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2BS
2BS is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to the Central Tablelands of New South Wales. Owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group, the station broadcasts a news talk and classic hits music format with local programming presented from studios in Bathurst. For close to fifty years, the station was operated by local proprietors Ron and Stephanie Camplin, and was previously owned by the London Times Mirror and Australian Consolidated Press. In June 2019, 2BS and its sister station B-Rock FM were sold to the Broadcast Operations Group, owned by Bill Caralis. History The station began broadcasting on 1 January 1937. 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. 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 cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast Operations Group
Broadcast Operations Group is an Australian media company, operating radio stations across various centres across regional New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Branded as the Super Radio Network, stations carry one of two formats – a news talk and classic hits format based at 2SM Sydney; and a hot adult contemporary format based at New FM Newcastle. In June 2019, the Group acquired 2BS and B-Rock FM in Bathurst from local proprietors Ron and Stephanie Camplin. 2BS immediately replaced its broadcast of ''The Ray Hadley Morning Show'' with ''The John Laws Show'', syndicated from 2SM. Radio stations As of , Broadcast Operations Group operates 42 radio stations. 22 of these stations form their AM network, mostly broadcast on AM radio and featuring local news, music and syndicated talkback programming. * 2AD 1134 Armidale * 2BH 567 Broken Hill * 2BS 95.1 Bathurst * 2DU 1251 Dubbo * 2EL 1089 Orange * 2GF 1206 Grafton * 2HC 639 Coffs Harbour * 2HD 1143 Newcastle * 2LF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst () is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst 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 37,191 Estimated resident population, 30 June 2019. in June 2019. Bathurst is often referred to as the Gold Country as it was the site of the first gold discovery and where the first gold rush occurred in Australia. Today education, tourism and manufacturing drive the economy. The internationally known racetrack Mount Panorama is a landmark of the city. Bathurst has a historic city centre with many ornate buildings remaining from the New South Wales gold rush in the mid to late 19th century. The median age of the city's population is 35 years; which is particularly young for a regional centre (the state median is 38), and is related to the large education sector in the community. The city has had a modera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Radio Stations In Australia
This is a list of radio stations that broadcast in Australia. The first digit of the callsign represents the state or territory: 1 – ACT, 2 – NSW and ACT, 3 – VIC, 4 – QLD, 5 – SA, 6 – WA, 7 – TAS, 8 – NT. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Canberra AM FM DAB+ New South Wales Sydney Area AM FM Northeast AM FM Albury FM *87.6 MHz – Raw FM – Dance Radio - Narrowcast *88.0 MHz - Gold FM - Hume Travel Network - Narrowcast *88.8 MHz – Faith FM – Religious station - Narrowcast *89.5 MHz - SBS Radio 1 - Multicultural Radio *98.5 MHz - The Light - Christian Community *99.3 MHz – Sky Sports Radio – Relay of Racing Radio - Narrowcast *100.9 MHz - ABC News Radio - Continuous news plus parliamentary broadcasts *101.7 MHz – 2APH – Vision Australia Radio (Radio For The Print Handicapped) *103.3 MHz - Triple J - ABC National Youth Network *104.1 MHz - ABC Classic - Classical Music *104.9&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, the ACT, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea. The team have exclusive commercial radio rights to the National Rugby League (apart from Monday Night matches) until the end of the games are broadcast on Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, with a talkback/humour programme broadcast on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Team members Current team members *Ray Hadley (football commentator, and 2GB's morning show presenter). * Darryl "The Big Marn" Brohman (ex-Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Penrith player, Queensland State of Origin representative, Australian Tug of War representative, football commentator and Nine Network presenter) * Chris Warren (Play By Play Caller on Saturday Night and fill-in sideline eye, former player for Western S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bathurst Times
''The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal'', also published as ''The Bathurst Free Press'', ''Bathurst Times'', ''Bathurst Argus'', ''Bathurst Daily Argus'', ''Western Times'' and ''Western Advocate'', was a semiweekly English language broadsheet newspaper published in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. History ''The Bathurst Free Press'' took over from ''The Bathurst Advocate'' and was first published on 6 October 1849 by William Farrand. It sought to differentiate itself from the Advocate by changing its title and "being permitted to speak for ourselves in the plural, rather than the singular number". The paper changed its title again on 28 May 1851 to ''Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal'' alongside an increase in its subscription rate due to the "pressing demands for early intelligence from the Gold Country". In 1859, John Charles White took over the publication over the newspaper and it remained in the family's occupation until it ceased distribution in March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange, New South Wales
Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney on a great circle at an altitude of . Orange had an estimated urban population of 40,493 Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. as of June 2018 making the city a significant regional centre. A significant nearby landmark is Mount Canobolas with a peak elevation of and commanding views of the district. Orange is situated within the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri Nation. Orange is the birthplace of poets Banjo Paterson and Kenneth Slessor, although Paterson lived in Orange for only a short time as an infant. Walter W. Stone, book publisher (Wentworth Books) and passionate supporter of Australian literature, was also born in Orange. The first Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as V8 Supercar Championship Series, was held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit in 1960. History The Orange region is the traditional land of the Wirad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofala, New South Wales
Sofala is a village in New South Wales, Australia, 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 , Sofala had a population of 208. History Sofala came about as a direct result of the gold rush which had been spurred on when Edward Hargraves discovered gold at Summerhill Creek on 12 February 1851. By June of that year, thousands of people had set up mining operations in the valley, and both the Royal Hotel and a general store were built in 1851 to handle the increased demand. Initially, gold was found in the area known as Gold Point on the Turon River. When the alluvial gold ran out, mining turned to quartz reef mining. The town was a centre of opposition to the gold licensing system in New South Wales at the time. A considerable proportion of the miners were Chinese. Sofala Public School was established in 1878. There was an Angl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberon, New South Wales
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 2021 census, Oberon had a population of 3,319 people. It is the birthplace of Greens politician Bob Brown, Ken Sutcliffe, supermotard rider Scott Saul, former Penrith Panthers players Ray Blacklock, Mark Booth, Dr Therese Wales and DJ Tallis O’Neill. Oberon is located near Jenolan Caves and the Kanangra-Boyd National Park. Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel filmed the music video to their hit song "Flame Trees" in and around Oberon. The song's lyrics (written by Cold Chisel keyboardist Don Walker) present the story of a young man returning to his hometown, where he reminisces about the past and his former girlfriend from the region. History The town was permanently settled in 1839, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blayney, New South Wales
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 west of Sydney, west of Bathurst and above sea-level, Blayney is the seat of Blayney Shire Council. History Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Aboriginal Wiradjuri and, or, Gundungara peoples. The first European to travel through area was surveyor George Evans, in 1815 and unofficial occupation of the district began in 1821. The first land grant in the general area known as Coombing Park was issued to Thomas Icely in 1829. In 1836 the locality was known as King's Plains, with Doyle's inn being the only public-house. There was also a mill worked by a man called Lambert. In 1842 Governor Gipps proposed the creation of a village to be named 'Blayney'. His proposed site, however, was about 9 km north-east of the present site in the Kings Plains area, but once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stanley (broadcaster)
John Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Stanley (cartoonist) (1914–1993), comic book writer and artist best known for ''Little Lulu'' *John Stanley (composer) (1712–1786), English composer and organist *John Stanley (playwright) (born 1966), British playwright and screenwriter *John Stanley (radio broadcaster), Australian radio presenter *John Mix Stanley (1814–1872), American artist-explorer Politics and government *Sir John Stanley (KG) (c. 1350–1414), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and King of Mann *Sir John Stanley (died 1437) (c. 1386–1437), his son, King of Mann, MP for Lancashire *Sir John Stanley, 1st Baronet (1663–1744), Chief Secretary for Ireland and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gorey * Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Baronet (1735–1807), British landowner and amateur scientist *John Stanley (Hastings MP) (1740–1799), British MP for Hastings *John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley (1766–1850), British peer and politician *Sir John Stanl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Laws (radio Broadcaster)
Richard John Sinclair Laws CBE (born 8 August 1935) is an Australian radio announcer. For 50 years, until 2007, he was the host of an Australian morning radio program combining music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback. His distinctive voice earned him the nickname "the Golden Tonsils". Although officially retired between 2007 and 2011, he returned in February 2011 to host a morning program on 2SM and the Super Radio Network. Career Best known as a talkback radio broadcaster, Laws is one of Australia's highest-paid radio personalities and has been involved with Australian talkback radio broadcasting much longer than any other presenter. Although regularly commentating on topical news, Laws did not regard himself a journalist but as an entertainer and salesman. He is nonetheless one of the few commercial radio personalities whose interviews with state and federal political leaders are considered to have a significant influence of the cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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