666 ABC Canberra is an ABC Local Radio

ABC Local Radio

ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...

 station based in Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

 and broadcasting to the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

 and surrounding New South Wales

New South Wales

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 region. This includes the cities and towns of Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan, New South Wales

Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...

, Yass

Yass, New South Wales

Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....

 and Bungendore

Bungendore, New South Wales

Bungendore is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Palerang Council. It is on the Kings Highway near Lake George, the Molonglo River Valley and the Australian Capital Territory border. It has become a major tourist centre in recent years, popular with visitors from...

.

The station began as 2CN in 1953 originally broadcasting on 1540 AM then on 1440 AM. In 1983 it changed to the current AM

AM broadcasting

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 frequency of 666 kHz. The station first broadcast from studios based at the transmitter site at Gungahlin

Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory

Gungahlin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district with the same name; Gungahlin. The postcode is 2912. Gungahlin is the name for the entire district, and also the town centre, but it is also the name of the suburb which Gungahlin Town Centre is in....

. In 1957 the station relocated to the centre of Canberra, before finally moving to purpose-built studios in Dickson

Dickson, Australian Capital Territory

Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James Dickson who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution...

 in 1964.

ABC Radio announced digital radio services in Canberra, the simulcast of 666 ABC Canberra, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, ABC News Radio and triple j will launch in 2011.

Weekdays

• Breakfast with Ross Solly – 5:30 AM to 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
• Mornings with Alex Sloan – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Afternoons with Genevieve Jacobs – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
• Drive with Louise Maher – 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Saturday

• Weekends with Greg Bayliss – 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM
• Gardening with Graham Williams – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
• Granstand with Tim Gavel - 11:00AM to 12:00PM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of 702 ABC Sydney

702 ABC Sydney

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.

Ratings

Canberra Radio Ratings - Survey 1, 2011: Station Share (All 10+)
(Previous in Brackets)

104.7	18.8 (18.0)
666 ABC	15.9 (17.3)
Mix 106.3 Mix 106.3 MIX 106.3 is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network and Southern Cross Austereo....	15.8 (15.5)
Triple J Triple J triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...	10.9 (9.0)
ABC Classic FM ABC Classic FM ABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...	8.4 (9.2)
2CC 2CC 2CC is a commercial radio station on the AM band in Canberra, Australia. It originally began broadcasting on 1210 kHz in 1975 changing to 1206 kHz in 1978. It is jointly owned by regional radio operators Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters....	7.4 (5.8)
ABC Radio National	6.9 (8.0)
2CA 2CA 2CA is a commercial radio station on the AM band in Canberra, Australia, which originally began broadcasting on 1050 kHz changing to 1053 kHz in 1978. 2CA has had many owners since its inception and is currently jointly owned by regional radio operators the Capital Radio Network and Grant...	5.6 (5.7)
ABC NewsRadio ABC NewsRadio ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering live and 24-hour news updates and information. The service is available on a number of broadcasts right around Australia, including AM/FM radio, some pay-TV platforms and online via the Internet.Originally...	4.6 (4.2)