ABC Radio Sydney is an Australian radio channel that belongs to New South Wales, Australia. The call sign of this station is 2BL which means Broadcaster Limited. Australian Broadcasting Corporation owns the operations of this station. It has a sister station named 2FC. The format on which the content of ABC Radio Sydney features is Talk/News.
About ABC Radio 702 AM
ABC Radio Sydney commenced its broadcasting on 23rd November 1923. Initially, it was famous with the call sign 2SB. However, it switched to the present call sign sooner. In 1946, it started broadcasting the national program with parliamentary news.
In 1963, they switched the format with its sister station and began operating the radio shows belonging to local content. Then, in 2002, it rebranded itself as 702 ABC Sydney. Then again, in 2017, ABC Radio Sydney became the branding of this station. According to the research report of Nielsen Media, as reported in the second radio rating survey, the station possessed the share of 702 audiences of the Australian radio market. Hence, the station became the second-largest commercial talk station in 2012.
Programming
Some of the famous presenters of this station are Deborah Cameron, Mike Carlton, Angela Catterns, Andrew Daddo, and Don Knight. The programs of this station are: Breakfast, AM, Focus, Conversations, The World Today, Afternoons, Drive, PM, Evenings, Nightlife, Overnights, Saturday Breakfast, Weekend Mornings, Weekend Evenings, Australia All over, Editor’s Choice, Live and Local, Babytalk and Speaking Out.
Technical Details
The station operated on 702 kHz on AM dial with an effective radio power of 50kW. The transmitters are located 30 kilometers west of Sydney.
Contact Details
Postal Address: GPO Box 9994 Sydney, NSW, 2001
Office Address: 700 Harris Street Ultimo, New South Wales 2007
Phone: 02 8333 1234
For Inquiries: 13 9994
SMS: 0467 922 702
Email: 702@your.abc.net.au
Official Website: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abcinsydney
Twitter: https://twitter.com/702sydney
Listen More: 104.1 2Day FM