Bay FM (Brisbane)

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4BAY
City Redland City, Queensland
Broadcast areaWynnum RA1 ()
Frequency 100.3 MHz FM
BrandingBay FM
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Community radio
Ownership
OwnerBayside Community Radio Association, Inc.
History
First air date
5 October 1992 (1992-10-05) [1]
Technical information
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 195 m [2]
Transmitter coordinates
27°36′56.5″S153°12′52″E / 27.615694°S 153.21444°E / -27.615694; 153.21444
Links
Website Official website

Bay FM (callsign 4BAY) is a community radio station serving Redland City in Brisbane. The not-for-profit Bayside Community Radio Association Inc. was founded in 1987 and test transmissions took place in 1989 and 1991. It was granted a community broadcasting licence in 1992 and transmissions commenced in October of that year, becoming a 24-hour operation the following month. The studio is in Thornlands.

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.