4RGL is an Australian
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popula ...
station located in
Gladstone, Queensland
Gladstone () is a coastal city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Gladstone has an urban population of 34,703, and together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated population of 50,317 at August 2021. This urban area c ...
.
The station is currently broadcasting as Fresh FM and transmits to the
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
History
Gladstone Reg ...
on 91.9 FM.
Prior to June 2013, the station was known as
Rhema FM due to a former affiliation with the
United Christian Broadcasters
United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) is an international Christian broadcasting and media group, founded by Rhema Media. Through affiliates in twenty five countries, it operates radio and television stations and publishes and broadcasts Bob G ...
network of Rhema FM stations, but its name was changed to Fresh FM when it underwent a relaunch.
After struggling to find a permanent location for the radio station, the station purchased land from the
Uniting Church
The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Unio ...
and constructed studio facilities on the site which the radio station moved into on 25 May 2013.
On 7 November 2016, the station announced that after reaching an agreement with
Seven Queensland
STQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving the regional areas of Queensland. The station is owned and operated by the Seven Network from studios located in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast. The callsign STQ stands for ' ...
, it would commence simulcasting the
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coas ...
edition of ''
Seven News
''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia.
National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are ...
'' at 6pm each weeknight from 11 November 2016.
Facebook post
Fresh FM Facebook page, 7 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016
References
Radio stations in Queensland
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