ABC Radio National is an audio broadcasting station, which is present in Canberra, Australia. This station on-airs news, talk, and entertainment with more focus on current affairs and the genres of arts, social issues, science, and all genres of drama. This station is famous for the callsign of RN. The format of ABC National AM is News/Talk. Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the owner of this radio station. ABC Classic FM, ABC Local Radio, ABC NewsRadio, and Triple j are ABC National AM’s sister stations. The coverage area of it is 98% of the inhabitants areas of Australia. The listeners can also enjoy ABC Radio National live streaming facility.
About ABC Radio National:
On 5 December 1923, this radio station broadcasted on a trial basis. On 9 January 1924, the station aired its first show with the name 2FC. ‘FC’ here refers to the owner of the station before ABC. It stands for Farmer and Company. History has recorded many of the changes that occurred in the organization of this station. Charles Strong of London was the designer of this transmitter.
In the early 1950s, this power level was further increased to 50 kW. In the 1970s, the station opted for the current art style, which is the virtual representation of art in the form of non-print media. The station was known as Radio 2. ABC changed this name to Radio Nation, in 1985. Further, the authorities rebranded this radio station as RN in January 2012. In 2005, the station started airing the podcasts. In January 2017, the station faced the loss of staff and programmers, due to which the schedule was reduced.
ABC Radio National Program Guide:
ABC Radio National airs the programs like All in the Mind, AM, The Art Show, Awaye!, Background Briefing, Between The Lines, A Big Country, Big Weekend of Books, Big Ideas, Blueprint For Living, The Bookshelf, The Book Show, Boyer Lectures, RN Breakfast, Conversations, Counterpoint, Country Breakfast, The Drawing Room, Download this Show, RN Drive, Duet, The Economists, Earshot, Radio National Fictions, Future Tense, God Forbid, Great Moments in Science, Health Report, The History Listen, RN Presents Hot Mess, Late Night Live.
The Law Report, Life Matters, Lost & Found, The Minefield, The Money, The Music Show, Ockham’s Razor, Off Track, The Party Room, The Philosopher’s Zone, PM, Rear Vision, The Religion & Ethics Report, RN Presents, Saturday Extra, Science Friction, The Science Show, The Screen Show, Soul Search, Speaking Out, Sporty, The Stage Show, Sum of all Parts, Sunday Extra, This Working Life, Word Up, World Docos, The World Today, and Stop Everything.
Contact Details:
Address: ABC RN GPO Box 9994 Melbourne, 3001
Phone Number: 02-8333 2821
Fax: 02-8333 2277
Text: 0418 226 576
Official Website: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcradionational/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radionationals
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioNational