The founder of Electrical Utilities and 2EU/2UE was Cecil "Pa" Stevenson, who was also 2UE's chief engineer, and one of the most prominent personalities in Australia's early broadcasting history.

[4] The original studio was in the dining room of the Stevenson Maroubra home; and an 80 feet (24.384 metres) transmitting tower was installed in his back yard.

Within a short time the studios were moved to Stevenson's radio store in George Street, Sydney.

A spokesperson for the manufacturer claimed: "each morning after we aired the spots there would be long queues outside the shop at Roseberry.

As a cost saving measure in the depths of the Great Depression, in December 1935 it was announced that an organisation to be known as Broadcasting Service Association, Limited, would co-ordinate and provide combined production resources for 2UE and 2GB, but without owning or operating either station.

The main person behind the formation of the Major Network was David Worrall, manager of 3DB, and a most important figure in broadcasting history.

[citation needed] The 2UE Dramatic Players were established in the 1930s providing a number of dramas and serials on a repertory basis.

The Players were led by George Edwards, arguably the most prominent radio actor and producer of the time.

The importance of these types of programming at that time, is highlighted by the fact that in 1933 the 2UE Academy of Music was formed under Rex Shaw[21] and Professor Clarence Elkin, so as to train singers and instrumentalists, particularly in the classical field.

[8] In the 1930s, Test Cricket had a particularly high profile and most capital city radio stations, both the ABC and commercial stations, used the cricket as a vehicle for competitive programming, often interspersing live variety programs with news of the ongoing match supplied by overseas cablegrams.

After General Douglas MacArthur set up his headquarters in Australia, he wielded enormous power, including on matters of censorship.

Inter-alia, he declared that every Australian radio station would only broadcast three news bulletins per day and that these would be simultaneous at 7.45 am, midday and 7.00 pm.

[8] There was some talk of closing down all commercial radio stations, as the enemy could beam-in on the transmitters and use these as bombing targets.

However, some stations (not 2UE) were closed down for 24 hours as punishment for perceivably ignoring bans on radio reporting particular news items.

In July 1941 Prime Minister Robert Menzies officially opened a new 1,000 watt transmitter at Concord.

The long list of 2UE race-callers included Clif Cary, Ken Howard, Des Hoysted, Andrew Martin and Harry Solomons.

[29] One popular variety program that did survive for many years was the National Old Time Dance with Jack Papworth's orchestra, every Friday evening.

[31] Although 2UE was mainly broadcasting Top 40 during this period, in the early 1970s it also featured some country music, including programs hosted by Studio Manager Nick Erby.

[33] In the late 1980s, Phillip Adams broadcast a commentary program, ranging from serious news analysis to tongue-in-cheek content.

It concerned paid advertising on talk back radio that was presented to the audience in such a way as to sound like editorial commentary.

They revealed that 2UE hosts John Laws and Alan Jones had been paid to give favourable comment to companies including Qantas, Optus, Foxtel, Mirvac and major Australian banks, without disclosing this arrangement to listeners.

In July 2007, Fairfax Media purchased all of Southern Cross Broadcasting's metro radio assets, including 2UE, 3AW and 4BC.

On 9 April 2015, with 2UE and 2GB now both owned by the newly merged Macquarie Radio Network, the 2UE newsroom was closed after 90 years with the last news report being broadcast at 6 pm that day.

[38] On 1 November 2013, 2UE's parent company, Fairfax Radio Network (FRN), announced that it had signed a five-year contract commencing with the 2013/2014 Australian cricket season, to broadcast the Boxing Day and Sydney Test matches, all One Day Internationals, the Big Bash League (BBL) and International T20 matches on network stations including 2UE.

[43] The commentary team was anchored by Tim Lane and Bruce Eva, together with a panel consisting of the following experts[44] A number of parties have attempted to sue 2UE for defamation.

[45] 2UE was found to have defamed journalist Ray Chesterton in an August 2005 broadcast made by John Laws.

There were even a number of recommendations about switching to the alternative talk station ABC Radio Sydney.

[53] On 29 October 2019, Macquarie Media announced that its sports talk shows would cease production from 1 November 2019.

[54] On 21 January 2020, Nine announced the Macquarie Sports Radio brand would be abandoned and 2UE – along with its interstate sister stations Magic 1278 Melbourne and 4BH Brisbane – would return to an all-music format "built around the best of the ''50s, '60s and '70s" with a "soft launch" on 2 February 2020.

In 2024, 2UE's presenters included the following: Trevor Sinclair, Gareth McCray, Cathy Jubb, Greg Allen and Dave Ferguson.