ABC Classic 2

Radio station

ABC Classic 2
Programming
Broadcast area	Worldwide: Internet Radio
Language(s)	English
Format	Australian classical music
Ownership
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	ABC Classic
History
First air date	1 June 2014
Links
Webcast	Live stream

ABC Classic 2 is an Australian classical music internet radio station available internationally online. It is operated by the ABC Classic team at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

History

ABC Classic 2, a music-only talk-free streaming station, was established in June 2014.^[1]^[2] ABC Classic 2 is managed and programmed by the ABC Classic FM team.^[3] ABC Classic 2 broadcasts only via an online stream and is available on the ABC's Android and iOS apps.^[4]

The first song played on ABC Classic 2 was Australian composer Nigel Westlake’s Penguin Ballet from his Antarctica Suite, performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Timothy Kain.^[2]

Programming

Classic 2 specialises in streaming popular styles of classical music. The music on Classic 2 is performed exclusively by leading Australian orchestras, ensembles and soloists. No opera or vocal works are included in the playlist. During daytime and evenings Classic 2 typically broadcasts short excerpts from the classical repertoire, for example single movements from full symphonies.^[1]

Australian performance

ABC Classic 2 broadcasts exclusively Australian artists performing classical music.^[2]

Overnights

Between midnight and 06:00, longer works are included, and Classic 2 programming is also broadcast as ABC Classic FM's "overnight" program.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b FAQs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, archived from the original on 1 October 2015
^ ^a ^b ^c "ABC Radio launches Classic 2". radioinfo. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ABC Classic 2, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 5 June 2014, archived from the original on 1 February 2015
^ Frequently Asked Questions: Playing ABC Radio

External links

Official website

ABC Classic 2

ABC Classic FM
ABC Classic 2

Programs

General Programming
Overnights

Presenters

ABC Classic 2 is an un-presented service

See also

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