It is the flagship station in the
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites. Its programm ...
network and broadcasts on 702
kHz on the
AM dial. The station transmits with a power (
CMF) of 3,110V, which is equivalent to 50 kW (the maximum permissible in Australia) from a site west of the
Sydney CBD
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.
History
ABC Radio Sydney is the first
public radio station in
Australia
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opened in
Sydney
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at 8:00pm on 23 November 1923.
Its first callsign was ''2SB'' where ''2'' denotes the
State
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
of
New South Wales
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and ''SB'' stood for Sydney Broadcasters Limited. However, the callsign was soon altered to ''2BL'' for Sydney Broadcasters Limited. The change was due to the audio similarity of the sounds FC and SB.
In May 1928 the Sydney Broadcasting Company was formed to take over stations 2BL and 2FC.
A year later a consortium of entertainment companies founded the Australian Broadcasting Company Limited (ABC) to supply programme material to 2BL, 2FC and similar "A-class" stations in other capital cities.
2BL became one of the inaugural stations, along with sister station 2FC, in the government-owned Australian Broadcasting Commission (also ABC) network when it was founded in 1932. In 1946, it became the flagship of the National Programme, forerunner of
Radio National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
History
1937: Predecessors a ...
. It also began carrying parliamentary broadcasts. In 1963, it swapped formats with 2FC and assumed that station's old role as flagship of the Interstate Programme, which eventually evolved into Local Radio. However, it continued to air parliament until 1988. 2BL was re-branded as 702 ABC Sydney in 2000 and then ABC Radio Sydney in 2017.
In the second radio ratings survey of 2012,
Nielsen Media Research
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recorded 702's share of the Sydney radio market as the second largest at 10.3%, behind commercial talk station
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by parent company Nine Radio, a division of Nine Entertainment Co., who also own sister station 2UE.
2GB broadcasts on 873 kHz, AM.
In 2010, 2GB held 14.7% of the total radio ra ...
.
Most Local Radio stations in New South Wales simulcast 702's programming when not airing local shows for their areas. The exception is
999 ABC Broken Hill, which relays
891 ABC Adelaide due to Broken Hill being on Central Time.
Programs
Daily scheduling
*''Breakfast'', with
James Valentine - 6:15am - 8:00am
*''
AM'', with
Sabra Lane - 8:00am - 8:30am
*''Breakfast'', with
James Valentine - 8:30am - 9:00am
*''Mornings'', with
Sarah Macdonald - 9:00am - 11:00am
*''
Conversations
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'', with
Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski (
Radio National
Radio National, known on-air as RN, is an Australia-wide public service broadcasting radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
History
1937: Predecessors a ...
) - 11:00am - 12:00midday
*''The World Today'', with
Sally Sara - 12:00midday - 12:30pm
*''Afternoons'', with
Josh Szeps - 12:30pm - 3:30pm
*''Drive'', with
Richard Glover - 3:30pm - 6:30pm
*''
PM'', with David Lipson - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
* ''Evenings'', with
Indira Naidoo - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
* ''
Nightlife
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'', with
Philip Clark (Monday - Thursday) and Suzanne Hill (Friday - Sunday)- 10:00pm - 2:00am
* ''
Overnights'', with Trevor Chappell (Monday - Thursday from Melbourne) and Rod Quinn (Friday - Sunday from Sydney) - 2:00am - 6:00am
Other programs
* ''Thank God it's Friday'' is broadcast every Friday on
Richard Glover's Drive show and features a roundup of the week's events, featuring various Australian comedians. TGIF is also available as a podcast.
* ''Norman the Quiz'', the pet-name for what used to be simply known as "The Quiz", is hosted by
Sarah MacDonald every weekday evening. It is broadcast to all of
New South Wales
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and the
ACT
* ''The Mighty Challenge'' is a quiz broadcast at midnight (local time) by Phillip Clark.
* ''Grandstand'' is the ABC's sport program, which is broadcast from 12 noon on a Saturday and Sunday
* ''Weekends'', with
Simon Marnie
Simon Marnie is an Australian radio and television presenter.
Career
Radio
Marnie was a student of the inaugural radio course at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Prior to joining ABC Radio Sydney, he worked at Triple J st ...
* ''Speaking Out'' (Radio National), with
Larissa Behrendt
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Former presenters
*
Deborah Cameron
*
Mike Carlton
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*
Angela Catterns
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*
Andrew Daddo
*
Dom Knight
*
Julie McCrossin
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*
Andrew Olle
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*
James O'Loghlin
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Career
Previou ...
*
Clive Robertson
*
Adam Spencer
*
Virginia Trioli
*Sally Loane
*
David Dale
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*Frank Crook
*Ray Taylor
*
John Doyle
*John Hall
*
Margaret Throsby
Bruce Menzies
External links and references
702 ABC Sydney
ABC Online
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ABC Local Radio, Sydney
Radio stations in Sydney
Radio stations established in 1923