ABC Classic 2
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| airdate = 1 June 2014
| format = Australian classical music
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| sister_stations = ABC Classic
| webcast = {{url|https://radio.abc.net.au/stations/classic2/live|Live stream}}
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ABC Classic 2 is an Australian classical music internet radio station available internationally online. It is operated by the ABC Classic team at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
History
ABC Classic 2, a music-only talk-free streaming station, was established in June 2014.{{citation|url=http://abcclassic2.tumblr.com/FAQs| publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001024736/http://abcclassic2.tumblr.com/FAQs|archivedate=1 October 2015|title=FAQs}}{{cite web | title=ABC Radio launches Classic 2|date=4 June 2014 | website=radioinfo | url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/abc-radio-launches-classic-2 | access-date=17 February 2021}} ABC Classic 2 is managed and programmed by the ABC Classic FM team.{{citation|url=http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2014/06/05/4019596.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|title=ABC Classic 2|date=5 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201074202/http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2014/06/05/4019596.htm|archivedate=1 February 2015}} ABC Classic 2 broadcasts only via an online stream and is available on the ABC's Android and iOS apps.{{citation|url=https://radio.abc.net.au/help/online|title=Frequently Asked Questions: Playing ABC Radio}}
The first song played on ABC Classic 2 was Australian composer Nigel Westlake’s Penguin Ballet from his Antarctica Suite, performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Timothy Kain.
Programming
Classic 2 specialises in streaming popular styles of classical music. The music on Classic 2 is performed exclusively by leading Australian orchestras, ensembles and soloists. No opera or vocal works are included in the playlist. During daytime and evenings Classic 2 typically broadcasts short excerpts from the classical repertoire, for example single movements from full symphonies.
=Australian performance=
ABC Classic 2 broadcasts exclusively Australian artists performing classical music.
=Overnights=
Between midnight and 06:00, longer works are included, and Classic 2 programming is also broadcast as ABC Classic FM's "overnight" program.
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External links
- {{official|https://www.abc.net.au/classic/listen-live/classic2-player/}}
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Category:Australian radio networks
Category:Classical music radio stations in Australia
Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio stations