List of Sydney radio stations

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.{{cite web|last=Griffen-Foley|first=Bridget |author-link=Bridget Griffen-Foley|date=2008|url=http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/commercial_radio|title=Commercial radio|publisher=Dictionary of Sydney|accessdate=27 July 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Coastal%20Radio%20Stations.htm|title=The Role of Coastal Radio Stations in the Early Days of Communications With Aircraft|author=Roger Meyer|accessdate=2012-09-30}} 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.Australian Radio History, Bruce Carty, Sydney, 2011 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.[http://www.milesago.com/Radio/radiochron.htm Australasian radio: A Chronology of the first 60 years (2004)]

Notes

Historically, many Australian broadcast stations had no names other than their official callsigns. In this case the Station name is left blank.
Other stations have had several names. These names are all listed.
If the station is still broadcasting under the same callsign and mode of transmission, the Last broadcast is left blank.
If the callsign and/or mode of transmission has changed, the new data is presented on a new row of the table, and the name or callsign of the new station is shown in the Succeeded by column, which is otherwise blank.
Sydney radio stations are surveyed 8 times per year by Commercial Radio Australia as part of the national radio ratings surveys.[https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/search?search1=radio%20ratings%20survey&any=on]

Stations

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

=AM=

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!Callsign

!Location

!Frequency (kHz)

!Branding

!Format

!Type

!Launch

2RN

|Sydney

|576

|ABC Radio National

|Talk

|National

|5 December 1923

2PB

|Sydney

|630

|ABC News Radio

|News/Talk

|National

|15 August 1994

2BL

|Sydney

|702

|ABC Radio Sydney

|Talk

|National

|23 November 1923

2GB

|Sydney

|873

|2GB

|News/Talk

|Commercial

|23 August 1926

2UE

|Sydney

|954

|2UE

|Easy listening/Oldies

|Commercial

|26 January 1925

2KY

|Sydney

|1017

|Sky Sports Radio

|Sports

|Commercial

|31 October 1925

2EA

|Sydney

|1107

|SBS Radio

|Multicultural

|National

|9 June 1975

2CH

|Sydney

|1170

|SEN

|Sports

|Commercial

|22 October 2020

2SM

|Sydney

|1269

|2SM

|News/Talk

|Commercial

|24 December 1931

2RPH

|Sydney

|1224

|2RPH Print Radio

|Radio Reading Service

|Community

|18 April 1983

|Sydney

|1539

|SEN Track

|Sport

|Commercial

|October 2020

|Sydney

|1611

|Vision Radio Network

|Christian

|Narrowcast

|1 February 1999

|Sydney

|1620

|2moro Radio

|Arabic

|Narrowcast

|February 2006

|Sydney

|1638

|2ME Radio Arabic

|Arabic/Classic Hits/Pop Contemporary

|Narrowcast

|25 October 1996

|Sydney

|1665

|2MM Greek Radio

|Greek

|Narrowcast

|1996

|Sydney

|1683

|Greek Radio

|Greek

|Narrowcast

|16th of March 1983

=FM=

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!Callsign

!Location

!Frequency (MHz)

