BTQ-7
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BTQ is the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
station of the Australian Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
. BTQ was the second television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
to launch in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, going to air on 1 November 1959, after QTQ (station of the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
) launched three months earlier.
Along with other Australian television channels, BTQ began broadcasting on digital television on 1 January 2001.
The channel has been a leader in Queensland television news - in the early eighties, Seven National News became the first Brisbane-based bulletin to be relayed throughout a string of independent Queensland telecasters. Within the same decade, BTQ was also a major production house for children's television - hosting popular shows as Wombat
Wombat
Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as...
, Now You See It, Family Feud, Play Your Cards Right and Seven's Super Saturday featuring Agro (puppet). In the 1980s and 1990s, the channel regularly opened its facilities to the Brisbane public - at Open Days. In the 1970s, BTQ also held annual telethons for the Children's Hospital, featuring network personalities.
Until 2007, BTQ was the host station of the national Austext
Austext
Austext is the former Australian teletext service based in Brisbane, Queensland. The production was carried and operated by the Seven Network and its affiliates over most of Australia. It carried news, finance information, weather, lottery results, TV guide and other information...
teletext service. The service was later largely automated out of Seven Sydney until it was decommissioned September 2009.
Station slogans
- 1959: Start on 7 and You'll Stay on 7!
- 1960-61: "The Station of the Stars"
- 1965: "The New 7!"
- 1966: "You'll See It All on Seven"
- 1967-68: "Brisbane's Liveliest Channel"
- 1972: "The Big 7"
- 1975 (Jan-Feb): "The Entertainers"
- Summer 1978/79: "Summer Fever!"
- 1979: "Seven Fever!" (used for their 20th anniversary)
- Summer 1979/80: "Summer Fever!"
- 1980: "Seven, You're Still Looking Hot!"
- Early 1981: "We're Doing It For You"
- 1981: "Supercharged 7!"
- 1982-88: "Love You Brisbane"
- 1982: "Shine on Brisbane" (used to promote the 1982 Commonwealth Games)
- 1984: "Love You Queensland - 25 Years of Television"
- 1989: "Only The Best Will Do"
- 1989: "Happy 30th Birthday!"
- 1989-94: "Nobody Knows Brisbane Like Seven"
- 1995-96: "Queensland's Great South East"
- 1997-99: "Seven's Great South East"
- 1999: "7 - 1959-1999" (used to celebrate 40 Years of BTQ7)
- Christmas 1999: "Christmas in the Great South East"
- 2002: "The Great South East"
- 2007-08: "Love You Queensland"
- July–November 2009: "Celebrating 50 Years"
- January–February 2011: "Love You Queensland"
News
Seven News Brisbane is presented by Kay McGrathKay McGrath
Kay McGrath is an award winning journalist who is a presenter of Seven News in Brisbane, Australia, along with Rod Young.Formerly a newsreader at TVQ-0 Kay presented a national breakfast news/finance show called TVAM on the Seven Network in 1988 from Sydney and the following year McGrath joined the...
and Rod Young
Rod Young
Rod Young is the presenter of the Brisbane bulletin of Seven News with Kay McGrath.Before moving to the Seven Network, Rod was the face of news in Brisbane on the ABC where he began working in the late 1970s. Rod has had a distinguished career after starting in radio at station 2GO at Gosford on...
(weekdays) from Seven's Brisbane studios, located at Mount Coot-tha. Weekday sport is presented by Shane Webcke
Shane Webcke
Shane Webcke is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who spent his entire top-grade career playing for the Brisbane Broncos. His position of choice was at prop forward and at his peak he was renowned as the best front rower in the world...
, Pat Welsh
Pat Welsh
Pat Welsh is the head of sports for Seven News in Brisbane.Welsh, who is best known for his rugby league and golfing commentary has travelled extensively throughout Europe, Australia and United States for the Seven Network...
, Ben Davis
Ben Davis (journalist)
Ben Davis is a sports presenter on the Seven Network in Brisbane. Currently, he presents the sport report on the 6:00pm news, on Thursday and Friday nights....
and Rohan Welsh. Weather is presented by John Schluter
John Schluter
John Schluter is the weekday weather presenter for Seven News in Brisbane as well as being the host of 'Flashback' - a long running segment within Sunday evening news broadcasts.-Media career:...
. The bulletin is simulcast on local radio station 96.5 Family FM.
On weekends, Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
presents the news with Pat Welsh on sport and Talitha Cummins
Talitha Cummins
Talitha Cummins is an Australian journalist.Cummins is currently a reporter for Seven News in Sydney and fill in presenter on Seven Morning News and Seven 4:30 News.-Career:...
on weather. Liz Cantor
Liz Cantor
Liz Cantor is an Australian television presenter.She is currently the weekend weather presenter for Seven News Brisbane and she also reports on a number of Seven Network Queensland lifestyle programs, Great South East and Creek To Coast; and also presents the Golden Casket Lotto draw segments.Liz...
presents a beach report on Friday and Saturday evenings. Previously, Tracey Challenor
Tracey Challenor
Tracey Challenor was a journalist and news presenter for Seven News in Brisbane from November 1991 until 2007. She began her journalism career in 1989 as a cadet reporter with The Redland Times and Bayside Bulletin newspapers....
presented the weekend news for many years until her departure in February 2007. She read her last bulletin on 18 February 2007.
