Originally Local Radio was known internally as ABC Radio 1 in metropolitan regions and ABC Radio 3 in regional areas, but, in the 1980s, Radio 1 became Metro (Metropolitan) Radio and Radio 3 became Regional Radio.
Originally Local Radio was known internally as "ABC Radio 1" in metropolitan regions and "ABC Radio 3" in regional areas. In the 1980s, Radio 3 lost it's Radio 2 content, and Radio 1 became ABC Metro Radio and Radio 3 became ABC Regional Radio.