A petition calling for the ABC to return to return to Canberra-based radio broadcasting in the evening was started yesterday by Liberal Arts spokesman Gary Humphries.
Radio 2CN has taken Sydney programming in the 7pm-10pm slot from September.
Mr Humphries said the need for local content did not go down with the sun. The Sydney program offered Canberrans nothing. The petition would give Canberrans the chance to express their view to ABC management. People could contact his office on 205133 and leave their name and address.
The petition was part of a longer term agenda to get the ABC to improve its Canberra service including the return of an ABC television news service. Darwin, with far fewer people, was better served.
“”At the time of the axing of the television news we were told their would be ACT content in the Sydney edition, but it has contained almost nothing,” he said.