ABC Wide Bay
| Broadcast area | Wide Bay – Burnett, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Frequency |
855 kHz AM Wide Bay & Burnett 1566 kHz AM Gympie 100.1 mHz FM Wide Bay |
| First air date | 14 January 1948 |
| Format | Talk |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | 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.[1] 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:
| Station | Location | Frequency | First air date | Power | Transmitter Coordinates |
| 4QB | Pialba | 855 kHz AM | 14 January 1948 | 10,000 watts | 25°18′14″S 152°47′10″E / 25.30389°S 152.78611°E |
| 4QO | Eidsvold | 855 kHz AM | 1965 | 10,000 watts | 25°24′28″S 151°7′23″E / 25.40778°S 151.12306°E |
| 4GM | Gympie | 1566 kHz AM | 17 August 1951 | 200 watts | 26°12′39″S 152°41′21″E / 26.21083°S 152.68917°E |
| 4QBB | Mount Goonaneman | 100.1 MHz FM | 1994 | 80,000 watts ERP | 25°25′37″S 152°7′3″E / 25.42694°S 152.11750°E |
Local Programs
Weekdays
- Breakfast with Wayne Shearman[2] – 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM
- Rural News with Kallee Buchanan[3] – 6:15 AM to 6:30 AM
- Mornings with David Dowsett[3] – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Saturday
- Saturday Breakfast with Rick Whittle – 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
When local programs are not broadcast the station is a relay of ABC Local Radio Queensland and 612 ABC Brisbane.
ABC Wide Bay is also the originating station for Early Morning Country, a country music program presented by ABC Wide Bay breakfast announcer Wayne Shearman. The program is broadcast statewide across the regional network between 5 am and 5:30 am each weekday.
References
- ↑ "ABC Wide Bay History". ABC Online. 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ "ABC Wide Bay Breakfast". ABC Wide Bay Breakfast. ABC Wide Bay. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Programs Program schedule and latest posts".