2CH
| City | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Branding | Sydney's 2CH |
| Slogan | The Songs You Know & Love |
| Frequency | 1170 kHz AM |
| First air date | 15 February 1932 |
| Format | Oldies, easy listening |
| ERP | 5kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°50′29″S 151°04′36″E / 33.8414°S 151.0767°ECoordinates: 33°50′29″S 151°04′36″E / 33.8414°S 151.0767°E |
| Callsign meaning | Churches |
| Former frequencies | 1210 kHz AM (1932 – 1935) 1170 kHz AM (1935 –) |
| Affiliations | Magic Network |
| Owner | Oceania Capital Partners (86%) Glenn Wheatley John Williams (Radio 2CH Pty Ltd) |
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| Website | http://www.2ch.com/ |
Magic 2CH is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia, at 1170 kHz AM. It broadcasts an oldies format, and is aimed at an older age demographic. In January 2017 2CH was sold to a consortium of Oceania Capital Partners, Glenn Wheatley and John Williams.
2CH commenced broadcasting on 15 February 1932 on 1210 kHz. It moved to its current frequency of 1170 kHz in 1935. The NSW Council of Churches was its licence holder until it was sold to John Singleton in April 1994 becoming part of the Macquarie Radio Network. The CH stands for "Churches". The Council continues to have a significant input in the format of the station. Nevertheless, from the station's opening in 1932 until its sale in 1994, the NSW Council of Churches sublet the licence to Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) who provided program content for six days per week, with the Council of Churches being responsible for programing on Sundays.
In January 2017 2CH was sold to a consortium of Oceania Capital Partners, Glenn Wheatley and John Williams for $5.6 million. The station had to be sold to comply with an undertaking given to the Australian Communications and Media Authority following the merger of the Macquarie Radio Network and Fairfax Media (owners of 2GB and 2UE respectively) to comply with legislation allowing one party to only control two radio stations in a market.
As a nod to 2CH's Christian roots, the station carries Christian announcements during most commercial breaks on Sundays, amongst its regular music programming and commercials. Some of the Sunday Christian programming on 2CH include Sunday at 7.30 Morning Service Talk and Nightsong with Kel Richards at 8 pm, as well as a brief one minute Christian News Commentary from the NSW Council of Churches played following the news at 9am, 12 noon, 2 pm and 5 pm; its presenters include the Rev. Bob Smith, Rev. David Reay as well as the Anglican Deaconess Margaret Rodgers. During the week, Edmonstone has a one-minute inspirational feature preceding the news at 4 am, with Smith's 60-second feature, Guideposts, heard before the news at 7 am and 3 pm.
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