ABC radio will be streamed across the North West and Western Queensland from the start of July.
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The move will see 14 additional regional areas given access to radio online and on mobile, via streaming.
The ABC’s managing director Mark Scott said the decision to expand regional streaming beyond the Gold Coast and Newcastle builds on the ABC’s 82-year commitment to rural and regional Australia in the digital era.
“From Cairns in the north through to Launceston in the south, regionally produced programs and bulletins will broaden their audiences through the capacity to stream online and on mobile,” Mr Scott said.
“The roll-out is being funded through efficiencies from across the organisation and forms part of the ABC’s strategy of putting audiences at the centre.”
These initial locations and future locations have been selected for logistical reasons.
Mr Scott said the ABC’s commitment to regional Australia also extends to the creation of its new division – ABC Regional – unifying the corporation’s radio and newsgathering capacity to provide a comprehensive and high quality service for its audiences.
ABC Regional will be operational on July 1.
Newly appointed ABC Regional director Fiona Reynolds said it was the division’s ambition to extend streaming to other regional locations in the future.
