List of ABC radio stations

See also: History of ABC Radio (Australia)

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) operates four national radio networks, over 50 local radio stations, ^[1] the international service ABC Radio Australia and several digital stations. Most of the stations, as well as podcasts, are available on the ABC Listen app, ^[2] and ten radio stations are available via the ABC Television. ^[3]

International

Logo	Name	Format	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB
	ABC Radio Australia		—

National networks

Logo	Name	Broadcast area	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB
	ABC Radio National	Sydney	702	–	9C
		Melbourne	774	–	9C
		Brisbane	612	–	9C
		Adelaide	891	–	9C
		Perth	720	–	9C
		Hobart	936	–	9C
		Canberra	666	–	9C
		Darwin	–	105.7	9C
	Triple J	Sydney	702	–	9C
		Melbourne	774	–	9C
		Brisbane	612	–	9C
		Adelaide	891	–	9C
		Perth	720	–	9C
		Hobart	936	–	9C
		Canberra	666	–	9C
		Darwin	–	105.7	9C
	ABC Classic	Sydney	702	–	9C
		Melbourne	774	–	9C
		Brisbane	612	–	9C
		Adelaide	891	–	9C
		Perth	720	–	9C
		Hobart	936	–	9C
		Canberra	666	–	9C
		Darwin	–	105.7	9C
	ABC NewsRadio	Sydney	702	–	9C
		Melbourne	774	–	9C
		Brisbane	612	–	9C
		Adelaide	891	–	9C
		Perth	720	–	9C
		Hobart	936	–	9C
		Canberra	666	–	9C
		Darwin	–	105.7	9C

• ABC Radio National – news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy
  • Perth 810, Melbourne 621, Hobart 585, Adelaide 729, Brisbane 792, Darwin 657, Sydney 576, Canberra 846
• Triple J – youth-targeted music, news and entertainment (since 1975)
  • Perth 99.3, Melbourne 107.5, Hobart 92.9, Adelaide 105.5, Brisbane 107.7, Darwin 103.3, Sydney 105.7, Canberra 101.5
• ABC Classic – classical music, the ABC's first entirely FM radio network (formerly ABC Classic FM, since 1976)
  • Perth 97.7, Melbourne 105.9, Hobart 93.9, Adelaide 103.9, Brisbane 106.1, Darwin 107.3, Sydney 92.9, Canberra 102.3
• ABC NewsRadio – parliamentary broadcasts and rolling news (since 1994)
  • Perth 585, Melbourne 1026, Hobart 747, Adelaide 972, Brisbane 936, Darwin 102.5, Sydney 630, Canberra 103.9

Digital stations

• Triple J Unearthed – digital-only music station for independent unsigned Australian artists
• Double J – digital-only station aimed at over-30s (formerly DiG Radio, since 2002)
• ABC Classic 2 – Features 100% Australian performances of classical music, streaming-only, un-presented
• Triple J Hottest – Online-only station featuring a playlist of tracks from all previous Hottest 100 countdowns.
• ABC Jazz – A digital station featuring jazz
• ABC Country – A digital station featuring country, un-presented
• ABC Kids Listen – Digital-only station for children
• ABC Grandstand – Sports events

Local Radio

As of 2019 ^[update] there are 53 ABC Local Radio stations, including 45 regional stations and 8 capital city stations. ^[1]

The capital city (formerly: metropolitan) stations including their callsigns are:

Logo	Name	Call sign	Broadcast area	Studios	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB
	ABC Radio Sydney	2BL	Sydney	Sydney	702	–	9C
	ABC Radio Melbourne	3LO	Melbourne	Melbourne	774	–	9C
	ABC Radio Brisbane	4QR	Brisbane	Brisbane	612	–	9C
	ABC Radio Adelaide	5AN	Adelaide	Adelaide	891	–	9C
	ABC Radio Perth	6WF	Perth	Perth	720	–	9C
	ABC Radio Hobart	7ZR	Hobart	Hobart	936	–	9C
	ABC Radio Canberra	2CN	Canberra	Canberra	666	–	9C
	ABC Radio Darwin	8DDD	Darwin	Darwin	–	105.7	9C

The regional stations are:

New South Wales

• ABC Broken Hill – Broken Hill (2NB), administered by ABC South Australia
• ABC Central Coast – Gosford (2BLT)
• ABC Central West – Orange (2CR)
• ABC Coffs Coast – Coffs Harbour
• ABC Illawarra – Wollongong (2ILA)
• ABC Mid North Coast – Port Macquarie (2KP)
• ABC Newcastle – Newcastle (2NC)
• ABC New England North West – Tamworth (2NU)
• ABC North Coast – Lismore (2NNR)
• ABC Riverina – Wagga Wagga (2RVR)
• ABC South East NSW – Bega (2BA)
• ABC Upper Hunter – Muswellbrook (2UH)
• ABC Western Plains – Dubbo (2WPR)

Victoria

• ABC Ballarat – Ballarat (3CRR)
• ABC Central Victoria – Bendigo (3ABCRR)
• ABC Gippsland – Sale (3GI) (3GLR)
• ABC Goulburn Murray – Wodonga (3MRR)
• ABC Mildura Swan Hill – Mildura (3MIL)
• ABC Shepparton – Shepparton (3GVR)
• ABC South West Victoria – Warrnambool (3WL)
• ABC Wimmera – Horsham (3WV)

Queensland

• ABC Capricornia – Rockhampton (4RK)
• ABC Gold Coast – Gold Coast (4ABC)
• ABC Sunshine Coast – Sunshine Coast (4SCR)
• ABC Far North – Cairns (4QCC)
• ABC North Queensland – Townsville (4QN)
• ABC North West Queensland – Mount Isa (4ISA)
• ABC Southern Queensland – Toowoomba (4QS)
• ABC Tropical North – Mackay (4QAA)
• ABC Western Queensland – Longreach (4QL)
• ABC Wide Bay – Bundaberg (4QB)

South Australia

• ABC North and West SA – Port Pirie (5CK)
• ABC Riverland – Renmark (5MV)
• ABC South East SA – Mount Gambier (5MG)
• ABC Eyre Peninsula – Port Lincoln (5LN)

Western Australia

• ABC Goldfields-Esperance – Kalgoorlie (6GF) (6ED)
• ABC Great Southern – Albany (6WA)
• ABC Kimberley – Broome (6BE) and Kununurra (6KW)
• ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt – Geraldton (6GN)
• ABC Pilbara – Karratha (6KP)
• ABC South Coast – Albany (6AL)
• ABC South West WA – Bunbury (6BS)

Tasmania

• ABC Northern Tasmania – Launceston (7NT) and Burnie (7ABCRR)

Northern Territory

• ABC Alice Springs – Alice Springs (8AL)
• ABC Katherine – Katherine (8ABCRR)

See also

• History of ABC Radio (Australia)
• List of radio stations in Australia
• Timeline of Australian radio

External links

• ABC Radio

References

1. The ABC's Annual Report 2018, Volume I mentions Capital City Local Radio from all 8 capital cities and Regional Local Radio from 48 regional locations. According to Volume II there are 45 regional stations, of which ABC Northern Tasmania and ABC Kimberley each have 2 locations, plus a reporter in Nowra (thus 48 locations). According to this map from April 2019 there are also news bureaus in Ipswich, Parramatta and Geelong (thus 59 locations altogether).
2. "ABC Radio". ABC Radio stations. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
3. "Which ABC radio stations are available on TV?". ABC Help. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.