4US is an Australian
community radio station located in
Rockhampton, Queensland.
The station is managed by the Central Queensland Aboriginal Corporation for Media and broadcasts programming specifically aimed at
Central Queensland's
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
community on 100.7
FM.
4US first went to air in 1998 with programs originating from an outside broadcast van that had been donated to the station by
ABC Capricornia
4RK, better known as ABC Capricornia is one of the ABC's original regional radio stations, predating the corporation's inception on 1 July 1932. 4RK, as it was known at the time, began broadcasting on 29 July 1931 and was owned by the Australi ...
, before the station established a better equipped studio in the heritage-listed
Rockhampton Harbour Board Building
Rockhampton Harbour Board Building is a heritage-listed office building at 288 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John William Wilson and built in 1898 by Renshaw & Ricketts. It is also know ...
.
In 2005, the station moved to a new studio at the Dreamtime Cultural Centre in North Rockhampton, where it continues to broadcast from.
In the past, 4US announcers have attended training sessions at
Brisbane indigenous radio station,
98.9 FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 98.9 MHz:
Argentina
* CONTEMPORANEA, desde Jose C. Paz.
* Activa in Concordia, Entre Ríos
* Si in Rosario, Santa Fe
* Radio de Folklore in Córdoba
* Apuntes in Santos Lugares, Buenos Ai ...
where 4US staff worked with experienced radio broadcasters including industry veteran
Jamie Dunn
Jamie Dunn (born 12 August 1950) is an Australian television and radio personality, puppeteer, comedian, and voice artist.
Starting his entertainment career as a singer, Dunn moved into television, working the puppet Agro on ''Agro's Cartoon C ...
.
4AAA 98.9 FM Block Training
4US Facebook page, 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
References
Radio stations in Queensland
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