sydney new south wales broadcast area sydney canberra and regional new south wales branding sky sports radio frequency 1017 khz am 1978 and other frequencies first air date 31 october 1925 1 format racing and sport transmitter coordinates 33 50 23 s 151 03 40 e 33.8397 s 151.0611 e 33.8397 ; 151.0611 coordinates 33 50 23 s 151 03 40 e 33.8397 s 151.0611 e 33.8397 ; 151.0611 former frequencies 1070 khz am 1925 1935 1020 khz am 1935 1978 owner sky channel australia 2ky broadcasters pty ltd website 2ky . com.au sky sports radio is a commercial radio station based in sydney broadcasting throughout new south wales and canberra on a network of over 140 narrowcast transmitters as well as the main 1017 am frequency in sydney . 2ky broadcasts live commentary of thoroughbred harness and greyhound racing . over 1 500 races are covered each week including the pre and post race form and tab betting information . 2 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 big sports breakfast 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit 2ky was founded by emil voigt under the ownership of the labor council of new south wales with the aim of broadcasting musical entertainment news weather market reports public debates and matters of educational value . 3 night broadcasts of trotting began in 1949 with greyhound racing following soon after . in the 1960s the station took over thoroughbred racing commentary from 2gb . by the mid 1970s saturday afternoon racing broadcasts had started . 4 in 1992 the station started establishing a statewide network of narrowcast relay transmitters . 2ky was one of the pioneering stations of digital audio broadcasting in australia . in 2001 the station was acquired by sky channel pty ltd. more recently sky channel pty ltd and 2ky were acquired by the nsw tab which in turn was acquired by tabcorp . 2ky and tabcorp s other broadcast network citation needed sport 927 victoria jointly present the national racing network originating from the sport 927 melbourne carlton studios . programming edit the national racing service on 2ky features every tab meeting throughout australia as well as coverage of race meetings in new zealand and hong kong and to a lesser extent the usa and uk . although racing is the main stay on 2ky other sports are featured . the big sports breakfast features a range of national and international sports each weekday morning . other programs cover rugby league soccer and fishing . 5 big sports breakfast edit the bsb big sports breakfast is presented by terry kennedy tk and former australian test cricketer michael slater slats . slater debuted in early 2008 replacing richard freedman after 7 years on the show . together tk and slats host the weekday 0530 0900 breakfast shift to talk all things in sport . slater is cricket commentator for the nine network and bigpond and has appeared on the triple m sport show dead set legends . the bsb has many regular commentators rod gallegos horse racing sky channel chief of staff & sky sports radio programme manager andrew paschalidis 2ky football soccer andrew bensley horse racing sky channel josh massoud nrl stuart clark cricket michael christian and angela pippos rsn racing & sport melbourne dick fain kjr seattle usa glenn munsie tab sportsbet denis fitzgerald former ceo parramatta eels brett ogle golf see also edit list of australian radio stations references edit broadcasting . from trades hall . opening by mr. willis . mr. garden s plans . . the sydney morning herald . 2 november 1925 . p. 9 . retrieved 13 january 2015 . company profile . 2ky . 2008 . retrieved 2008 07 01 . external link in publisher help emil voigt the man behind 2ky . radio heritage foundation . 2006 . retrieved 2008 07 01 . external link in publisher help the 2ky story . 2ky . 2008 . retrieved 2008 07 01 . external link in publisher help 2ky programming . 2ky . 