2CC

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2CC

City	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Broadcast area	Canberra RA1 ()
Slogan	Talking Canberra
Frequency	1206 kHz AM
First air date	31 October 1975 (1975-10-31)^[1]
Format	News talk
Language(s)	English
Power	5kW
Transmitter coordinates	35°13′4″S 149°7′11″E / 35.21778°S 149.11972°E / -35.21778; 149.11972
Former frequencies	1210 kHz (1975-1978)
Owner	Capital Radio Network Pty Ltd (50%) Grant Broadcasters Pty Ltd (50%) (Radio Canberra Pty Ltd)
Sister stations	2CA
Website	Official website

2CC is a commercial radio station on the AM band in Canberra, Australia. It began broadcasting on 1210 kHz in 1975 changing to 1206 kHz in 1978. It is jointly owned by regional radio operators Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters.

History

2CC, which began broadcasting in 1975, was Canberra's second commercial radio station. 2CC continued its dominance over Canberra's other commercial radio station, 2CA, throughout the latter half of the 1970s and most of the 1980s. In 1988, KIX106 (now Mix 106.3) and FM 104 (now 104.7) went to air as Australia's first supplementary FM licences (also the first commercial FM licences since 1980). KIX106 was a supplementary licence of 2CC, and FM 104.7 a supplementary licence of 2CA. In the mid-1990s, due to the AM stations' dwindling audience and the increasing popularity of the music based FM stations, ARN (owner of 2CC and Mix 106.3) and Austereo (owner of 2CA and 104.7) merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations, selling off 2CC and 2CA to the Capital Radio Network. In 2004, 50% ownership of 2CC and 2CA was sold to Grant Broadcasters. Currently, 2CC broadcasts a news talk format with local breakfast and drive shows. It also networks programming from Sydney-based radio stations 2UE and 2GB. The broadcast range of the channel covers Canberra and some neighbouring districts extending as far as Yass in the North (55 km from Canberra CBD), Tharwa in the South (30 km from Canberra CBD) and Bungendore in the West (40 km from Canberra CBD).

Programming

Local content

2CC provides a locally based breakfast program with Mark Parton from 5.30am to 9.00am and Marcus Paul hosts Canberra Live' 3-6pm weekdays. On the weekend local programming includes Garden Gurus,Trading Post','Pet Tales' and the 'City News Sunday Roast' from 6.00am to 12.00pm hosted by Chris McLengahan, Marcus Paul, Rod Henshaw, George Mihalos, Pete Davidson and Ian Meikle as well garden experts Merylyn Condon and Keith Colls, vets Shannon West, Elouise Kolemeyer and pet behaviorist Heike Hahner.

Networked content

The majority of programs on 2CC are networked from 2UE and 2GB in Sydney. Networked programs are broadcast from 9.00am to 3.00pm and from 6.00pm to 12.00am Monday to Friday and from 12.00pm to 12.00am on weekends. A mid-dawn program is networked from 2UE commencing at midnight each day.

News

2CC provides a 24-hour news service. Its own, locally based, Capital Radio News Service provides news bulletins from 5.30am every half-hour during its breakfast show and then hourly from 9.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday. It broadcasts locally based half-hourly news bulletins from 6.00am - 9.00am (then hourly till midday) on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

At all other times, hourly news bulletins are supplied by Macquarie National News in Sydney.

Sport

A sports based program, networked from 2UE, is broadcast on 2CC weeknights from 6.00pm. During the Rugby League season the "Continuous Call Team’’ is networked from 2GB in Sydney. 2CC provides live coverage of all Canberra Raiders rugby league games with its own Canberra based commentary team headed by Phil Small, Chris O'Brien, Matt DeGroot, Joe Prevedello and Scott Freeman.

Controversy

2002 plagiarism

In July 2002, 2CC was accused of plagiarism on the ABC television program Media Watch. The program alleged that journalist Kylie Johnson had been plagiarising stories from radio 666 ABC Canberra news bulletins by changing a few words here and there and then reading them out on 2CC an hour later. In evidence, Media Watch presented transcripts of stories first broadcast on ABC Canberra and then re-broadcast on 2CC.^[2] The management of 2CC and the directors of the Capital Radio Network declined to comment on this incident.

References

↑ http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic022_commercial_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf
↑ "Cheap news at 2CC". Media Watch. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2010.

External links

Official website

Radio stations in Canberra

AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital in a trial multiplex

AM Stations	666 ABC Canberra Radio National 846 2KY 1008 2CA 1053* 1RPH 1125 2CC 1206* China Radio International 1323 SBS Radio 1440* Rete Italia 1620 & 1629

FM Stations	Raw FM 87.6 87.8 UCFM Radio Austral 87.8 Canberra FM88 (88.0) ACTTAB Racing Radio 88.7 Valley FM 89.5 (Tuggeranong) CMS Radio 91.1 1WAY FM 91.9 ArtSound FM 92.7 QBN FM 96.7 (Queanbeyan) KIX Country 97.5* 2XX FM 98.3 Yass FM 100.3 (Yass) triple j 101.5 ABC Classic FM 102.3 ABC NewsRadio 103.9 104.7* SBS Radio 105.5* Mix 106.3*

