B-Rock 99.3FM
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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 (10,000 watts) and callsign 2BXS.
Its callsign meaning is:
Its on-air name, B-Rock, is named for Australian motor racing legend (and nine-time Bathurst 1000
winner) Peter Brock
, but can also be known to be short for Bathurst Rock (or Rocks).
It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., a privately-held company, owned by local businessman Ron Camplin, who also owns sister station 2BS Bathurst
.
It began broadcasting on the December 2, 1996, as a supplementary FM license in the Bathurst district.
B-Rock's format is hot adult contemporary (rock), with a core audience of up to 39 years. Its programs are produced locally, and features competitions, comedy, requests and national news which airs on the hour from 7am-5pm Monday to Friday.
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 broadcasts on 99.3 megahertz on the FM band, from a transmitter in Bathurst, with a power output of 10 kilowatts (10,000 watts) and callsign 2BXS.
Its callsign meaning is:
- 2 (a prefix for New South Wales radio stations)
- BXS, an extension of its sister station (2BS)'s callsign. However, this callsign is never heard on air.
Its on-air name, B-Rock, is named for Australian motor racing legend (and nine-time Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
winner) Peter Brock
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...
, but can also be known to be short for Bathurst Rock (or Rocks).
It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., a privately-held company, owned by local businessman Ron Camplin, who also owns sister station 2BS Bathurst
2BS Bathurst
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.-History:The station began...
.
It began broadcasting on the December 2, 1996, as a supplementary FM license in the Bathurst district.
B-Rock's format is hot adult contemporary (rock), with a core audience of up to 39 years. Its programs are produced locally, and features competitions, comedy, requests and national news which airs on the hour from 7am-5pm Monday to Friday.