Programming and Content
Most programs contain a mix of news, current affairs, sport, community information and music relating to a specific ethnic or language group. The exceptions are Alchemy (a youth program), the English language news program World View, and overnight programming from the BBC World Service.
SBS Radio has three radio services, Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 3, as well as a national FM service. Radio 1 is available on AM in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Wollongong (1107, 1224, 1400 and 1485 respectively) while Radio 2 is available on FM in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra (97.7, 93.1 and 105.5) and on AM in Wollongong (1035). Radio 3 is only available on digital platforms. The national service (branded simply as SBS Radio) is available throughout the rest of the nation through FM broadcasting (except in Newcastle, where it is available on AM) and on the Optus Aurora satellite, and is composed of material from Radios 1, 2 and 3. Additionally, a few community stations in areas without dedicated SBS Radio transmitters carry some SBS Radio content.
Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 3 are all available nationwide through digital terrestrial television, through digital radio services in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, on satellite from free-to-air Optus D1 and Optus B3 C-Band satellite transmissions, and on major subscription television services (such as Foxtel and Austar). Until the launch of Radio 3 in April 2013, programs available on Radio 1 and Radio 2 varied depending on the platform and the location: for example, digital television in Melbourne played the same stations as Sydney, while digital radio in Adelaide and Perth largely followed scheduling in Melbourne.
On digital radio in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, SBS has some additional digital-only services: SBS Chill, a mix of chillout and world music; SBS PopAsia, a mixture of J-pop, K-pop and C-pop; SBS PopDesi, a mixture of Bhangra, Bollywood music and South Asian pop music; and SBS PopAraby, featuring Arabic pop music. All of these services are also available online.
SBS Radio began a trial of RDS (Radio Data Service) in Sydney and Melbourne FM areas, in November 2012. The call sign on FM Radio's is "SBSRadio",and includes RDS Scrolling text in Sydney and Melbourne.
SBS began broadcasting the SBS Radio EPG (14 Day) over Digital Television (DTV) in November 2012.
SBS Radio 3 began broadcasting on 29 April 2013. It was made available on VAST, DAB+, and Online. Radio 3 will be on FOXTEL/Pay TV toward end May 2013.
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