4MBS
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4MBS Classic FM is a Brisbane
community radio
station that broadcasts classical music, jazz and nostalgia throughout South East Queensland
. It is broadcast at a frequency of 103.7 MHz.
Its operations are conducted by volunteers and a small number of paid staff. Operational funding is principally derived from commercial sponsorship, listener subscriptions, a ticketing service, occasional sales of second-hand LPs, and an annual classical music festival.
4MBS Classic FM has a loose affiliation with a number of similar independently owned and operated stations in other parts of Australia, including 2MBS
Sydney, 3MBS
Melbourne, 5MBS
Adelaide and ArtSound FM
Canberra.
’s Kelvin Grove
campus.
In the early 1990s it became home to Australia's only archive of original recordings by women composers, donated by the International League of Women Composers in New York in liaison with Tania Peitzker
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In 1994 it was moved to a large house in the suburb of Coorparoo.
In later years, a 70 seat Performance Studio was built next to the house.
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It is now Australia's largest classical music festival.
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Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
community radio
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station that broadcasts classical music, jazz and nostalgia throughout South East Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It is broadcast at a frequency of 103.7 MHz.
Its operations are conducted by volunteers and a small number of paid staff. Operational funding is principally derived from commercial sponsorship, listener subscriptions, a ticketing service, occasional sales of second-hand LPs, and an annual classical music festival.
4MBS Classic FM has a loose affiliation with a number of similar independently owned and operated stations in other parts of Australia, including 2MBS
2MBS
2MBS FM is a Sydney music radio station operated by the Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales Co-Operative Limited.Launched in 15 December 1974, it is Australia's first fully licensed FM radio station....
Sydney, 3MBS
3MBS
3MBS was the first FM radio station in Victoria, Australia, and began transmitting to Melbourne and surrounding areas on the 1st of July 1975. Since then it has operated successfully as a non-profit community-based organisation broadcasting classical and jazz music...
Melbourne, 5MBS
5MBS
5MBS is a community radio station in Adelaide. Officially, 5MBS's market covers only the Adelaide Foothills, but the station can be received over much of the Adelaide metropolitan area....
Adelaide and ArtSound FM
ArtSound FM
ArtSound FM is a community radio station broadcasting to Canberra from studios in the suburb of Manuka. Its format is fine music and arts programming....
Canberra.
History
The station first went to air on 1 March 1979 at 10.30am, from a small area rented from the Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
’s Kelvin Grove
Kelvin Grove, Queensland
Kelvin Grove is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located approximately 3 km from the CBD. This hilly suburb takes its name from Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It is primarily residential with tree-lined streets and some commercial and light industrial...
campus.
In the early 1990s it became home to Australia's only archive of original recordings by women composers, donated by the International League of Women Composers in New York in liaison with Tania Peitzker
Tania Peitzker
Tania Peitzker, , a writer, literary scholar and publicist for the Creative Industries.Tania Peitzker was awarded a PhD in 2000 by the University of Potsdam for her Cultural Studies analysis of the twentieth century Australian author, Dymphna Cusack...
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In 1994 it was moved to a large house in the suburb of Coorparoo.
In later years, a 70 seat Performance Studio was built next to the house.
Key Programs
4MBS broadcasts a weekly program titled Music Lover’s Choice with announcer Howard Ainsworth, which previously ran for many years on the ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
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Festival of Classics
Since 1994, the station has staged the annual 4MBS Festival of Classics, which consists of concerts and other classical music related events that take place around Brisbane, featuring predominantly local artists.It is now Australia's largest classical music festival.
Awards
In 2004, 4MBS Classic FM was named Radio Station of the Year by the Community Broadcasting Association of AustraliaCommunity Broadcasting Association of Australia
The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia is a peak body and the national representative organisation for community radio and television stations in Australia. The CBAA provide leadership, advocacy and support for members to actively provide independent broadcasting services and to build...
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