List of Sydney radio stations

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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. [1] 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. [2] 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 install a disc recorder, enabling the recording of programs to occur for the first time. [3] Talk radio was introduced on 2SM in 1967. In 1974, 2MBS commences broadcasting as the first full-time FM station in Australia, playing classical music 24 hours a day. Finally, in 1975, multicultural radio is launched with the formation of 2EA. [4]

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Stations

AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital (DAB+) radio

AM

SBS Radio targets the Sydneysiders who speak a language other than English at home with programs in 74 languages. Sbs radio.png
SBS Radio targets the Sydneysiders who speak a language other than English at home with programs in 74 languages.
CallsignLocationFrequency (kHz)BrandingFormatTypeLaunch
2RNSydney576 ABC Radio National TalkNational5 December 1923
2PBSydney630 ABC News Radio News/Talk National15 August 1994
2BLSydney702 ABC Radio Sydney TalkNational23 November 1923
2GBSydney873 2GB News/TalkCommercial23 August 1926
2UESydney954 2UE Easy listening/Oldies Commercial26 January 1925
2KYSydney1017 Sky Sports Radio SportsCommercial31 October 1925
2EASydney1107 SBS Radio MulticulturalNational9 June 1975
2CHSydney1170 SEN SportsCommercial22 October 2020
2SMSydney1269 2SM News/TalkCommercial24 December 1931
2RPH Sydney1224 2RPH Print Radio Radio Reading ServiceCommunity18 April 1983
Sydney1539 SEN Track SportCommercialOctober 2020
Sydney1611 Vision Radio Network Christian Narrowcast 1 February 1999
Sydney1620 2moro Radio Arabic NarrowcastFebruary 2006
Sydney1638 2ME Radio Arabic Arabic/Classic Hits/Pop Contemporary Narrowcast25 October 1996
Sydney1665 2MM Greek Radio GreekNarrowcast1996
Sydney1683 Greek Radio GreekNarrowcast16th of March 1983

FM

Nova 96.9 was the most listened to station in Sydney in 2016 with 944,000 listeners (Nova studios in Pyrmont). Pyrmont Nova 969 Studios.JPG
Nova 96.9 was the most listened to station in Sydney in 2016 with 944,000 listeners (Nova studios in Pyrmont).
CallsignLocationFrequency (MHz)BrandingFormatTypeLaunch
2ABCFMSydney92.9 ABC Classic FM*ClassicalNational24 January 1976
2SBSFMSydney97.7 SBS Radio*MulticulturalNational9 June 1975
2JJJSydney105.7 Triple J* Youth National19 January 1975
2MAC Campbelltown 91.3 C91.3 Hot Adult Contemporary Commercial2001
2PTVSydney95.3 Smooth FM 95.3* Adult Contemporary Commercial 1 August 2005
2ONE Katoomba 96.1 CADA* Rhythmic Contemporary Hip Hop Commercial 7 September 1935 (as 2KA)
23 October 1992 (as One FM)

January 2002 as The Edge 96.ONE 30 March 2022 as CADA

2SYDSydney96.9 Nova 96.9*Pop Contemporary Hit RadioCommercial1 April 2001
2UUSSydney101.7 Gold 101.7* Classic Hits Commercial23 November 1978
2DAYSydney104.1 2Day FM*Pop Contemporary Hit RadioCommercial2 August 1980
2MMMSydney104.9 Triple M 104.9*RockCommercial2 August 1980
2WFMSydney106.5 KIIS 1065*Pop Contemporary Hit RadioCommercial13 February 1925 (as 2UW)
30 April 1994 (as Mix 106.5)
19 January 2014 (as KIIS 106.5)
2RDJ Burwood, New South Wales 88.1 2RDJ Community Radio Community5 November 1983
2RRR Ryde 88.5 2RRR Community RadioCommunity1984
2MWM Manly North 88.7 Radio Northern Beaches Community RadioCommunityMarch 1984
2RSRSydney88.9 Radio Skid Row Community RadioCommunity10 August 1983
2GLF Liverpool 89.389.3 2GLFCommunity RadioCommunity1985
2RES Waverley 89.7 Eastside Radio Community RadioCommunity1983
2VTR Windsor 89.9 Hawkesbury Radio Community RadioCommunity1978
2NBC Narwee 90.12NBC RadioCommunity RadioCommunityMay 1983
2CCR Parramatta 90.5 Alive 90.5 Community RadioCommunity18 December 1992
2MFM Sydney92.1 Muslim Community Radio*Muslim Community RadioCommunity1995
2LNDSydney93.7 Koori Radio* Indigenous programming CommunityDecember 2002
2FBISydney94.5 FBi Radio* Australian Music Community29 August 2003
2OOOSydney98.5 2000 FM Multilingual Community1994
2NSB Chatswood 99.3 Northside Radio Community RadioCommunityMay 1983
2SSR Sutherland 99.72SSRCommunity RadioCommunity26 September 1992
2SWR Blacktown 99.9 SWR FM Community RadioCommunity27 September 2003
2HHH Hornsby 100.1 Triple H 100.1 Community RadioCommunity2000
2MCRCampbelltown100.3 2MCR Community RadioCommunity22 August 1989
2RPH Sydney East 100.5RPH Print Radio Radio Reading Service Community18 April 1983
2WOW Penrith 100.7 Wow FM Community RadioCommunityJune 2001
2BAC Padstow, New South Wales 100.9Connect FM 100.9Community RadioCommunity1983
2MBSSydney102.5 Fine Music Sydney*Classical/Jazz/Blues Community15 December 1974
2CBASydney103.2 Hope 103.2 Contemporary Christian Community5 March 1979
2SERSydney107.3 2SER*Community RadioCommunity1 October 1979
Sydney87.6Mood FMNarrowcast
Brookvale 87.6 Raw FM DanceNarrowcastDecember 1999
Penrith88.0 My88 80's MusicNarrowcast1 January 2021
Penrith / Camden88.7 Vintage FM OldiesNarrowcast1 January 2009
Hawkesbury / Nepean / Blue Mountains87.6 / 87.8 River FM 87.6 CountryNarrowcast1993
Sydney87.8 Radio Austral SpanishNarrowcast27 June 1992
Bondi 88.0Bondi FMNarrowcast

