ABC NewsRadio
| Broadcast area | Australia (some areas AM/FM) & Internet |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Various (FM and AM; see Frequencies) DAB+ DVB-T Channel 204 online Foxtel – TV Channel 875 / Radio Channel 43 |
| Programming | |
| Format | All-news radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | 15 August 1994 |
Former names | ABC News on Radio |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Live Stream |
| Website | www |
ABC NewsRadio, since 2017 broadcast under the ABC News brand and for a short time known as ABC News on Radio, is a 24-hour news radio service broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ABC NewsRadio is available via a number of platforms around Australia, including AM/FM radio, online via web or the ABC Listen app, DAB+ radio, free-to-air digital TV, and some pay-TV platforms.
The origins of the radio station lie in the statutory obligation of the ABC to live-broadcast all Australian Parliamentary sessions, which were originally (from 1946) broadcast on its national radio network. In 1988, the Parliamentary Broadcasting Network (PBN) was established as a dedicated parliamentary radio station; in August 1994 this station's frequencies were used to provide news broadcasting when Parliament was not in session, and Parliamentary and News Network (PNN), the forerunner of ABC NewsRadio, was born.