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50 years of telling the stories of all Australians: SBS celebrates World Radio Day

13 February 2025 This story with thanks to Leah Boonthanom, SBS Head of Corporate Communication.This World Radio Day, SBS is reflecting on its 50th year on the airwaves, producing multilingual radio programming that tells the stories of all Australians.Founded in 1975 as two small “ethnic” radio stations – 2EA in Sydney and 3EA in Melbourne – SBS’s initial… Read More

2EA, Chains, VB and the speaking clock – The NFSA announces its Sounds of Australia for 2024

11 December 2024 Ten more powerful and iconic audio recordings illustrating Australia’s cultural and political life and environment have been added to the National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA)’s Sounds of Australia collection. Included are the talking clock, the first Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian to use recorded sound to document Aboriginal culture, hip hop and Tina Arena, speeches, a theme tune and the launch of what is now SBS Audio.