ABC News Radio 630 AM is a radio news broadcasting station situated in Sydney, New South Wales. This station is under the control of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It features on 24-hour News/Talk format. Furthermore, it on-airs the news directly from the parliamentarian (House of Representatives and Senate) proceedings, and those question sessions are held after. Hence, Parliamentary and News Network (PNN) is another name of this station. Besides this, the news related to the economy, information, IT, technology developments, and the current affair is also a major concern of broadcasting. In addition to this, the news broadcasted on other stations, i.e., DW-Radio, Radio Netherlands, and NRP, is also on-aired on this station. Furthermore, the entertainment broadcasting includes the Australian Football League matches’ commentary. It is famous with the call sign of 2PB. 2 in the call sign stands for the territory ‘Sydney,’ and PB is equivalent to Parliamentary Broadcasting.
About ABC News Radio 630 AM
On 10th July 1946, Ben Chifley’s government started broadcasting parliamentary affairs. In the 1980s, parliamentary broadcasting received a separate frequency along with the identity of PNN. Officially, PNN made its way into the Australian radio market in 1994. In September 2001, through internet live streaming, it had shifted to a 24-hours news format. In 2004, it began collaborating with FTA digital satellite and TV services. The authorities introduced this station independently on digital terrestrial (DAB+) in 2009. They also decided to expand the broadcasting area from 78% to 95%. On 10 April 2017, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) rebranded this station as ABC News. The slogan of this station is ‘Know the Story.’ The frequency of this station is 630 (AM).
Programming
NewsRadio Breakfast, NewsRadio Morning, NPR All Things Considered, NewsRadio Afternoons, NewsRadio Drive, Broadcast Partners, The Drum, ABC Q&A Extra, The World, Religion and Ethics Report & Rear Vision, National Press Club, Insiders, The Ticket, Background Briefing, DW Current Affairs, and Planet America.
Contact Details
Address: 700 Harris St, Ultimo, Sydney NSW Australia
Phone: (02) 8333 1500
Email: abcnewsradioaudience@abc.net.au
Official Website: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newsradio/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABCNewsRadio
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcaustralia/
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