- 2BS
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name = 2BS
city = Bathurst,New South Wales ,Australia
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branding = Gold
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frequency = 1503 kHz
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airdate = 1 January, 1937
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power = 5kilowatt s
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class = Commercial
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owner = Bathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd
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sister_stations =B-Rock 99.3FM
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website = http://www.2bs.com.au2BS 1503AM Bathurst (known on air as "1503 2BS Gold") is a local
radio station located inBathurst, New South Wales ,Australia . It broadcasts on 1503 kilohertz, from a transmitter in Bathurst, with a power output of 5kilowatt s (5,000watt s).The callsign meaning is made up of two parts:
* "2", which is aNew South Wales prefix for radio stations
* "BS", which is an abbreviation for BathurstIt is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., a privately-held company, owned by local businessman
Ron Camplin , who also owns sister stationB-Rock 99.3FM . It was previously owned by theLondon Times Mirror , and byAustralian Consolidated Press .The station began broadcasting on
1 January 1937 . A station had existed in Bathurst prior to this, "2MK", owned by the Mockler Brothers, beginning in 1925. Also, 2BS wasn't always the intended call-letters, "2BX" was also considered. Finally, a station located at Meadow Lane which was to serve both Bathurst and Lithgow was also projected to start in 1925, with the call letters "2LE". That station never eventuated.In the 1950s it was discovered that 2BS's signal was causing problems with the signal of Melbourne station
3AK . This forced 3AK to become a daytime station, having previously been an overnight station. This problem was fixed in the 1960s by switching to directional antennas, which led to 3AK commencing 24 hour transmission. This was at the same time ACP owned both stations. In 1969, ACP sold 2BS to Ron Camplin, who continues to own the station today.Today, 2BS is an adult contemporary station with a prime target audience of 25+, playing music from the 1950s onwards. The majority of its programming is produced locally, taking only
Sports Today withPeter Bosley andNew Day, Australia with John Kerr from2UE Sydney ,Ray Hadley 'sContinuous Call Team from2GB Sydney , and syndicated programsThe Outback Club (country music ) andMy Generation (music from a particular year).The station recently started FM repeater stations in the surrounding towns of Blayney, Oberon and Sofala.
ee also
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List of Australian radio stations External links
* [http://www.2bs.com.au/ 1503 2BS Gold website]
* [http://www.countrywideradio.com.au/station2bs.htm Countrywide Radio Sales profile]
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