Radio NationalABC Radio National (RN) is an Australian public serviceradio station operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) since 1923. Its programming consists of news, interviews, and conversations about arts, culture, business, health, science and technology, music, Indigenous culture, religion and ethics.
Australian Broadcasting CompanyThe Australian Broadcasting Company was a short-lived Australian commercial broadcasting company set up by Benjamin Fuller and Frank Albert. Founded in Melbourne in 1924 with a capital of £A 100,000 by a consortium of entertainment interests, notably Farmer & Company, J. C. Williamson's and J. & N. Tait to found and operate commercial radio broadcasting stations.
Australian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is an Australian public broadcaster. It operates across television, radio, and the web to provide news and current affairs, emergency information, entertainment and factual programming to regional and metropolitan Australia. The ABC is funded by tax revenue and grants from the federal government, though it also generates minor funding via ABC Commercial.
FM broadcasting in AustraliaHistory of FM radio in Australia FM broadcasting started in Australian capital cities in 1947 on an "experimental" basis, using a (monaural) ABC national network feed, consisting largely of classical music and Parliament, as a programme source. FM receivers were expensive and the audience consisted largely of hi-fi enthusiasts.
Radio AustraliaABC Radio Australia, also known as Radio Australia, is the international broadcasting and online service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australia's public broadcaster. Most programming is in English, with some in Tok Pisin. Radio Australia broadcasts on FM transmitters in seven countries across the Pacific Islands, on DAB+ digital radio in Australia, to the Indo-Pacific region via satellite, and to the rest of world via online streaming.
Radio broadcastingRadio broadcasting is the transmission of signals, especially audio, to receivers using radio waves over a wide area. Listeners require a broadcast radio receiver to receive these signals. "Terrestrial" broadcasts come from stations on land, and include AM and FM (both analog); and DAB (digital). Audio is also broadcast via satellite in both digital and analog, originating from a satellite in orbit around Earth.
ABC Radio (Australian network)The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) owns and operates a network of terrestrial radio stations that broadcast across Australia on AM and FM frequencies, DAB+, DVB-T, and the internet. This includes 11 national networks and 53 local stations operated through the ABC Local Radio division. The ABC also broadcasts to the Asia-Pacific region with Radio Australia.
ABC NewsRadioABC NewsRadio is a 24-hour news radio service broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ABC NewsRadio is available via a number of platforms around Australia, including AM/FM radio, online via web or the ABC Listen app, DAB+ radio, free-to-air digital TV, VAST satellite and some pay-TV platforms.
Digital Audio BroadcastingDigital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital radio standard for broadcasting digital audio radio services in many countries around the world, defined, supported, marketed and promoted by the WorldDAB organization. The standard is dominant in Europe and is also used in Australia, and in parts of Africa and as of 2025, 55 countries are actively running DAB broadcasts as an alternative platform to analogue FM.
AM broadcastingAM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide, primarily for medium wave (also known as "AM band") transmissions, but also on the longwave and shortwave radio bands.
Postmaster-General's DepartmentThe Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December 1975 and replaced by the Postal & Telecommunications Department.
Asia-PacificThe Asia-Pacific (APAC) is a major geopolitical and economic region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and comprising the part of the Old World located outside the EMEA region. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in the Far East (East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania) are also sometimes included.
DVB-TDVB-T, short for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial, is the terrestrial variant of the DVB standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television and was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in Singapore in February 1998. This system transmits compresseddigital audio, digital video and other data in an MPEG transport stream, using coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (COFDM or OFDM) modulation.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.