Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Radio

The ABC started as a network of twelve radio stations, and now includes five national networks, over fifty local radio stations, and a foreign language shortwave radio service. The twelve original stations are:

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Today, some of these are part of ABC Local Radio, a succession of stations broadcasting light entertainment, talkback, and some current affairs and most popular with older audiences. Most others have joined the national network Radio National.

Related Topics:
ABC Local Radio - Radio National

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The ABC's radio networks are:

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• ABC Local Radio, a collection of stations that broadcast local information some of the time, state based information and sport more of the time, and national programming some of the time.
• Triple J, a national youth radio network, broadcasting new alternative music (largely from Australia) for those 15-25;
• ABC Radio National, a nationwide network devoted to intellectual discussion of politics, science, philosophy, the arts, literature, and the like;
• ABC Classic FM, a nationwide classical-music station; and
• ABC NewsRadio, previously called the Parliamentary and News Network (PNN), a station chartered to broadcast the proceedings of federal Parliament, and is a 24-hours per day news station when parliament is not in session;
• Radio Australia, a news and sport service directed at East Asian and Pacific Island that broadcasts in various languages;
• DiG, alternative music for the over 25's;
• DiG Jazz, jazz music;
• DiG Country, country music;

The first five networks are available in nearly every populated part of the country on AM and FM, as well as via a number of other means. Those areas that don't have them all are scheduled to receive them soon.

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Radio Australia is primarily broadcast via short-wave radio and satellite. It is also available via the internet and on the FM band in some East Asian and Pacific Island cities. It is of little interest to domestic Australian audiences as most of its material has already been broadcast or is broadcast simultaneously on the easier to receive domestic ABC networks.

Related Topics:
Short-wave radio - Satellite

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The DiG stations have no announcers and aren't available on AM or FM. They are "cable radio" stations broadcast over the internet, the digital terrestrial TV system, FTA satellite, pay TV networks and DAB in Sydney and Melbourne. Not all DiG stations are available via all these systems.

Related Topics:
Cable radio - DAB

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Classic FM

The ABC, through ABC Classic FM, a nationwide classical music network, has helped support the ABC owned state symphony orchestras, chamber music, instrumental recitals, opera, choral and solo singers.

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ABC Classic FM was the ABC's first FM service, as was originally known as "ABC FM". Its format borrowed heavily from community stations that eventually founded the Fine Music Network and also from BBC Radio 3.

Related Topics:
Fine Music Network - BBC Radio 3

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