- Station name Station name
- ABC Radio Canberra
- Description Description
- The station can be received as far as Goulburn, however the city is covered by ABC Central West which is based in Orange. The station began as 2CN in 1953 originally broadcasting on 1540 kHz and from 21 December 1974 at 1440 kHz.
- Launch date Launch date
- 21 January 1953
- Owner Owner
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Contact Contact
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ABC Radio Canberra
Australia
Format
AAC
ABC Radio Canberra (call sign: 2CN) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Canberra and broadcasting to the Australian Capital Territory as well as surrounding areas in New South Wales. This includes the cities and towns of Queanbeyan, Yass, and Bungendore.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
Australia
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | abc.net.au |
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Primary frequency
666.0 kHz
Callsign
2CN
Service type
DAB
Transmitter coordinates
-35.2169444, 149.1205556
Coverage area
Canberra and surrounding areas of New South Wales
Owner / network
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date
21 January 1953
Digital service
DAB · 666.0 kHz
Digital broadcast
DAB · 666.0 kHz
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| Station ID | 37371 |
|---|---|
| Region | Australia, Australian Capital Territory |
| Callsign |
2CN
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| Branding | 666 ABC Canberra |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Broadcast area | Canberra and surrounding areas of New South Wales |
| Launched | 21 January 1953 |
| Website | abc.net.au |
| Primary frequency | 0.666 MHz |
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| Last check | 10 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | mediaserviceslive.akamaized.net |
| Final host | streaming.abc-cdn.net.au |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | application/vnd.apple.mpegURL |
| Latency | 73 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Last successful stream
10 hours ago
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About station About ABC Radio Canberra
ABC Radio Canberra (call sign: 2CN) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Canberra and broadcasting to the Australian Capital Territory as well as surrounding areas in New South Wales. This includes the cities and towns of Queanbeyan, Yass, and Bungendore.
The station can be received as far as Goulburn, however the city is covered by ABC Central West which is based in Orange. The station began as 2CN in 1953 originally broadcasting on 1540 kHz and from 21 December 1974 at 1440 kHz. On 6 December 1983, it changed to its current AM frequency of 666 kHz. The station first broadcast from studios based at the transmitter site at Gungahlin. In 1957, the station was relocated to the centre of Canberra, before finally moving to purpose-built studios in Dickson in 1964. 2CN rebranded as 666 ABC Canberra in 2000; it changed to its current name, ABC Radio Canberra, in 2017. ABC Radio announced digital radio services in Canberra, the simulcast of ABC Canberra, Radio National, ABC Classic FM, ABC News Radio and Triple J launched in 2011. When local programs are not being broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Radio Sydney.
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