Radio in Sydney became a popular tool for politics, news, religion, and sport and has managed to survive despite the introduction of television and the internet.
The first long range (520 km) coastal radio station was established in 1911. In 1921,
amateur radio broadcasters commenced transition. The first
radio licence in Australia was granted to Charles Maclurcan for station
2CM. Commencing in 1923,
2SB is the second official station to be licensed. Sydney's first official station
2FC commenced service in 1924. In 1935, the studios of the
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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install a disc
recorder
Recorder or The Recorder may refer to:
Newspapers
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, enabling the recording of programs to occur for the first time.
Talk radio
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was introduced on
2SM in 1967. In 1974,
2MBS
2MBS Fine Music Sydney (ACMA callsign: 2MBS) is a Sydney music radio station operated by the Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales Co-Operative Limited. Launched on 15 December 1974, it is Australia's first fully licensed FM broadcasting ...
commences broadcasting as the first full-time
FM station
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in Australia, playing classical music 24 hours a day. Finally, in 1975, multicultural radio is launched with the formation of
2EA.
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Notes
* Historically, many Australian broadcast stations had no names other than their official callsigns
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. In this case the ''Station name'' is left blank.
* Other stations have had several names. These names are all listed.
* If the station is still broadcasting under the same callsign and mode of transmission, the ''Last broadcast'' is left blank.
* If the callsign and/or mode of transmission has changed, the new data is presented on a new row of the table, and the name or callsign of the new station is shown in the ''Succeeded by'' column, which is otherwise blank.
* Sydney radio stations are surveyed 8 times per year by Commercial Radio Australia as part of the national radio ratings survey
Stations
''AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital (DAB+) radio''
AM
FM
Digital radio
Digital radio in Australia
Digital broadcast radio in Australia uses the DAB+ standard and is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin and Hobart. However, after 11 years, regional large cities such as Townsville and Ballarat still do no ...
uses the DAB+ standard and is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin. The national government owned networks, the ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
and SBS, and the commercial radio stations in each market provide many of their services and a few digital-only services on the digital platform. Australia uses the AAC+
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codec provided with upgraded DAB+ standard.
See also
* List of radio stations in Australia
*Culture of Sydney
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*Music of Australia
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...
*History of broadcasting in Australia
The history of broadcasting in Australia has been shaped for over a century by the problem of communication across long distances, coupled with a strong base in a wealthy society with a deep taste for aural communications in a silent landscape. ...
References
External links
The Australian Radio Guide – AMThe Australian Radio Guide – FMListen to Sydney radio stations LIVE
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Radio stations in Sydney
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Culture of Sydney
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