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 FM Melbourne, 5MBS FM Adelaide and Artsound Canberra.
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[edit] History
The station first went to air on 1st March 1979 at 10.30am, from a small area rented from the Queensland University of Technology’s Kelvin Grove campus. 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.
[edit] Key Programs
4MBS broadcasts a weekly program titled Music Lover’s Choice with announcer Howard Ainsworth, which previously ran for many years on ABC Classic FM.
The station also broadcasts a program titled Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas, which is heard on approximately 600 radio stations around the world.
[edit] Awards
In 2004, 4MBS Classic FM was named Radio Station of the Year by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.
