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ABC Classic FM is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n classical music radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 station available in major centres around the country. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as the ABC, is Australia's national Public broadcasting.With a budget of Australian dollar840 million annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Net...
 (ABC). It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" (a play on the letters FM), before adopting its current name. It was the ABC's first experiment in FM
Frequency modulation

In telecommunications, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency . In analog signal applications, the instantaneous frequency of the carrier is directly proportional to the instantaneous value of the input signal....
 broadcasting — which had become a necessity in Australia as broadcasters ran out of AM frequencies on which to transmit.

ABC Classic FM, inspired partly by the example of BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on European classical music, but jazz, world music, drama and the arts also feature....
, broadcasts classical music, operas, recitals, live concerts, music analysis programmes, and on weekdays an hour-long in-depth interview conducted by Margaret Throsby
Margaret Throsby

Margaret Throsby Order of Australia is an Australian radio broadcaster.She has presented ABC Classic FM's Morning Program for over 12 years. Each morning an hour is devoted to an interview with a notable guest, interspersed with some of their own musical choices....
 during which her guest's choices of music are played.






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ABC Classic FM is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n classical music radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 station available in major centres around the country. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as the ABC, is Australia's national Public broadcasting.With a budget of Australian dollar840 million annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Net...
 (ABC). It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" (a play on the letters FM), before adopting its current name. It was the ABC's first experiment in FM
Frequency modulation

In telecommunications, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency . In analog signal applications, the instantaneous frequency of the carrier is directly proportional to the instantaneous value of the input signal....
 broadcasting — which had become a necessity in Australia as broadcasters ran out of AM frequencies on which to transmit.

ABC Classic FM, inspired partly by the example of BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on European classical music, but jazz, world music, drama and the arts also feature....
, broadcasts classical music, operas, recitals, live concerts, music analysis programmes, and on weekdays an hour-long in-depth interview conducted by Margaret Throsby
Margaret Throsby

Margaret Throsby Order of Australia is an Australian radio broadcaster.She has presented ABC Classic FM's Morning Program for over 12 years. Each morning an hour is devoted to an interview with a notable guest, interspersed with some of their own musical choices....
 during which her guest's choices of music are played. In common with all ABC Radio
ABC Radio and Regional Content

ABC Radio and Regional Content is the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for radio output and regional content....
 stations (other than Triple J
Triple J

Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian Radio in Australia , mainly aimed at youth . Music played on the station is generally more alternative music than commercial stations with a heavy emphasis on Music of Australia music and new music....
, which operates its own service), it also carries news bulletins produced by ABC News
ABC News (Australia)

ABC News is a national news service produced by the ABC News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The news is broadcast on TV, Radio, and on the Internet via ABC Online....
. On 19 December 2005, in line with the policy applied at every ABC Radio network (except Triple J and Radio Australia
Radio Australia

ABC Radio Australia is the international broadcasting and online service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's public broadcaster....
), these news bulletins became state-based rather than national.

On weekdays, ABC Classic FM's news bulletins are broadcast at 5.00, 5.30, 6.00 and then hourly (except at 14.00 and 15.00) until 19.00. At weekends, news bulletins are broadcast hourly from 5.00 till 10.00, then at 12.00, 17.00 and 19.00. All news broadcasts, other than an extended 10-minute bulletin at 7.00, run for 5 minutes.

See also

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as the ABC, is Australia's national Public broadcasting.With a budget of Australian dollar840 million annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Net...
  • Symphony Australia
    Symphony Australia

    Symphony Australia is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation subsidiary company providing orchestral support network and national Artist Development program for the:...


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