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| Broadcast area | Canberra RA1 ([1]) |
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| Frequency | |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 2CA | |
| History | |
First air date | 31 October 1975 (1975-10-31)[1] |
Former frequencies | 1210 kHz (1975–1978) |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 5kW |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°13′4″S149°7′11″E / 35.21778°S 149.11972°E /-35.21778; 149.11972 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
2CC is acommercialradio station on theAM band inCanberra, Australia. It began broadcasting on 1210kHz in 1975[2] changing to 1206 kHz in 1978.[3] It is jointly owned byCapital Radio Network andGrant Broadcasters.
2CC, which began broadcasting on 31 October 1975,[4] was Canberra's second commercial radio station, originally broadcasting popular contemporary music.[2][5] 2CC began test transmission on 29 October 1975.[6] 2CC continued its dominance over Canberra's other commercial radio station,2CA, throughout the latter half of the 1970s and most of the 1980s.[7] The station’s founding executives were: Nicholas Erby (General Manager) and Rob McKay (Program Manager).The original daytime line up was Paul Ramsden, Dean Banks, John Bell and Jim Pilgrim. In June 1983, Australian Broadcasting Company Pty Ltd (nowARN) purchased the station.[8] On 1 February 1986, the station began broadcasting in AM stereo.[9] In 1988,KIX106 andFM 104 went to air as supplementary FM licences. KIX106 was a supplementary licence of 2CC, and FM 104.7 a supplementary licence of 2CA.[10] In the mid-1990s,ARN (owner of 2CC and Mix 106.3) andAustereo (owner of 2CA and 104.7) merged to form a joint venture ownership of both FM stations, selling 2CC and 2CA to theCapital Radio Network in 1994[11] and 1997 respectively.[12][13] In 2004, 50% ownership of 2CC and 2CA was sold to Grant Broadcasters.[14] Currently, 2CC broadcasts anews talk format..
The broadcast range of the 5,000 watt transmitter covers Canberra and theSouthern Tablelands region ofNew South Wales includingYass,Queanbeyan andBungendore. The 5,000 watt AM signal travels as far asCowra,Gundagai,Goulburn,Cooma andBraidwood. 2CC also broadcasts fromBlack Mountain Tower in Digital (DAB+) and streams its program on its website at www.2cc.net.au as well as other streaming platforms.
2CC was originally located on Bellenden Street,Crace, before moving to Hoskins Street,Mitchell. The AM towers are located near the original studio building.
In August 2019, 2CC and its sister station 2CA, moved into a multi-million dollar state of the art broadcast centre (Canberra Radio Centre) directly next door to 2CC's old original premises on Bellenden Street, Crace.[15][16]
2CC broadcasts Canberra's only commercial talkback format.
Mark Parton joined the station in late November 2008, as a fill-in presenter and in marketing after he left competing stationMix 106.3 in June that year.[17] He replaced announcer Mike Jeffreys on the station's breakfast show in April 2009.[18]
Parton himself announced his resignation from the station on 30 November 2015, with Parton's final show on 18 December 2015, after 7 years with 2CC and 33 years in radio (16 in Canberra),[19] to focus on his marketing company PartonMe.[20] In December 2015, it was announced that former television personality and salesmanTim Shaw would debut in the station's breakfast slot on 11 January 2016 to replace Parton.[21]
In July 2019, 2CC axed its local breakfast show, hosted by Shaw, in favour of relaying the2GB breakfast show withAlan Jones live from Sydney.[22] Shaw was moved to the afternoon drive program when the change took effect.[23] Jones was previously heard on 2CC in a one-hour highlights package which began airing in 2010 from 11am until midday.[24] The 11am highlights package was replaced by the final hour of 2GB's Ray Hadley Morning Show, which 2CC also airs live from Sydney.[25]
The decision to replace a local breakfast show with a Sydney program was criticised by localABC Radio Canberra newsreader Julian Abbott who expressed his disappointment at 2CC being left with just one weekday local program.[22] Just a month after being moved from his former breakfast show, Tim Shaw announced his resignation after having been with the station since 2016.[26]
The local breakfast program has been hosted by Stephen Cenatiempo since 13 July 2020.[27]
However, the majority of 2CC's daytime and nighttime programming is syndicated fromSydney with programs hosted byMark Levy,Deborah Knight,John Stanley and Michael McLaren. 2CC airs a three-hour afternoon program from 3pm with Leon Delaney. Weekend programs includeLife and Technology on Saturday at midday,House of Wellness on Sunday at midday andHealthy Living on Sunday night.
Local programming on weekends includeGarden Gurus,Trading Post,Pet Tales,Canberra Weekender andSunday Roast from 9.00am to 12.00pm hosted by Chris McLengahan, Eddie Williams, Pete Davidson and Ian Meikle, as well garden experts Paulene Cairnduff and Keith Colls, vets Nonna Green, Lucy Fish and pet behaviourist Heike Hahner.
2CC provides a 24-hour news service. Its own, locally based, Capital Radio News Service provides news bulletins from 5.30am every half-hour during its breakfast show and then hourly from 9.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday. It broadcasts locally based half-hourly news bulletins from 6.00am - 9.00am (then hourly till midday) on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Overnight hourly news bulletins are supplied byNine Radio.
During therugby league season, theContinuous Call Team is broadcast from 2GB each Friday night, Saturday and Sunday with liveNRL action. In March 2019, the station lost the rights to control localCanberra Raiders NRL games, with 2GB taking control from the2019 NRL season.[28]
In July 2002, 2CC was accused ofplagiarism on theABC television programMedia Watch. The program alleged that journalist Kylie Johnson had been plagiarising stories from radio666 ABC Canberra (now ABC Radio Canberra) news bulletins by changing a few words here and there and then reading them out on 2CC an hour later. In evidence,Media Watch presented transcripts of stories first broadcast on ABC Canberra and then re-broadcast on 2CC.[29] The management of 2CC and the directors of the Capital Radio Network declined to comment on this incident.
Parton left 106.3 at the end of June and then stood as an Independent for Ginninderra in the ACT election held a month ago today, securing 6.3per cent of the vote.
The long-time talkback presenter says he was firedwithout warning on the morning of Friday, April 24.I was sacked and asked to return my door key then and there. It was a very brief conversation and came completely without warning Jeffreys wrote. 2CC and 2CA general manager Graham Crom maintains Jeffreys was not sacked.
In a cordial press release announcing Parton's departure, general manager Michael Jones said: Mark has been a part of radio in Canberra for the past 16 years, the last seven with Talking Canberra 2CC. This also brings to an end a career in radio spanning 33 years.
His replacement will be Tim Shaw, dubbed Australia's most successful television salesman, who will take over the microphone in early January. ... Shaw may be a veteran journalist and radio host but he rose to prominence selling Demtel steak knives on Australian television in the 1990s, becoming synonymous with the catchphrase "but wait, there's more".