2008 . retrieved 2008 07 01 . external link in publisher help external links edit official website v t e radio stations in sydney am and fm stations with an asterisk are also available on digital am stations abc radio national 576 abc newsradio 630 702 abc sydney 2gb 873 2ue 954 sky sports radio 1017 sbs radio 1 1107 2ch 1170 2rph 1224 2sm 1269 rete italia 1539 vision radio network 1611 2moro radio 1620 2me radio arabic 1638 2mm 1665 the greek radio of australia 1683 sw stations 2355 ozy radio 3210 ozy radio 5050 fm stations sydneywide muslim community radio 92.1 abc classic fm 92.9 koori radio 93.7 fbi 94.5 smooth 95.3 nova 96.9 sbs radio 2 97.7 2000fm 98.5 2rph 100.5 wsfm 101.7 fine music 102.5 hope 103.2 2day fm 104.1 triple m 104.9 triple j 105.7 kiis 106.5 2ser 107.3 fm stations local mood fm 87.6 vintage fm 87.6 87.8 88.7 penrith hawkesbury & camden voice of islam 87.6 radio austral 87.8 2rdj 88.1 burwood wsfm 88.3 camden 2rrr 88.5 ryde radio skidrow 88.9 inner west 89.1 radio blue mountains katoomba 2glf 89.3 liverpool eastside radio 89.7 waverly hawkesbury radio hawkesbury 2nbc 90.1 narwee 2mwm 88.7 90.3 manly 2ccr fm 90.5 cumberland c91 .3 campbelltown the edge 96 . one 96.1 katoomba wsfm 99.1 richmond northside radio 99.3 north shore move fm 99.5 wentworth falls 2ssr 99.7 sutherland swr fm 99.9 blacktown triple h 100.1 hornsby 2mcr 100.3 campbelltown & camden wow fm 100.7 penrith bfm 100.9 bankstown 2lt 101.1 wentworth falls digital only stations 2sm dance super digi fun super digi gorilla radio zoo digital abc abc dig music abc country abc jazz abc grandstand abc extra arn the edge digital pure gold 80s pure gold 90s chemist warehouse remix macquarie radio network nts nova entertainment koffee coles radio sbs radio sbs chill sbs poparaby sbs popasia sbs popdesi sbs radio 3 sbs radio 4 sca buddha radio kinderling more digital stardust the range triple m classic rock digital sky sports radio sky sports radio 2 sky thoroughbred central community fbi click inspire digital by call sign axa225 2abcfm 2bcr 2bl 2blu 2cba 2ccr 2ch 2day 2ea 2fbi 2gb 2glf 2hhh 2jjj 2ka 2ky 2lnd 2mac 2mbs 2mcr 2me 2mfm 2mm 2mmm 2moro 2mwm 2nsb 2nbc 2one 2ooo 2pb 2ptv 2rdj 2res 2ri 2rn 2rph 2rrr 2rsr 2sbsfm 2ser 2sm 2syd 2ue 2uus 2vtr 2wfm 2wow vkd960 ozy radio australia radio markets adelaide brisbane canberra darwin gold coast hobart melbourne newcastle perth sydney see also list of radio stations in australia v t e radio stations in newcastle new south wales am stations 2hd 1143 1233 abc newcastle sky sports radio 1341 sbs radio 1413 abc newsradio 1458 radio national 1512 newcastle hospital radio 1629 fm stations 2chr 96.5 rhema fm 99.7 2rph 100.5 triple j 102.1 kofm 102.9 2nur 103.7 new fm 105.3 abc classic fm 106.1 nxfm 106.9 regional new south wales radio market albury wodonga newcastle upper hunter wagga wagga australia radio markets adelaide brisbane canberra darwin gold coast hobart melbourne newcastle perth sydney see also list of radio stations in australia v t e radio stations in albury wodonga am stations abc riverina 675 corowa abc radio national 990 2ay 1494 3ne 1566 wangaratta fm stations raw fm 87.6 sbs radio 89.5 98.5 the light sky sports radio 99.3 albury rsn racing & sport 99.3 wangaratta abc newsradio 100.9 oak fm 101.3 wangaratta vision australia radio 101.7 102.1 the edge wangaratta triple j 103.3 abc classic fm 104.1 104.9 star fm 105.7 the river abc goulburn murray 106.5 2rem 107.3 previous and aspirant stations 87.8 fm wodonga tafe radio west wodonga regional new south wales radio market albury wodonga newcastle upper hunter wagga wagga see also list of radio stations in australia v t e radio stations in the upper hunter valley new south wales am stations 981 2nm 1044 abc upper hunter fm stations 98.1 102.7 power fm kix country 94.5 101.7 sbs radio1 sky sports radio 98.5 103.3 abc newsradio 104.9 96.9 101.9 105.7 abc upper hunter 1101.7 fm is a re broadcaster believed to be owned by the upper hunter shire council defunct stations 101.7 107.3 mt. helen fm regional new south wales radio market albury wodonga newcastle upper hunter wagga wagga see 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