!Branding

!Format

!Type

!Launch

2ABCFM

|Sydney

|92.9

|ABC Classic FM*

|Classical

|National

|24 January 1976

2SBSFM

|Sydney

|97.7

|SBS Radio*

|Multicultural

|National

|9 June 1975

2JJJ

|Sydney

|105.7

|Triple J*

|Youth

|National

|19 January 1975

2MAC

|Campbelltown

|91.3

|C91.3

|Hot Adult Contemporary

|Commercial

|2001

2PTV

|Sydney

|95.3

|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

2SYD

|Sydney

|96.9

|Nova 96.9*

|Pop Contemporary Hit Radio

|Commercial

|1 April 2001

2UUS

|Sydney

|101.7

|Gold 101.7*

|Classic Hits

|Commercial

|23 November 1978

2DAY

|Sydney

|104.1

|2Day FM*

|Pop Contemporary Hit Radio

|Commercial

|2 August 1980

2MMM

|Sydney

|104.9

|Triple M 104.9*

|Rock

|Commercial

|2 August 1980

2WFM

|Sydney

|106.5

|KIIS 1065*

|Pop Contemporary Hit Radio

|Commercial

|13 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

|Community

|5 November 1983

2RRR

|Ryde

|88.5

|2RRR

|Community Radio

|Community

|1984

2MWM

|Manly North

|88.7

|Radio Northern Beaches

|Community Radio

|Community

|March 1984

2RSR

|Sydney

|88.9

|Radio Skid Row

|Community Radio

|Community

|10 August 1983

2GLF

|Liverpool

|89.3

|89.3 2GLF

|Community Radio

|Community

|1985

2RES

|Waverley

|89.7

|Eastside Radio

|Community Radio

|Community

|1983

2VTR

|Windsor

|89.9

|Hawkesbury Radio

|Community Radio

|Community

|1978

2NBC

|Narwee

|90.1

|2NBC Radio

|Community Radio

|Community

|May 1983

2CCR

|Parramatta

|90.5

|Alive 90.5

|Community Radio

|Community

|18 December 1992

2MFM

|Sydney

|92.1

|Muslim Community Radio*

|Muslim Community Radio

|Community

|1995

2LND

|Sydney

|93.7

|Koori Radio*

|Indigenous programming

|Community

|December 2002

2FBI

|Sydney

|94.5

|FBi Radio*

|Australian Music

|Community

|29 August 2003

2OOO

|Sydney

|98.5

|2000 FM

|Multilingual

|Community

|1994

2NSB

|Chatswood

|99.3

|Northside Radio

|Community Radio

|Community

|May 1983

2SSR

|Sutherland

|99.7

|2SSR

|Community Radio

|Community

|26 September 1992

2SWR

|Blacktown

|99.9

|SWR FM

|Community Radio

|Community

|27 September 2003

2HHH

|Hornsby

|100.1

|Triple H 100.1

|Community Radio

|Community

|2000

2MCR

|Campbelltown

|100.3

|2MCR

|Community Radio

|Community

|22 August 1989

2RPH

|Sydney East

|100.5

|RPH Print Radio

|Radio Reading Service

|Community

|18 April 1983

2WOW

|Penrith

|100.7

|Wow FM

|Community Radio

|Community

|June 2001

2BAC

|Padstow, New South Wales

|100.9

|Connect FM 100.9

|Community Radio

|Community

|1983

2MBS

|Sydney

|102.5

|Fine Music Sydney*

|Classical/Jazz/Blues

|Community

|15 December 1974

2CBA

|Sydney

|103.2

|Hope 103.2

|Contemporary Christian

|Community

|5 March 1979

2SER

|Sydney

|107.3

|2SER*

|Community Radio

|Community

|1 October 1979

|Sydney

|87.6

|Mood FM

|Narrowcast

|Brookvale

|87.6

|Raw FM

|Dance

|Narrowcast

|December 1999

|Penrith

|88.0

|My88

|80's Music

|Narrowcast

|1 January 2021

|Penrith / Camden

|88.7

|Vintage FM

|Oldies

|Narrowcast

|1 January 2009

|Hawkesbury / Nepean / Blue Mountains

|87.6 / 87.8

|River FM 87.6

|Country

|Narrowcast

|1993

|Sydney

|87.8

|Radio Austral

|Spanish

|Narrowcast

| 27 June 1992

|Bondi

|88.0

|Bondi FM

|Narrowcast

=Digital radio=

Digital radio in Australia uses the DAB+ standard and is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin.[http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1048&display_news_id=1057 Canberra digital radio trial update] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902182044/http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1048&display_news_id=1057 |date=2 September 2010 }}, 14 July 2010, Digital Radio Plus 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.[http://www.commercialradio.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1148 Commercial Radio Australia: The Future] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525200342/http://www.commercialradio.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1148 |date=25 May 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/listen.aspx?region=Sydney|title=Digital Radio Plus|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=13 August 2016}}

