Radio in Australia 1950s-Present By dipityhater123 Jul 1, 1946 ABC Broadcasts House of Representatives/Senate Period: Jan 1, 1947 to Jan 1, 1961 First attempt at FM Broadcasting Jul 1, 1947 ABC Begins independent news service Period: Feb 28, 1949 to Sep 30, 1976 Run of 'Blue Hills' - Daily soap opera Period: Jul 1, 1954 to Jan 1, 1956 Development of Transistor Radio Jan 1, 1955 97% of Households owned a radio Sep 16, 1956 Broadcast Television Begins Jan 1, 1958 Top 40 is adopted for music Jan 1, 1962 Television Adoption at less than 10%, TV arrives in Wollngong Jan 1, 1967 Beginning of Talkback Radio Jan 1, 1968 24 Hour transmission in Melbourne Apr 27, 1970 First Student Radio Station (now TUNE!FM) Founded Jan 1, 1972 Radio and TV licensing fees abolished Jan 1, 1975 FM Radio Reintroduced Period: Jan 1, 1975 to Jan 1, 1977 Multilingual Radio & SBS Commence Broadcast Jan 1, 1980 Indigenous Radio begins transmission Jan 1, 1984 Stereo AM Introduced Period: Jan 1, 1985 to Aug 3, 2015 FM Radio dominant Jan 1, 1989 Internet in Australia Jan 1, 1998 NetFM Begins internat Radio in Australia Jul 1, 2009 Digital Radio Introduced
