Australia’s first radio station began 100 years ago as 2SB, now known as ABC Radio Sydney
It’s 8pm on November 23, 1923. A button is pushed, the red light comes on, and radio begins in Australia. Radio station 2SB is on the air and, on that first night, a few hundred listeners tune in to hear some “light orchestral” music. Over the next 100 years, the station, which was renamed to 2BL, then 702, and now ABC Radio Sydney, would transform its programming from serious “talks”, bible readings, and unidentified presenters to today’s more dynamic style that puts listeners at the heart of the conversation. (Story courtesy of ABC Radio. By Rod Quinn and Rosemary Bolger)