2BS Bathurst
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2BS 1503 kHz is a local radio station
located in Bathurst, New South Wales
, Australia
.
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
.
was also projected to start in 1925, with the call letters 2LE. That station never eventuated.
In the 1950s it was discovered that 2BS's signal was causing problems with the signal of Melbourne station 3AK
. This forced 3AK to become a daytime station, having previously been an overnight station. This problem was fixed in the 1960s by switching to directional antennas, which led to 3AK commencing 24 hour transmission. This was at the same time ACP owned both stations. In 1969, ACP sold 2BS to Ron Camplin, who continues to own the station today.
Today, 2BS is an adult contemporary station with a prime target audience of 25+, playing music from the 1950s onwards. The majority of its programming is produced locally, taking only Sports Today
with Peter Bosley and New Day, Australia with John Kerr from 2UE
Sydney
, Ray Hadley
's Continuous Call Team
from 2GB
Sydney
, and syndicated programs The Outback Club
(country music
) and My Generation (music from a particular year).
The station recently started FM repeater stations in the surrounding towns of Blayney
, Oberon
and Sofala
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.
Bathurst Broadcasters
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...
, who also owns sister station B-Rock 99.3FM
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....
. It was previously owned by the London Times Mirror, and by Australian Consolidated Press
Australian Consolidated Press
ACP Magazines , a subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment Co., is an Australian media company. It publishes the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian edition of Woman's Day....
.
History
The station began broadcasting on 1 January 1937. A station had existed in Bathurst prior to this, 2MK, owned by the Mockler Brothers, beginning in 1925. Also, 2BS wasn't always the intended call-letters, 2BX was also considered. Finally, a station located at Meadow Lane which was to serve both Bathurst and LithgowLithgow, New South Wales
Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of the local political division City of Lithgow. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales.Lithgow is...
was also projected to start in 1925, with the call letters 2LE. That station never eventuated.
In the 1950s it was discovered that 2BS's signal was causing problems with the signal of Melbourne station 3AK
3AK
3AK is the call sign of SEN 1116 and earlier the on-air name of a former Melbourne talk-back radio and music station, which, in 2003, leased its licence to sports network SEN 1116...
. This forced 3AK to become a daytime station, having previously been an overnight station. This problem was fixed in the 1960s by switching to directional antennas, which led to 3AK commencing 24 hour transmission. This was at the same time ACP owned both stations. In 1969, ACP sold 2BS to Ron Camplin, who continues to own the station today.
Today, 2BS is an adult contemporary station with a prime target audience of 25+, playing music from the 1950s onwards. The majority of its programming is produced locally, taking only Sports Today
Sports Today
Sports Today is a long-running radio show on Melbourne, Australia radio station 3AW.It currently airs on Monday to Thursday between 6 pm – 8 pm and is hosted by Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell....
with Peter Bosley and New Day, Australia with John Kerr from 2UE
2UE
2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Ray Hadley
Ray Hadley
Raymond Morris Hadley OAM is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster. He presents 2GB Sydney's morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program.-Early Life:...
's Continuous Call Team
Continuous Call Team
The Continuous Call Team is an Australian radio sports program, covering the news and live games of the National Rugby League. It is produced and broadcast by 2GB Sydney, and is relayed to stations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.The team have...
from 2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and syndicated programs The Outback Club
The Outback Club
The Outback Club is the debut album by Australian country musician Lee Kernaghan. It won "Best Country Album" at the ARIA Music Awards of 1993.-Track listing:# Boys From The Bush# High Country# She Waits By The Sliprails...
(country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
) and My Generation (music from a particular year).
The station recently started FM repeater stations in the surrounding towns of Blayney
Blayney, New South Wales
Blayney is a farming town and administrative centre with a population of 2,745 in 2006, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia...
, Oberon
Oberon, New South Wales
-See also:*Oberon Correctional Centre*Mount Trickett*Mount Bindo*Shooters Hill-External links:***...
and Sofala
Sofala, New South Wales
Sofala is a village located approximately 250 km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, 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...
.
External links
- http://www.2bs.com.au/ 1503 2BS Gold website
- http://www.countrywideradio.com.au/station2bs.htm Countrywide Radio Sales profile