# ABC Local Radio

**URL:** <https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-local-radio/500>\
**Category:** ABC & SBS Radio\
**Tags:** abc\
**Created:** [December 31, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/abc-local-radio/500 "2015-12-31T22:43:18Z")\
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> [@Moe](#):
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> I assume it’s ABC directed. Same reason on TV they are “ABC” now, not ABV, ABN, etc

Makes me think back to the times when the ABC TV network was expanding into rural areas. The AB_Q / AB_N / AB\*V etc format only allowed for a maximum of 26 unique call letters. So in Queensland we started to get 5-letter call signs like ABCAQ, ABCLQ, ABCTQ

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