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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

## Notes

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* 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.[1]

## Stations

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

### AM

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SBS Radio targets the Sydneysiders who speak a language other than English at home with programs in 74 languages.[5] Callsign  | Location  | Frequency (kHz)  | Branding  | Format  | Type  | Launch

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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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Nova 96.9 was the most listened to station in Sydney in 2016 with 944,000 listeners (Nova studios in Pyrmont).[6] Callsign  | Location  | Frequency (MHz)  | Branding  | Format  | Type  | Launch

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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

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Digital radio in Australia uses the DAB+ standard and is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin.[7] 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.[8][9]

Type  | Short Label  | Branding  | Format  | Bit-Rate  | Ensemble

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Audio  | ABC NEWS  | ABC NEWS | News  | 48 kbit/s  | SY ABC&sbs RADIO
Audio  | Double J  | Double J | Other Music  | 80 kbit/s  | SY ABC&sbs RADIO
Audio  | ABC Jazz  | 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
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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  | 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  | 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  | 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
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Audio  | WSFM1017  | Gold 101.7 | Classic Hits  | 48 kbit/s  | DAB+ Sydney 2
Audio  | WSFM 80s  | 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  | The Edge  | Pop Music  | 32 kbit/s  | DAB+ Sydney 2
Audio  | KIIS 90s  | KIIS 90s | Pop Music  | 32 kbit/s  | DAB+ Sydney 2
Audio  | CW Remix  | 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  | 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  | 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
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## See also

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* List of radio stations in Australia
* Culture of Sydney
* Music of Australia
* History of broadcasting in Australia

## References

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1. ^ Griffen-Foley, Bridget (2008). "Commercial radio". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
2. ^ Roger Meyer. "The Role of Coastal Radio Stations in the Early Days of Communications With Aircraft". Retrieved 30 September 2012.
3. ^ Australian Radio History, Bruce Carty, Sydney, 2011
4. ^ Australasian radio: A Chronology of the first 60 years (2004)
5. ^ Our Story : SBS Corporate SBS Corporation
6. ^ Final Radio Ratings of 2016
7. ^ Canberra digital radio trial update Archived 2 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, 14 July 2010, Digital Radio Plus
8. ^ Commercial Radio Australia: The Future Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "Digital Radio Plus". Retrieved 13 August 2016.

## External links

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* The Australian Radio Guide – AM
* The Australian Radio Guide – FM
* Listen to Sydney radio stations LIVE

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Radio stations in Sydney

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

AM stations|

* ABC Radio National 576*
* ABC News 630*
* ABC Radio Sydney*
* 2GB 873*
* 2UE 954*
* Sky Sports Radio 1017*
* SBS Radio 1 1107*
* 1170 SEN*
* 2RPH 1224*
* 2SM 1269*
* SEN Track 1539*
* Vision Christian Radio 1611
* 2moro Radio 1620
* 2ME Radio Arabic 1638
* 2MM 1665
* Hellenic Radio 1683

SW stations|

* 2.355
* 2.3685
* 3.21 (AXA225)
* 3.21 (Unique Radio)
* Yolŋu Radio 5.045

FM stations
(Sydney wide)|

* Muslim Community Radio 92.1*
* ABC Classic FM 92.9*
* Koori Radio 93.7*
* FBi 94.5*
* Smooth 95.3*
* Nova 96.9*
* SBS Radio 2 97.7*
* 2000FM 98.5*
* 2RPH 100.5*
* Gold 101.7*
* Fine Music 102.5*
* Hope 103.2*
* 2Day FM 104.1*
* Triple M 104.9*
* Triple j 105.7*
* KIIS 106.5*
* 2SER 107.3*

FM stations (local)|

* Northside Radio 99.3 (North Shore)
* Vintage FM 87.8/88.7 (Penrith, Hawkesbury and Camden)
* Voice of Islam 87.6
* Radio Austral 87.8
* 2RDJ 88.1 (Burwood)
* WSFM 88.3* (Camden)
* 2RRR 88.5 (Ryde)
* Radio SkidRow 88.9 (Inner West)
* Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 (Katoomba)
* 2GLF 89.3 (Liverpool)
* Eastside Radio 89.7 (Waverly)
* Pulse 89.9 (Hawkesbury)
* 2NBC 90.1 (Narwee)
* Radio Northern Beaches 88.7/90.3 (Manly)
* Alive 90.5 (Cumberland)
* C91.3 (Campbelltown)
* CADA (96.1)* (Katoomba)
* WSFM 99.1* (Richmond)
* SWR Triple 9 FM (99.9) (Blacktown)
* Triple H 100.1 (Hornsby)
* 2MCR 100.3 (Campbelltown and Camden)
* WOW FM 100.7 (Penrith)
* BFM 100.9 (Bankstown)
* 2LT 101.1 (Wentworth Falls)

Digital-only stations|

ABC
ABC Country
ABC Grandstand
ABC Extra
ABC Jazz
Double J
Triple J Unearthed
ARN
Chemist Warehouse Remix
KIIS 90s
WSFM 80s
BOG
Dance Super Digi
Fun Super Digi
Gorilla Dance Hits
Zoo Music Variety
Kinderling Kids
Kinderling Kids
Nine
News Talk Sports
Nova
Coles Radio
Smooth Chill
SBS Radio
SBS Arabic24
SBS Chill
SBS PopAsia
SBS PopDesi
SBS Radio 3
SCA
Easy 80s Hits
Blender Beats
Dance Hits
RnB Fridays
Oldskool 90s Hits
Triple M 90s
Triple M Classic Rock
Triple M Country
Triple M Hard n Heavy
Triple M Soft Rock
SEN
2CH
SEN Vic
Rete Italia
Sky Sports Radio
Sky Sports Radio 2
Sky Thoroughbred Central
Community
Inspire Digital

By call sign|

* AXA222
* AXA225
* 2ABCFM*
* 2BCR
* 2BL*
* 2BLU
* 2CBA*
* 2CCR
* 2CH*
* 2DAY*
* 2EA*
* 2FBI*
* 2GB*
* 2GLF
* 2HHH
* 2JJJ*
* 2KY*
* 2LND*
* 2MAC
* 2MBS*
* 2MCR
* 2ME
* 2MFM*
* 2MM
* 2MMM*
* 2MORO
* 2MWM
* 2NBC
* 2NSB
* 2ONE*
* 2OOO*
* 2PB*
* 2PTV*
* 2RDJ
* 2RES
* 2RI
* 2RN*
* 2RPH
* 2RRR
* 2RSR
* 2SBSFM*
* 2SER*
* 2SM*
* 2SYD*
* 2UE*
* 2UUS*
* 2VTR
* 2WFM*
* 2WOW
* VKD960 Ozy Radio

Previous and
aspirant stations|

* Apna Digital
* Community Development Radio Service 5.03
* Cool Country 2KA 1476/88.0/88.7
* Macquarie Sports Radio 954
* NovaNation
* Ozy Radio 3.21/5.045
* Radio 2 1611
* Radio Symban 2.36847

Australian radio markets
Adelaide
Brisbane
Canberra
Darwin
Gold Coast
Hobart
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney

See also
List of radio stations in Australia
List of Sydney radio stations
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