Public memorial for James Valentine on Friday May 29

14 May 2026 A public memorial ABC presenter and musician James Valentine will be held on May 29 at Sydney Town Hall with registrations to attend to...

The ABC Young Performers Awards back for 2026

15 February 2026 As ABC Classic celebrates 50 years, Australia's most prestigious classical music competition, the ABC Young Performers Awards returns in 2026 with entries now open. ...

James Valentine announces retirement

2 February 2026 Popular ABC Radio Sydney and ABC Jazz presenter James Valentine has announced on 702 that he won't be returning to his role hosting Afternoons. James...

ABC radio celebrates Ausmusic Month this November

3 November 2025 On Saturday November 1st, triple j, Double J and ABC Country played all Australian music, all day long kicking off a huge Ausmusic Month for...

Further treatment for ABC Radio Sydney’s James Valentine

10 September 2025 James Valentine joined his 702 ABC Radio Sydney Afternoons fill in presenter James O'Loghlin on Wednesday sharing that he will be taking additional time away...

Emily Copeland leaves her role as Head of Music at ABC Radio

2 July 2025 Amidst the latest round of redundancies at the ABC, Emily Copeland will be leaving the national broadcaster.Copeland was appointed Head of Music for ABC Audio in May last year.Positions within the ABC Audio have now been restructured, with a new manager of music programming to sit under the triple j and Double J manager.An internal… Read More

Cancer reoccurrence sees James Valentine take time off from ABC Radio Sydney

13 June 2025 James Valentine will take another break from his afternoon program on ABC Radio Sydney after a reoccurrence of his oesophageal cancer, this time in his...

Philip Noyce appointed head of ABC Classic and ABC Jazz

28 May 2025 The ABC have appointed Philip Noyce as the new Head of ABC Classic and ABC Jazz. Philip joins the ABC from the UK and Classic...

Is DAB+ the place for conversations?

12 September 2024 Today, Thursday September 12, the UK’s Global will launch 12 new radio stations, sister stations to what they have, which is very similar to what...

Ups, downs and disruptions for DAB: GfK Survey 4, 2024

9 July 2024 June 26 2024 was one year since Disrupt Radio launched on DAB+ and streaming in Australia. They are one of the few digital stations that...

The Gold Coast gets ABC and SBS digital radio stations

16 May 2024 Queensland's Gold Coast now has access to the ABC and SBS's digital radio (DAB+) services. This includes ABC radio's Double J, ABC Jazz, ABC Country,...

Emily Copeland appointed Head of Music for ABC Audio

2 May 2024 The ABC has announced that Emily Copeland will become Head of Music for the ABC Audio team in a newly created role. Copeland was previously...

New programs, lineup and the 2024 ABC Classic 100 Countdown theme is ‘Feel Good’.

24 January 2024 ABC Classic & Jazz has some lineup changes and new programs for 2024 with the annual Classic 100 Countdown theme this year ‘Feel Good’. Dr Megan...

Changes ring in the new year at ABC Classic and ABC Jazz

20 January 2023 On ABC Classic, and after 5 years of waking up listeners, Russell Torrance is moving to Classic Drive with Vanessa Hughes joining as co-host in March. Musician and academic Dr Megan Burslem will...

ABC appoints Joe Gelonesi to lead ABC Classic and ABC Jazz national music networks

14 July 2021 The ABC has appointed experienced creative and editorial manager Joe Gelonesi as ABC Classic and ABC Jazz Content Manager, to drive the national networks’ ongoing...

For the ABC, all that jazz is working in Survey 4: DAB+

6 July 2021 2CH DAB+ has rebounded in the latest survey, adding 14,000 listeners for a total of 59,000 in what is a much better result for the...

ABC Classic and ABC Jazz commission 15 new works to support diverse Australian voices

1 July 2021 ABC Classic and ABC Jazz have announced the recipients of the inaugural $90,000 composer commissioning fund to support new Australian music from emerging and diverse...

Coles Radio puts another survey in the bag: GfK Digital

31 May 2021 Coles Radio remains at the top of the Digital ratings in the latest GfK survey with 231,000 listeners nationally. ABC Jazz (178,000) and Double J(171,000) both...

ABC Classic and ABC Jazz launch fund to support diverse Australian voices

9 April 2021 ABC Classic and ABC Jazz have launched a $90,000 fund to support the creation of new music works from emerging and diverse Australian voices. Applications...

80’s stations lead nationally: DAB+ Survey

4 November 2020 The mix of 80’s stations continue to hold the greatest national numbers for the DAB+ ratings in Survey 3, with Coles Radio and Double J just behind. WSFM 80’s, Gold...

The ABC Fresh Start Fund will support podcasts and radio dramas

12 July 2020 The ABC will support more than 200 Australian productions and new content ideas through its $5 million Fresh Start Fund, to help safeguard local content...

triple j’s special edition Ausmusic T-Shirt Day

30 March 2020 Live gigs and festivals are being cancelled around the world, so to help support artists, triple j is holding a special edition of their annual...

ABC Classic and ABC Jazz ring in the new year with Beethoven, baroque and their very own Valentine

3 December 2019 National networks ABC Classic and ABC Jazz offerings to Australian audiences in 2020 will be led by a year-long celebration of Beethoven, new studio recordings...

Coles Radio still leads digital but ABC Jazz makes a big move

30 September 2019 Coles Radio still leads digital nationally with 255,000, but ABC Jazz has had a huge jump picking up 37,000 listeners nationally to move into second...

ABC Jazz turns 10

1 July 2019 10 years ago, ABC Jazz began as digital radio station in Australia, and in 2018, were the number 1 digital-only network in Australia, averaging 223,000...

ABC appoints Toby Chadd Content Manager for Classic FM and ABC Jazz

5 April 2018 Chadd will start in the role on Monday April 9. Toby Chadd has been appointed as the new Content Manager for ABC Classic FM...

Judith Whelan joins ABC Radio

13 October 2016 Sydney Morning Herald editor Judith Whelan, has been appointed ABC Radio's Head of Spoken Content, to oversee its talk networks and programs. Judith will provide...

ABC Classic FM moves jazz content to ABC Jazz

29 January 2015 ABC Classic FM is reducing its Jazz content in 2015 by decommissioning Jazz Up Late and shifting Jazztrack to the digital channel ABC Jazz. Jazztrack...