For Immediate Release
Click and Connect with 774 ABC Melbourne
From today, it's even easier to find out what's going on in Melbourne, and to connect with the programs, the personalities and stories of 774 ABC Melbourne online.
The new-look site delivers more for 774 ABC Melbourne's listening and online audiences, linking them to the best coverage of local news, sport, weather, emergency information, with special feature stories focussing on the events, places and people that make Melbourne unique.
Director of ABC Radio, Kate Dundas, commented, "Our new-look sites are engaging and easy to use. They offer our ABC Radio and online audiences a rich, multimedia experience with enhanced features, podcasts, galleries, video stories, and maps - all the tools to keep connected."
774 ABC Melbourne is a comprehensive gateway to local coverage, and to the best of ABC Online. Content is drawn from the reports and programs of more than 500 staff working around Australia, gathering and producing the best local stories to keep audiences informed and entertained.
"We're thrilled to be able to invite our ABC Local audiences to help build and shape the sites to suit their daily lives. One of the most useful features is being able to contribute to their local event diary. It's a tremendous resource for community engagement and sharing of information. And then of course there's the amazing collection of recipes provided by food lovers from right around the country."
Kate Dundas continued "Today we're launching 54 websites spanning the length and breadth of Australia, including three new sites for Esperance, Katherine and Coffs Coast. All of these sites have a unique character and truly reflect the diversity of our audiences and our content. We invite you to click and connect with us."
abc.net.au/melbourne
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Media Enquiries:
Name Natalene Muscat
Marketing Manager 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Local Radio Victoria
E:
[email protected]P: 039 626 1796
M: 0417 192 540
SOURCE: ABC Radio Marketing.