ABC Wide Bay

Radio station


name = ABC Wide Bay
callsign = 4QB
airdate = January 14 1948
frequency = 855 kHz AM Wide Bay & Burnett 1566 kHz AM Gympie 100.1 mHz FM Wide Bay
area = Wide Bay – Burnett, Queensland
owner = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
format = Talk
website = [http://www.abc.net.au/widebay/ http://www.abc.net.au/widebay/]

ABC Wide Bay is an ABC Local Radio station based in Bundaberg broadcasting to the Wide Bay - Burnett region of Queensland. This includes the towns of Maryborough, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Mundubbera.

The station began broadcasting as 4QB in 1948 originally as a relay of the national program. The station was initially based in Maryborough, where studios were built and local programs began in 1950. The station now broadcasts through the following main AM and FM transmitters along with low power FM repeaters:

*4QB 855 AM
*4QO 855 AM
*4GM 1566 AM
*4QBB 100.1 FM

Local Programs

Weekdays

*Breakfast with Wayne Shearman – 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM
*Rural News with Scott Lamond – 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM
*Mornings with David Dowsett – 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

aturday

*Saturday Breakfast with Matt Gees – 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Capricornia and 612 ABC Brisbane.

References

ee also

* List of Australian radio stations