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ABC Classic was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" (a play on the letters FM). [1] It became known as ABC Classic FM in 1994, [2] before adopting its current name in January 2019.
ABC Radio National – news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy; Triple J – youth-targeted music, news and entertainment (since 1975) ABC Classic – classical music, the ABC's first entirely FM radio network (formerly ABC Classic FM, since 1976) ABC NewsRadio – parliamentary broadcasts and rolling news ...
Ed Le Brocq, previously known as Emma, Ed or Eddie Ayres (/ ɛər z /), (born 1967) is a musician, music teacher, radio presenter and writer.He is notable for his work on the Australian ABC Classic radio station, as well as for his numerous charitable efforts and memoirs about his transition as a transgender man.
ABC Classic 2, a music-only talk-free streaming station, was established in June 2014. [1] [2] ABC Classic 2 is managed and programmed by the ABC Classic FM team. [3]ABC Classic 2 broadcasts only via an online stream and is available on the ABC's Android and iOS apps.
William Barton was born in Mount Isa, Queensland. [1] His mob are from the Roper River area, and he is a Kalkadunga man. [2]He learned to play didgeridoo at the age of 11 from Uncle Arthur Peterson, [2] an elder of the Wannyi, Lardil, and Kalkadungu peoples of Western Queensland.
Since 2001, ABC Classic has organised a number of Classic 100 Countdown surveys. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The results of each survey are decided by votes cast by the listeners of ABC Classic. After the voting, the works are played in reverse order of popularity over an intense period of programming.
It was initially known as ABC-FM (later ABC Classic FM) – referring both to its "fine music programming and radio frequency". [27] ABC budget cuts began in 1976 [28] and continued until 1998, [29] the largest cuts (calculated by the ABC as 25% in real terms) coming between 1985 and 1996. [30]
Beaumont started at ABC Classic FM as a marketing manager, and was responsible for establishing the Classic 100 Countdowns in 2001. His first stint on air was presenting music overnight, filling in after the sudden death of Martin Hibble. [3] Beaumont now works as a presenter at ABC Classic FM where he presents "Evenings". [4] [5]