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If you're visiting Canberra or moving here in 2017 you'll be hard pressed to find the local ABC station on the AM dial. 666 ABC Canberra is losing its sixes as part of a new, nationally-consistent brand for the broadcaster. The local station will now simply be known as 'ABC Radio Canberra'. But we're not the only ones - there'll be no more 702 Sydney or 774 Melbourne. ABC Radio's capital city stations will be renamed in line with a staged introduction of new localised ABC Radio websites. A former long-term 666 ABC staff member, who wished to remain unnamed, said the name change was the "end of an era" for Canberra. "It's always been like a trademark for us - and obviously because it has other connotations - it was just an icon of the radio landscape," she said. "It's sad to hear." The refresh will roll out from Monday 9 January 2017. The ABC Regional Division radio network will also follow with an updated brand in 2017.

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