In October 2002, Rod Young moved from ABC News
ABC News (Australia)
ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - the division is responsible for all newsgathering and production of news output for ABC television, radio and online services...
in Brisbane to co-anchor with Kay McGrath. She had gone solo for the previous nine months following the retirement of Frank Warrick. Their dual presenter format has been very successful.
News updates are presented by Kay McGrath
Kay McGrath
Kay McGrath is an award winning journalist who is a presenter of Seven News in Brisbane, Australia, along with Rod Young.Formerly a newsreader at TVQ-0 Kay presented a national breakfast news/finance show called TVAM on the Seven Network in 1988 from Sydney and the following year McGrath joined the...
, Rod Young
Rod Young
Rod Young is the presenter of the Brisbane bulletin of Seven News with Kay McGrath.Before moving to the Seven Network, Rod was the face of news in Brisbane on the ABC where he began working in the late 1970s. Rod has had a distinguished career after starting in radio at station 2GO at Gosford on...
or Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
throughout the afternoon and the early evening.
Reporters
Senior Reporters- Neil Warren
General Reporters
- Amanda Abate
- Josh Adsett
- Michael Best
- Geoff Breusch
- Michael Coombes
- Talitha Cummins
- Peter Doherty
- Erin Edwards
- Sally Eeles
- Michael Scanlan
- Kim Skubris
- Carly Waters
Special Reporters
- Shane WebckeShane WebckeShane Webcke is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who spent his entire top-grade career playing for the Brisbane Broncos. His position of choice was at prop forward and at his peak he was renowned as the best front rower in the world...
- Trevor GillmeisterTrevor GillmeisterTrevor Gillmeister is an Australian former rugby league player who is currently signed on as an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Titans. During his playing days Gillmeister played for the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers as well as...
Political Correspondent
- Patrick Condren
Past Presenters
News- Brian Cahill (1959–1967) (1973–1975) - Brian gave a guest presentation of 'Flashback' on Seven News in November 2009, to mark the station's 50th anniversary.
- Brian Tait (1960s)
- Alyson Ridgewell (1960s)
- Ron Brady (1960s)
- Mike Taylor (1960s)
- Ken Hose (1970s-1980s)
- Mike Higgins (1970–1986)
- Jason Cameron (1970s)
- Nev Roberts (1970s-1980s)
- Ian Hislop (1980s)
- Janne Rayner (1980s)
- Donna Meiklejohn (1980s)
- Darren McDonald (1980s)
- Garry Wilkinson (1989–1994)
- Frank Warrick (1977–2001)
- Tracey ChallenorTracey ChallenorTracey Challenor was a journalist and news presenter for Seven News in Brisbane from November 1991 until 2007. She began her journalism career in 1989 as a cadet reporter with The Redland Times and Bayside Bulletin newspapers....
(1991–2007) - Simon ReeveSimon Reeve (Australian television presenter)Simon Reeve is an Australian television presenter and host of many shows on the Seven Network. Reeve is currently the sports presenter on Weekend Sunrise, reporter on Sunrise, and the host of the children's quiz show It's Academic, as well as a fill-in presenter for Seven News.Simon commenced his...
(2001–2003)
Sport
- Bill McDonaldBill McDonaldBill McDonald is an Australian journalist and news presenter.McDonald is currently the presenter of Brisbane's Ten News at Five with Georgina Lewis....
- David Fordham (1980s)
- Peter Meares (1980s)
Weather
- Annette Allison (1970s)
- Gay Walker (Miss Australia 1972) (1970s)
- Noel Stanaway (1980s)
- Tony Johnston (2003)
- Liz CantorLiz CantorLiz Cantor is an Australian television presenter.She is currently the weekend weather presenter for Seven News Brisbane and she also reports on a number of Seven Network Queensland lifestyle programs, Great South East and Creek To Coast; and also presents the Golden Casket Lotto draw segments.Liz...
(2006–2008)
Other programming
- Family FeudFamily FeudFamily Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
- Agro's Cartoon ConnectionAgro's Cartoon ConnectionAgro's Cartoon Connection was an Australian children's television show that aired on the Seven Network from 1989 to 1997. Shown on weekday mornings, it was primarily hosted by Agro, a puppet played by comedian Jamie Dunn...
- Moved to ATN-7ATN-Medicine:*Acute tubular necrosis, a medical condition involving the death of tubular cells that form the tubule that transports urine to the ureters*Asymmetric tonic neck reflex*Atypical trigeminal neuralgia-Television:...
in 1997. - Saturday DisneySaturday DisneySaturday Disney is a children's program which has aired on the Seven Network in Australia for over 20 years, with the first episode going to air on 20 January 1990. Although, according to the hosts during the 800th episode of the show, they revealed the show premiered in March 1990, causing...
- Moved to ATN-7ATN-Medicine:*Acute tubular necrosis, a medical condition involving the death of tubular cells that form the tubule that transports urine to the ureters*Asymmetric tonic neck reflex*Atypical trigeminal neuralgia-Television:...
in 1999. - A*mazing - Moved to TVW-7TVWTVW can mean:*TVW, a Seven Network owned station in Perth, Western Australia*TVW, a public affairs network in the state of Washington*"tvw", the false branding callsign of WISC-TV's digital subchannel and Madison, Wisconsin's MyNetworkTV affiliate...
in 1997. - The Mole (Australia season 3)The Mole (Australia season 3)The third season of the Australian version of The Mole took place mostly in Gold Coast, Queensland and was hosted by Grant Bowler.-Show Details:...
- Episodes 2-10.