Radios

By Hussain ibn Sultan

  • Hector Crawford Production

    Hector Crawford Production was founded by Hector Crawford and his sister Dorothy Crawford. It become one of the few companies that successfully made a transition from radio to television.

  • FM Broadcasts

    Experimental FM Broadcasts commence

  • Top 40

    The Top 40 format is adopted by Australian commercial radio

  • Talkback Radio

    Talkback radio began in early 1967 on 6PR in Perth and was later introduced on 2SM in Sydney and 3AW in Melbourne.

  • Australia's first university radio station

    TUNE! FM launches as Australia's first university radio station.

  • Abolishment of Radio and TV License Fees

    The Labor Government's Media Minister Doug McClelland abolishes radio and TV license fees, making the ABC funded directly from the federal budget

  • First Public Radio Station

    5UV in Adelaide becomes the first public radio station on air in Australia.

  • First Full-Time FM Station in Australia

    2MBS Sydney commences broadcasting as the first full-time FM Station in Australia, playing classical music 24 hours a day

  • First non-commercial 24-hour Rock Station in Australia

    2JJ commences transmission on the AM Band in Sydney, being the first non-commercial 24-hour rock station in Australia

  • Multicultural Radio

    Multicultural radio is launched with the formation of 2EA Sydney and 3EA Melbourne

  • First Community FM Broadcaster in Australia

    Brisbane's 4ZZZ, the first community FM broadcaster in Australia, is established

  • Launch of Stereo AM Radio Transmission

    Stereo AM radio transmission is launched.

  • ABC News Radio

    ABC News Radio is launched

  • First Internet Radio Transmission

    NetFM broadcasts Australia's first internet radio transmission

  • Digital Radio

    Digital radio officially launches in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth