ABC Radio Sydney (official call sign: 2BL, formerly 2SB) is an ABC radio station in

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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

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History

ABC Radio Sydney is the first public radio station in

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opened in

at 8:00pm on 23 November 1923. Its first callsign was ''2SB'' where ''2'' denotes the

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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

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. 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,

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recorded 702's share of the Sydney radio market as the second largest at 10.3%, behind commercial talk station

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. 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 *''

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'', with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski (

) - 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 * ''

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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

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

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* ''Speaking Out'' (Radio National), with

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Former presenters

* Deborah Cameron *

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* Andrew Daddo * Dom Knight *

Julie McCrossin Julie Elizabeth McCrossin (born 2 October 1954) is an Australian radio broadcaster, journalist, comedian, political commentator and activist for women's and gay rights. She is best known for her role as a team captain on the news-based comedy ...

Andrew Olle John Andrew Durrant Olle (28 December 194712 December 1995), always known as Andrew Olle, was a radio and television presenter on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, beginning his career in 1967 as a news cadet and, until his death, worki ...

James O'Loghlin James O'Loghlin (born 1966) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter. He works for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Local Radio evening program in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Career Previou ...

* Clive Robertson * Adam Spencer * Virginia Trioli *Sally Loane *

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*Frank Crook *Ray Taylor * John Doyle *John Hall * Margaret Throsby Bruce Menzies

External links and references

702 ABC Sydney

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