1503 2BS Gold

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1503 2BS Gold
City Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Branding1503 2BS Gold
Frequency 1503 kHz AM
First air date1 January 1937 [1]
Power 5 kilowatts
Class Commercial
Transmitter coordinates Coordinates: 33°24′57″S149°34′45″E / 33.4157°S 149.5793°E / -33.4157; 149.5793
Callsign meaning BathurSt
OwnerBathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd
Sister stations B-Rock 99.3FM
Website 2bs.com.au

1503 2BS Gold is a local radio station located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, broadcasting on 1503 kHz.

Bathurst, New South Wales City in New South Wales, Australia

Bathurst is a regional city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of approximately 35,000 as at the 2016 Census.

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It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., who also owns sister station B-Rock 99.3FM. It was previously owned by the London Times Mirror, and by Australian Consolidated Press.

Bathurst Broadcasters is an Australian company, owned by local Bathurst businessman Ron Camplin and his family. It owns the town's two radio stations, 1503 2BS Gold and B-Rock 99.3FM. It also owns repeater stations in nearby Blayney and Oberon, and two narrowcast radio stations, one aimed at small children, the other at the elderly.

B-Rock 99.3FM

B-Rock 99.3FM is a local radio station in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It broadcasts on 99.3 megahertz on the FM band, from a transmitter in Bathurst, with a power output of 10 kilowatts and callsign 2BXS.

History

The station began broadcasting on 1 January 1937. [2] Prior to that, a station owned by the Mockler Brothers, with the call sign 2MK, had existed in Bathurst, first broadcasting on 31 October 1925. [3] 2BS was not always the intended call sign - 2BX was also considered. 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.

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In the 1950s it was discovered that 2BS's signal was interfering at night with the signal of Melbourne station 3AK. That forced 3AK to become a daytime-only station, having previously been an overnight station. [4] The problem was fixed in the 1960s by switching to directional antennas, which led to 3AK commencing 24-hour transmission. At that time, Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) owned both stations. In 1969, ACP sold 2BS to Ron Camplin, who continues to own the station today.

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Raymond Morris Hadley OAM is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster and a rugby league football commentator for Channel Nine. He presents 2GB Sydney's Monday to Friday morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program.

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2BS recently opened FM repeater stations in the surrounding towns of Blayney, Oberon and Sofala.

Blayney, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Blayney is a farming town and administrative centre with a population of 3,378 in 2016, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Mid-Western Highway about 240 km west of Sydney, 35 km west of Bathurst and 863 m above sea-level, Blayney is the seat of Blayney Shire Council.

Oberon, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Oberon is a town located within the Oberon Council local government area, in the central tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The main industries are farming, forestry and wood products. The town usually receives snowfall during the winter months, owing to its high elevation. At the 2016 census, Oberon had a population of 3,256 people.

Sofala, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Sofala is a village in New South Wales, Australia, 255 kilometres (158 mi) north-west of Sydney, within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through the town itself. At the 2006 census, Sofala had a population of 208.

While 2BS has been promoting itself as a rarity being one of the few remaining locally owned commercial broadcasters in Australia, however radio industry website Radioinfo sources say a sale of 2BS and BRock Bathurst is imminent, with the most likely buyer thought to be Southern Cross Austereo, [5] this sale however has not gone ahead and the station remains under the ownership of Ron and Stephanie Camplin.

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References

  1. ↑ "OFFICIAL OPENING". The National Advocate . Bathurst, NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 January 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "OFFICIAL OPENING". The National Advocate . Bathurst, NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 January 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "BROADCASTING STATION". The Bathurst Times . NSW: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Radio promise to RSL denied 'DOUBLE-DEAL' TILT ANGERS MR. MENZIES". The Argus . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 December 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/ownership-speculation-continues-bathurst-2bs-seeks-switch-fm
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