ABC News Canberra is a local radio station, which is present in Canberra, Australia. This radio station’s listeners belong to the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, including areas of Queanbeyan, Yass, and Bungendore. The callsign of this ABC Canberra is 2CN. The shows broadcasting format is Talk. The broadcasting content consists of the latest news and updates regarding sports, weather, traffic, and information. Listeners can connect to this station through digital radio, live streaming via online websites, and smartphones. ABC Radio Canberra is owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and is affiliated with ABC Local Radio. The sister stations of ABC Canberra News are 2RN, 2ABC FM, and 2JJJ.
About ABC News Canberra:
This radio station broadcasted its first show in 1953 under the name of 2CN and at the frequency of 1540 kHz through the transmitters, situated at Gungahlin. On 21 December 1974, the station began operating at the frequency of 1440 kHz. But later, it again switched into the current AM Frequency. The studio was relocated to the center of Canberra in 1957 and later in Dickson in 1964. In 2011, ABC launched digital services in Canberra, which includes ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, ABC News Radio, and Triple J. currently, ABC Canberra is acting as the leading radio station in Canberra. It is considered at the top rankings of the radio station in the ranking order of Nielsen Media Research.
Programming:
The station airs the famous 666 Breakfast show. This show consists of blends of a different kinds of entertainment as well as news. The presenters of this radio station are Dan Bourchier, Adam Shirley, Sabra Lane, Richard Fidler, Sarah Kanowski, Eleanor Hall, Myf Warhurst, Paula Kruger, Anna Vidot, Linda Mottram, Christine Anu, Chris Bath, Sarah Macdonald, Phillip Clark, Rod Quinn, Trevor Chappel, Greg Bayliss, and Lish Fejer.
Some of this radio station’s podcasts are:
A Big Country, Babytalk, Correspondents Report, Countrywide, Download this Show, Main Ingredient, Nightlife, PM, Rare Collections, Saturday Night Country, Speaking out, Sunday Nights with John Cleary. The shows broadcasted on this station are ABC News (Australia), Drive (ABC Canberra), Drive (ABC Canberra), Editor’s Choice (ABC), Evenings (ABC Sydney), Just Released, Live and Local (ABC), My Soundtrack and Rhianna Patrick.
Technical Details:
The frequency of this station is 666 kHz AM and power of 20,000 watts. The present location of the Transmitter Coordinates is 35⁰13’1’S 149⁰7’14’E.
Contact Details:
Address: Northbourne & Wakefield Ave, 2601 Canberra, Australia
GPO Box 9994 Canberra ACT 2601 (02) 6275 4555
Phone Number: 1300 681 666
SMS: 0467 922 666
General Enquiries: 13 9994
Fax: +61 (02) 6275 4601
Email Address: abcradiocanberra@abc.net.au
Official Website: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abccanberra
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abccanberra
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abccanberra/