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!Type

!Short Label

!Branding

!Format

!Bit-Rate

!Ensemble

Audio

|ABC NEWS

|News

|48 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|Double J

|Other Music

|80 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABC Jazz

|Jazz Music

|80 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABCCntry

|ABC Country

|Country Music

|80 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABC KIDS

|ABC KIDS listen

|Varied

|72 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABC SYD

|ABC SYDNEY

|News

|64 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABCRNat

|ABCRadioNational

|Current Affairs

|64 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABC Clas

|ABC Classic

|Serious Classical

|80 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|ABCGstd

|ABC Grandstand

|Sport

|40 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|triple j

|Triple J

|Pop Music

|80 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|Unearth

|Triple J Unearthed

|Other Music

|72 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|SBS 1

|SBS Radio 1

|National Music

|40 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|SBS 2

|SBS Radio 2

|National Music

|40 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|SBS 3

|SBS Radio 3

|National Music

|48 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|Chill

|SBS Chill

|National Music

|72 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|PopAsia

|SBS PopAsia

|National Music

|72 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|PopDesi

|SBS PopDesi

|National Music

|64 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|Arabic24

|SBS Arabic24

|News

|48 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Data

|ABC EPG

|ABC-SBS EPG

| -

|8 kbit/s

|SY ABC&sbs RADIO

Audio

|2SM

|2SM Talk & Sport

|News

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|Gorilla

|GorillaDanceHits

|Dance

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|ZOO

|ZOO MusicVariety

|Pop Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|Dance

|Dance Super Digi

|Pop Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|FUN

|FUN Classic Hits

|Classic Hits

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|Triple M

|Rock Music

|56 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|MMM104.9

|MMM104.9 TRIPLEM

|Rock Music

|56 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|MMMCLASS

|MMM CLASSIC ROCK

|Rock Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|MMMGREAT

|MMM GREATEST

|Rock Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|MMMAUS

|MMM AUSSIE

|Rock Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2DayFM

|Pop Music

|56 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2DayEasy

|2Day Easy

|Pop Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2DayBudd

|2Day Buddha

|Chill Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2DayOlds

|2Day Oldskool

|Pop Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2DayUrba

|2Day Urban

|Pop Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2UE

|Music

|80 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|NTS

|News Talk Sport

|Sport

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|SkySprt1

|SkySportsRadio1

|Racing

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|SkySprt2

|SkySportsRadio2

|Racing

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|SkyTbred

|Sky Tbred Cent

|Racing

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|Fine Mus

|Fine Music

|Serious Classical

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|Koori

|Koori Radio

|Culture

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2RPH

|2RPH Digital

|Information

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|2TripleO

|2TripleO 985

|Culture

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 1

Audio

|WSFM1017

|Gold 101.7

|Classic Hits

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|WSFM 80s

|Classic Hits

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|KIIS1065

|KIIS 1065

|Pop Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|The Edge

|Pop Music

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|KIIS 90s

|Pop Music

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|CW Remix

|Pop Music

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|ELFRadio

|ELF Radio

|Christmas Music

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|Kids

|Kinderling Kids

|Children's Programmes

|32 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|smoothfm

|smooth fm 95.3

|Easy Listening Music

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|Relax

|Smooth Relax

|Chill Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|Nova 969

|Pop Music

|112 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|Coles

|Coles Radio

|Pop Music

|40 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|2GB

|2GB 873

|News

|128 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|2CH 1170

|Oldies Music

|128 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|MMMCNTRY

|MMM COUNTRY

|Country Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|Hope

|Hope 1032

|Other Music

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|InspireD

|Inspire Digital

|Religion

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|2SER

|2SER 107.3

|Education

|64 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|2MFM

|2MFM Muslim DR

|Religion

|48 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

Audio

|FBi

|FBi Radio

|Other Music

|56 kbit/s

|DAB+ Sydney 2

References

External links

[http://www.radioheritage.net/AusG-Full.asp?band=AM&ste=NSW The Australian Radio Guide – AM]
[http://www.radioheritage.net/AusG-Full.asp?band=FM&ste=NSW The Australian Radio Guide – FM]
[http://streema.com/radios/Sydney_NSW Listen to Sydney radio stations LIVE]

Sydney

Radio stations

List of Sydney radio stations

Notes

Stations

=AM=

=FM=

=Digital radio=

See also

References

External links