Digital radio

Digital radio in Australia uses the DAB+ standard and is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin. [7] The national government owned networks, the ABC 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+ codec provided with upgraded DAB+ standard. [8] [9]

TypeShort LabelBrandingFormatBit-RateEnsemble
AudioABC NEWS ABC NEWS News48 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioDouble J Double J Other Music80 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABC Jazz ABC Jazz Jazz Music80 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABCCntry ABC Country Country Music80 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABC KIDS ABC KIDS listen Varied72 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABC SYD ABC SYDNEY News64 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABCRNat ABCRadioNational Current Affairs64 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABC Clas ABC Classic Serious Classical80 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioABCGstd ABC Grandstand Sport40 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
Audiotriple j Triple J Pop Music80 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioUnearth Triple J Unearthed Other Music72 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioSBS 1 SBS Radio 1 National Music40 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioSBS 2 SBS Radio 2 National Music40 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioSBS 3 SBS Radio 3 National Music48 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioChill SBS Chill National Music72 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioPopAsiaSBS PopAsiaNational Music72 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioPopDesi SBS PopDesi National Music64 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
AudioArabic24 SBS Arabic24 News48 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
DataABC EPGABC-SBS EPG-8 kbit/sSY ABC&sbs RADIO
Audio2SM 2SM Talk & Sport News64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioGorilla GorillaDanceHits Dance48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioZOO ZOO MusicVariety Pop Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioDance Dance Super Digi Pop Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioFUN FUN Classic Hits Classic Hits48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioTriple M Triple M Rock Music56 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioMMM104.9 MMM104.9 TRIPLEM Rock Music56 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioMMMCLASS MMM CLASSIC ROCK Rock Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioMMMGREAT MMM GREATEST Rock Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioMMMAUS MMM AUSSIE Rock Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2DayFM 2DayFM Pop Music56 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2DayEasy 2Day Easy Pop Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2DayBudd 2Day Buddha Chill Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2DayOlds 2Day Oldskool Pop Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2DayUrba 2Day Urban Pop Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2UE 2UE Music80 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioNTS News Talk Sport Sport32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioSkySprt1 SkySportsRadio1 Racing64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioSkySprt2 SkySportsRadio2 Racing32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioSkyTbred Sky Tbred Cent Racing32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioFine Mus Fine Music Serious Classical64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioKoori Koori Radio Culture48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2RPH 2RPH Digital Information64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
Audio2TripleO 2TripleO 985 Culture64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 1
AudioWSFM1017 Gold 101.7 Classic Hits48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioWSFM 80s WSFM 80s Classic Hits32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioKIIS1065 KIIS 1065 Pop Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioThe EdgeThe EdgePop Music32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioKIIS 90s KIIS 90s Pop Music32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioCW Remix CW Remix Pop Music32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioELFRadioELF RadioChristmas Music32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioKids Kinderling Kids Children's Programmes32 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
Audiosmoothfm smooth fm 95.3 Easy Listening Music64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioRelax Smooth Relax Chill Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioNova 969 Nova 969 Pop Music112 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioColes Coles Radio Pop Music40 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
Audio2GB 2GB 873 News128 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
Audio2CH 1170 2CH 1170 Oldies Music128 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioMMMCNTRY MMM COUNTRY Country Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioHope Hope 1032 Other Music48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioInspireD Inspire Digital Religion48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
Audio2SER 2SER 107.3 Education64 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
Audio2MFM 2MFM Muslim DR Religion48 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2
AudioFBi FBi Radio Other Music56 kbit/sDAB+ Sydney 2

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