ABC Classic 2

ABC Classic 2 is a talk-free classical music stream from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It launched in June 2014 as an online-only companion to ABC Classic and plays a continuous, unpresented selection of classical music without announcers.

The station is run by the ABC Classic team and is publicly funded, so it carries no advertising. At launch its playlist was drawn from performances by Australian orchestras, ensembles and soloists, with no opera or vocal works, and it was assembled by computer under set parameters and fine-tuned by producers. The current details may differ from those of the launch period. Background on composers and works has been published alongside the stream.

Listeners can expect uninterrupted orchestral, chamber and solo instrumental music suitable for work, study or relaxing. As a stream without presenters, it is a convenient way to hear a wide range of classical repertoire from ABC Classic's catalogue at any hour, and it is listed on the ABC's website and apps alongside the main ABC Classic service. This stream is delivered as HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) with AAC audio at roughly 252 kbps.