Editing ABC Local Radio (section)

==History==
Originally, Local Radio was known internally as ABC Radio 1 in metropolitan regions and ABC Radio 3 in regional areas. Radio 1 was a largely local format while Radio 3 was more networked and included content from the national programme, Radio 2.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In the 1980s, [[Radio National]] emerged from Radio 2, and Radio 3 dropped its Radio 2 content, with Radio 1 becoming ABC Metropolitan Radio and Radio 3 becoming ABC Regional Radio. The Regional Radio stations provided local programming in ''Breakfast'' and ''Drive'', but networked common content for most of their broadcasting hours. Some different, local market formats emerged, including the Darwin Metro [[8DDD]] on FM105.7<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929012646/http://cullenmedia.com.au/images/Kaz8DDD.pdf Radio 8DDD poster]</ref> and Gold Coast Regional, ABC Coast FM ([[4SCR]]), 91.7. Up until the mid-1990s, the majority of the local radio stations identified on-air by [[frequency]] and [[callsign]]. In the 1990s, a different convention was used, generally as ''ABC Radio (region)'' or ''(region) FM''.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In 2000, these two almost identical networks merged as ABC Local Radio. From this point all ABC Local Radio stations ceased to identify themselves according to their callsigns or other existing names, and instead use the format ''(frequency) ABC (region)'', or ''ABC (region)'' where there are multiple frequencies broadcasting the same service. However, as the callsigns were used continuously for up to seventy years and are much shorter than the new names, many long-term listeners still use these callsigns to refer to ABC Local Radio stations.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In January 2017, ABC Local Radio rebranded with a new logo, dropping the frequency number of each local radio station as part of the network's multiplatform philosophy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/abc-radio-gets-round-launching-new-logo|title=ABC Radio gets round to launching new logo {{!}} radioinfo.com.au|website=www.radioinfo.com.au|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref> 

In April 2019, ABC Local Radio began a rollout of branding updates for its 44 regional bureaux, ten regional stations dropping call signs from their names and two undergoing a significant name change to better identify their local region.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/abc-continues-rebranding|title=ABC continues rebranding | website=www.radioinfo.com.au| access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref>