666 ABC Canberra

2CN
City of license	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Broadcast area	Canberra
Branding	666 ABC Canberra
Frequency	666 kHz AM
First air date	January 1953
Format	Talk
Language(s)	English
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°13′1″S 149°7′14″E / 35.21694°S 149.12056°E / -35.21694; 149.12056
Affiliations	ABC Local Radio
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	2RN, 2ABCFM, 2JJJ
Website	Official website

ABC Canberra studios

2CN banner displayed at floriade for an outside broadcast in 2013

666 ABC Canberra (call sign: 2CN) is an ABC Local Radio station based in Canberra and broadcasting to the Australian Capital Territory as well as surrounding areas in New South Wales – this includes the cities and towns of Queanbeyan, Yass, and Bungendore.

The station began as 2CN in 1953^[1] originally broadcasting on 1540 AM and later on 1440 AM. In 1983, it changed to its current AM frequency of 666 kHz. The station first broadcast from studios based at the transmitter site at Gungahlin. In 1957, the station was relocated to the centre of Canberra, before finally moving to purpose-built studios in Dickson in 1964.

ABC Radio announced digital radio services in Canberra, the simulcast of 666 ABC Canberra, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, ABC News Radio and triple j launched in 2011.

When local programs are not being broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney.

Ratings

**Canberra Radio Ratings - Survey 1, 2011: Station Share (All 10+)** ^[2]
**(Previous in Brackets)**
104.7	18.8 (18.0)
666 ABC	15.9 (17.3)
Mix 106.3	15.8 (15.5)
Triple J	10.9 (9.0)
ABC Classic FM	8.4 (9.2)
2CC	7.4 (5.8)
ABC Radio National	6.9 (8.0)
2CA	5.6 (5.7)
ABC NewsRadio	4.6 (4.2)

References

↑ "none". Canberra Times. 22 January 1953. p. 4.
↑ Nielsen Media Research Survey 1, 2011

"The 666 ABC Canberra story". ABC Online. 2008-03-03. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-29.

External links

666canberra on Twitter

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ABC Radio National
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Tasmania	Hobart Northern Tasmania

Northern Territory	Darwin Alice Springs Katherine

Australian Capital Territory	Canberra

International stations

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See also

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

Australia Radio Markets Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Gold Coast Hobart Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney See also List of radio stations in Australia

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