Digital Only Stations	ABC ABC Grandstand ABC Jazz Double J Capital Radio Network My Canberra Digital SCA Buddha Radio SBS Radio SBS Chill SBS PopAsia

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Capital Radio Network

¹Owned as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Grant Broadcasters

Forever Classic (Oldies, classic hits)	2CA 1053 Canberra¹ 2GN 1368 Goulburn¹ 2XL 918 Cooma 3GG 531 Warragul 6iX 1080/105.7 Perth¹

Contemporary hit radio	Eagle FM 93.5 Goulburn¹ Snow FM 97.7 Cooma X Digital DAB+ Perth¹

KIX Country (Country music)	97.5 Canberra¹ 87.6 Cooma¹ 100.7 Goulburn¹ 88.0 Jindabyne¹ DAB+ Perth¹

Other	2CC 1206 Canberra (News talk)¹ My Canberra Digital DAB+ Canberra (Adult contemporary)¹ My Perth Digital DAB+ Perth (Adult contemporary)¹

Grant Broadcasters

Radio

New South Wales Stations

Adult contemporary	2EC 765 Batemans Bay My Canberra Digital Canberra¹ 96.5 Wave FM Wollongong

Classic hits	2CA 1053 Canberra¹ 2GN 1368 Goulburn¹ 2NM 981 Muswellbrook 2ST 999 Nowra / 102.9 Bowral

CHR	Power FM: 104.3 Batemans Bay / 102.5 Bega, New South Wales 98.1 Muswellbrook 94.9 Nowra Other: Eagle FM 93.5 Goulburn¹

Talk radio	2CC 1206 Canberra¹

Country music	KIX Country: 88.0 Batemans Bay 88.0 Bega 87.6 Bermagui 1215 Bowral 97.5 Canberra¹ 87.6 Cooma¹ 87.6 Eden 100.7 Goulburn¹ 88.0 Jindabyne¹ 88.0 Merimbula 94.5 Muswellbrook 88.0 Moruya 97.7 Narooma 101.1 Nowra 87.8 Pambula 87.6 Tamworth 105.3 Wollongong

Victoria Stations

Adult contemporary	3BA 102.3 Ballarat 93.9 Bay FM Geelong

Classic Hits	Gold 98.3 Bendigo / 1071 Maryborough

CHR	Power FM: 103.1 Ballarat Other: 95.5 K-Rock Geelong

Easy listening	Easymix 1467 Mildura

Country music	KIX Country: 89.3 Geelong

Queensland Stations

Active rock	Zinc: 102.7 Cairns 101.9 Mackay 100.7 Townsville

Adult contemporary	4CC 927 Gladstone / 1584 Rockhampton River 94.9 Ipswich Zinc 96.1 Sunshine Coast 106.3FM Townsville

Classic hits	4BU 1332 Bundaberg 4CA 846 Cairns 4MK 1026 Mackay 4RO 990 Rockhampton

CHR	Hitz939 (93.9) Bundaberg Hot 91 (91.1) Sunshine Coast

Country music	KIX Country: 87.6 1770/Agnes Water 100.7 Alpha 97.5 Blair Athol coal mine 97.1 Bundaberg 90.9 Dysart 88.0 Gladstone 92.3 Hervey Bay 98.1 Inglewood 101.9 njune 88.0 Lowood 93.9 Mackay 92.3 Maryborough 94.1 Middlemount 92.7 Rockhampton 92.1 Saraji coal mine 94.7 Surat 89.9 Townsville 96.1 Yeppoon 89.5 Yuleba

South Australia Stations

Classic hits	5MU 1125 Murray Bridge 5CC 765 Port Lincoln 5RM 801 Renmark 5CS 1044 Roxby Downs 5AU 1242 Port Augusta

CHR	Power FM: 100.3 Adelaide Hills / 98.7 Murray Bridge / 99.7 Victor Harbor Magic FM: 105.9 Port Augusta 89.9 Port Lincoln 93.1 Renmark 100.3 Roxby Downs

Country music	KIX Country: 90.5 Barossa Valley 1557 Berri 87.6 Clare 87.6 Port Lincoln

Tasmania Stations

Adult contemporary	7BU 558 Burnie 7AD 900 Devonport 7HO FM 101.7 Hobart 89.3 LAFM Launceston 7SD 540 Scottsdale 7XS 92.1 Queenstown

CHR	Sea FM: 101.7 Burnie 107.7 Devonport Chilli FM: 90.1 Launceston 99.7 Scottsdale

Other Stations

Perth	6iX 1080¹ (classic hits) My Perth Digital¹ (adult contemporary) KIX Country¹ (country music)

Darwin	Hot 100 (100.1) (CHR) Mix 104.9 (adult contemporary) KIX Country (country music) Classic Rock Digital (classic rock)

Other

Online

New South Wales	Guide to Far South Coast Guide to Illawarra Guide to Hunter Guide to Shoalhaven & Southern Highlands

Victoria	Guide to Geelong Guide to Central Victoria Guide to Sunraysia

Other	Guide to Bundaberg Region Guide to SA Guide to Tas Guide to Top End TourSA

¹Owned as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Capital Radio Network

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