702 ABC Sydney is a ABC radio station in Sydney, Australia. Formerly known by its callsign, 2BL, the station has since changed its name to '702 ABC Sydney'. It is one of the major stations in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 702 kHz on the AM dial. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... In broadcasting and radio communication, a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. ... ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly-owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... The hertz (symbol Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a form of modulation in which the amplitude of a carrier wave is varied in direct proportion to that of a modulating signal. ...

702 ABC Sydney was the first full-time radio station in Australia, having commenced broadcasting in 1923. Its first callsign was 2SB where 2 denotes the State of New South Wales and SB stood for Sydney Broadcasting Limited. However, the callsign was soon altered to 2BL for Broadcasting Limited to avoid confusion with another Sydney radio station, 2FC. 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Australian States and Territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

2BL became one of the inaugural stations in the ABC network when it was founded in 1932. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

The current onair lineup includes Sarah MacDonald, Virginia Trioli, James Valentine, Richard Glover, James O'Loghlin, Tony Delroy, Simon Marnie and Ian McNamara. Virginia Frances Trioli (born August 12, 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a local Australian radio personality. ... James Burgon Valentine (born October 5, 1978 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American musician. ... Tony Delroy- Anthony Eric Delroy - is an Australian radio personality. ...

Popular Programs

• Thank God it's Friday is broadcast every Friday on Richard Glover's Drive show and features a roundup of the week's events, featuring various Australian comedians. TGIF is also available as a podcast.
• Norman the Quiz, the pet-name for what used to be simply known as 'The Quiz', is hosted by James O'Loghlin every weekday evening. It is broadcast to all of NSW and the ACT
• The Challenge is a quiz broadcast at midnight (local time) by Tony Delroy. It has become something of an institution.
• The Dag's Dictionary is all about words that should exist, but don't. Similar to Douglas Adams/John Lloyd's book "The Meaning of Liff". Listeners are invited to invent words, and entries to the weekly competition have come in from all over the world.

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External link

• ABC Radio Sydney
• ABC Online