- 4BC
Infobox Radio Station
name = 4BC
area = flagicon|AustraliaBrisbane ,Australia
slogan = "News Talk 1116"
airdate =16 August 1930
frequency = 1116kHz AM
callsign_meaning = 4 =Queensland
Brisbane Chandlers [Fairfax Media. [http://www.mytalk.com.au/Stations/Talk/4BC/Pages/TheEarlyYearsat4BC.aspx The Early Years at 4BC] . Accessed2007 -11-08 .] "or"
JB Chandler [ [http://www.chandlers.com.au/?pid=25 Chandlers Company Profile] . Accessed2007 -11-08 .] "(original licensee)"
format = Talkback
erp = 17kw Daytime 6.7kw Night-time
owner =Fairfax Media
website = [http://www.mytalk.com.au 4BC website]4BC is a radio station in
Brisbane ,Queensland on 1116kHz AM. 4BC is Brisbane's only commercial talkback station, using the promotional phrase "News Talk 1116". Like most talk radio it caters to a predominantlyconservative audience.__TOC__History
4BC was one of the first radio stations in Brisbane. It was established in 1930 by
John Beals Chandler , an electrical appliance retailer and laterLord Mayor of Brisbane .Ratings and market position
4BC started 2008 as Brisbane's sixth-highest-rating station, behind
Nova 106.9 , talk rival612 ABC Brisbane ,97.3FM ,Triple M andB105 . 4BC consistently boasts the highest T.S.L (Time Spent Listening) figures in Australia. It has a brand new state of the art broadcasting facility in Cannon Hill and its tower is on the Gateway Motorway in Nudgee.Traffic Reports
Traffic reports, heard every 30 minutes from 5.30am to 6.30pm, come from Australian Traffic Network helicopters covering South East Queensland, and from the Brisbane Traffic Management Centre.
ee also
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Fairfax Media References
External links
* [http://www.mytalk.com.au/NewDesign/pages/S_Talk_4BC.aspx Official Website]
* [http://www.mytalk.com.au/Stations/talk/4bc/Pages/StationHistory.aspx Official History]
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