ABC Radio Canberra

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = ABC Radio Canberra

| callsign = 2CN

| logo = ABC Radio Canberra logo.png

| city = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

| country = Australia

| area = Canberra and surrounding areas of New South Wales

| frequency = {{ubl|AM: 666 kHz|DAB+: 9C}}

| airdate = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1953|01|21}}

| format = Talk

| language = English

| power = 5,000 watts

| coordinates = {{coord|35|13|1|S|149|7|14|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:AU}}

| former_frequencies = 1540 kHz (1953–1974)
1440 kHz (1974–1983)

| affiliations = ABC Local Radio

| owner = Australian Broadcasting Corporation

| sister_stations = Radio National, ABC Classic, Triple J

| website = {{URL|https://www.abc.net.au/canberra/}}

}}

File:ABC_Canberra_studios.jpg

ABC Radio Canberra (call sign: 2CN) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Canberra and broadcasting to the Australian Capital Territory as well as surrounding areas in New South Wales. This includes the cities and towns of Queanbeyan, Yass, and Bungendore.{{Cite web |title=Coverage & Frequency Search {{!}} Help receiving ABC TV and Radio |url=https://reception.abc.net.au/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=reception.abc.net.au |language=en}} The station can be received as far as Goulburn, however the city is covered by ABC Central West which is based in Orange.

The station began as 2CN in 1953{{cite news |date=22 January 1953 |title=New Radio Station Further Step In City's Progress |page=4 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/903029479/?terms=2CN&match=2 |via=Newspapers.com}} originally broadcasting on 1540 kHz{{Cite news |date=1953-01-17 |title=2CN TO OPEN ON WEDNESDAY |work=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2873270 |access-date=2023-10-21 |via=National Library of Australia}} and from 21 December 1974 at 1440 kHz.{{Cite news |date=1974-12-20 |title=2CN is moving from 1540 to 1440 on Dec.21 |page=9 |work=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110793485 |access-date=2023-10-22 |via=National Library of Australia}} On 6 December 1983, it changed to its current AM frequency of 666 kHz.{{Cite news |date=1983-11-11 |title=2CN to alter frequency |page=3 |work=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116394753 |access-date=2023-10-21 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{Cite news |date=1983-12-06 |title=IN BRIEF 2CN frequency |page=3 |work=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116399618 |access-date=2023-10-21 |via=National Library of Australia}} The station first broadcast from studios based at the transmitter site at Gungahlin. In 1957, the station was relocated to the centre of Canberra, before finally moving to purpose-built studios in Dickson in 1964.

2CN rebranded as 666 ABC Canberra in 2000; it changed to its current name, ABC Radio Canberra, in 2017.{{Cite news |last=Winchester |first=Bree |date=2016-12-01 |title=No more 666 ABC Canberra - local station loses its sixes |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6039305/no-more-666-abc-canberra-local-station-loses-its-sixes/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}

ABC Radio announced digital radio services in Canberra, the simulcast of ABC Canberra, Radio National, ABC Classic FM, ABC News Radio and Triple J launched in 2011.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

When local programs are not being broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Radio Sydney.