B-Rock 99.3FM

2BXS
City Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Branding B-Rock
Frequency 99.3 MHz FM
First air date 2 December 1996
Power 10 kilowatts
Class Commercial
Transmitter coordinates 33°24′58″S 149°34′46″E / 33.41611°S 149.57944°E / -33.41611; 149.57944Coordinates: 33°24′58″S 149°34′46″E / 33.41611°S 149.57944°E / -33.41611; 149.57944
Owner Bathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd
Sister stations 1503 2BS Gold
Website http://www.brockfm.com.au

B-Rock 99.3FM (call sign: 2BXS) is a local radio station in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It broadcasts on 99.3 megahertz on the FM band, from a transmitter in Bathurst, with a power output of 10 kilowatts (10,000 watts) and callsign 2BXS.

Its callsign meaning is:

Its on-air name, B-Rock, is named for Australian motor racing legend (and nine-time Bathurst 1000 winner) Peter Brock,[1] but can also be known to be short for Bathurst Rock (or Rocks).

It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., a privately held company, owned by local businessman Ron Camplin, who also owns sister station 2BS Bathurst.

It began broadcasting on 2 December 1996, as a supplementary FM license in the Bathurst district.

B-Rock's format is hot adult contemporary (rock), with a core audience of up to 39 years. Its programs are produced locally, and features competitions, comedy, requests and national news which airs on the hour from 7 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.

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References

  1. "About Us". B-Rock 99.3FM. Bathurst Broadcasters. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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