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Radio in Australia 1950s-Present

By dipityhater123

  • ABC Broadcasts House of Representatives/Senate

    ABC Broadcasts House of Representatives/Senate
  • Period: to

    First attempt at FM Broadcasting

  • ABC Begins independent news service

    ABC Begins independent news service
  • Period: to

    Run of 'Blue Hills' - Daily soap opera

  • Period: to

    Development of Transistor Radio

  • 97% of Households owned a radio

    97% of Households owned a radio

  • Broadcast Television Begins

    Broadcast Television Begins

  • Top 40 is adopted for music

    Top 40 is adopted for music

  • Television Adoption at less than 10%, TV arrives in Wollngong

    Television Adoption at less than 10%, TV arrives in Wollngong

  • Beginning of Talkback Radio

    Beginning of Talkback Radio

  • 24 Hour transmission in Melbourne

    24 Hour transmission in Melbourne

  • First Student Radio Station (now TUNE!FM) Founded

    First Student Radio Station (now TUNE!FM) Founded

  • Radio and TV licensing fees abolished

    Radio and TV licensing fees abolished

  • FM Radio Reintroduced

    FM Radio Reintroduced
  • Period: to

    Multilingual Radio & SBS Commence Broadcast

  • Indigenous Radio begins transmission

    Indigenous Radio begins transmission

  • Stereo AM Introduced

  • Period: to

    FM Radio dominant

  • Internet in Australia

  • NetFM Begins internat Radio in Australia

    NetFM Begins internat Radio in Australia

  • Digital Radio Introduced