Radio Station 4KQ collection

Collection

Accession number
32085
Publisher
1956-2004
Scope and content

Audio-visual material, ephemera and papers relating to Brisbane radio station 4KQ. The collection includes photographs of station presenters and activities, promotional material, audio and visual recordings of station activities and ephemera.

System of arrangement
Arranged into 10 series.
Description
11 boxes of papers, photographs, realia, cassette tapes, audio recordings, indexes, VHS tapes, posters.
Administrative / Biographical history

4KQ is a commercial radio station in Brisbane, Australia owned by the Australian Radio Network. Planning for the station began after a licence with the callsign 4KQ was granted in August 1946. It began broadcasting on 7 May 1947 on 650 kHz under the ownership of the Australian Labor Party. The station was involved in number of controversies relating to this ownership. There were various changes to operating frequency over the years, moving to 693 kHz in 1978. 4KQ broadcasts from its studio in Milton, Brisbane. The main programming component is their classic hits music format with music from the 1960's to 1990's, news bulletins and traffic reports.

Copyright status

In copyright.

Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Preferred citation
32085, Radio Station 4KQ collection, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
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