dig is a digital radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in November 2002, emerging from formats developed by Bill Gates and Phil Cullen at ABC Coast FM ...which broadcast an Adult Alternative music format and was for many years ABC Radio's only continuous stream. As with Coast FM, dig now plays music from the genres of pop, rock, blues, country, soul, jazz and world music, aimed at over-30s (including an audience perhaps graduated from the ABC's youth radio station, Triple J). Unlike other ABC radio services, it does not have announcers and it is not broadcast on AM or FM. The dig radio services are cable radio stations in the genre sense. dig is sometimes simulcast by other ABC stations, usually ABC Coast FM and ABC Radio National. dig tv is a program featuring dig-style music on ABC2.
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Channels
There are three dig channels:
dig Radio
dig Radio broadcasts a range of alternative music, aimed at over 25's. Unlike dig Jazz and Country, it plays multiple genres of music, emphasising genres and artists that get little airtime on commercial radio. Reception is offered via:
- Free to View Digital TV - Channel 200
- Foxtel & Optus Television Digital - Channel 884
- Austar Digital
- Internet
- Digital audio broadcasting
- ABC Local Radio, 6:30 - 8:00 Sunday nights
dig Jazz
dig Jazz broadcasts many different kinds of jazz music. It offers reception via:
- Free to View Digital TV - Channel 201
- Foxtel & Optus Television Digital - Channel 885
- Austar Digital
- Internet
- Digital audio broadcasting
dig Country
dig Country broadcasts country and western music. It offers reception via:
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| Radio (List of stations) | Radio National · ABC NewsRadio · Triple J · ABC Classic FM · DiG · Local Radio |
| ABC Rural | The Country Hour · Bush Telegraph · Heywire |
| See Also | Australian Broadcasting Corporation · Radio Australia |
