| Broadcast area | Australia & Internet |
|---|---|
| Frequencies | DAB+ online |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sport Radio |
| Network | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| History | |
First air date | 2011 |
Former names | ABC Radio Grandstand |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
ABC Sport, formerlyABC Radio Grandstand, is a live radio sports focused commentary and talk-back program which runs on theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) local radio network across Australia and on one digital-only station. .
From the first week in November 2020, the ABC rebranded all of its sports coverage as "ABC SPORT", renaming the ABC Grandstand ondigital radio as well as itssocial media accounts to this name.[1]
Sports that covered by the station include Test,Twenty20 and One-Day Internationalcricket (live),[1]rugby league (mostly inQueensland andNew South Wales), theSummer Olympics,Australian Football League games,Australian Opentennis andsoccer matches, including games involving theSocceroos and theA-League competition.
ABC Grandstand has been broadcasting cricket since the 1930, and is the only nationalAustralian radio station to broadcast live Test, One Day and domesticcricket. During the Ashes the programme often collobarates with BBC Radio'sTest Match Special
The lead ABC cricket commentators are as follows:
Other notable callers include Andrew Moore,Kristen Beams,Dirk Nannes, andStuart Clark.
Grandstand Rugby League is the ABC's flagshipNRL programme in the northern states. The programme calls every game live each week of the season including theState of Origin series and Finals with in depth previews and reviews, analysis, extensive talkback and interviews, and live score updates of other matches.
GrandstandAFL is the ABC's flagship sports programme in the southern states. The programme calls six AFL games live a week with further match preview, analysis, and talkback of the game. An introduction in 2008 was the Sunday Inquisition with Gerard Whateley highlighting the good and the bad of the AFL games for the past week. Coverage preference is given to local teams in their state. National coverage for games outside the home state is determined by the match with the highest appeal. ABC's coverage of the 2024 AFL season included:
Play-by-play commentators
Special comments
Boundary riders
Journalists
Beginning in the 2013/14 season, ABC Grandstand began covering every match of theA-League live on either local radio, digital radio, or via a dedicated mobile app.
Simone Thurtell was a presenter for Grandstand.[2] She formerly shared the hosting of the summer Grandstand program with others, includingKaren Tighe,Tracy Holmes andPeter Walsh. She was ABC's around-the-ground reporter during international cricket matches played at the SCG. She is probably best known for herGrandstand Active Show, which featured regular guests, includingKerry O'Keeffe,Geoff Huegill andAl Baxter, and covered the sporting issues of the day, overnight scores and live crosses to sport.[3][4][5]
Thurtell initially worked forABC TV Sport, before switching into the ABC Radio Grandstand team. She covered major events such as the2000 Sydney Olympics and2006 Commonwealth Games inNew Delhi.[2] She called many sports, particularlynetball.[6] She presented Drive on1233 ABC Newcastle in 2007 and 2008, before returning to Grandstand in 2009.[2]