ABQ
ABQ is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Brisbane, Queensland. It began broadcasting on 2 November 1959 and is based at purpose-built headquarters on Brisbane's South Bank. The station is received throughout the state through a number of relay transmitters, and satellite transmission on the Optus Aurora free-to-view platform. ABQ's schedule largely consists of national ABC Television programming with opt-outs for news and current affairs, rugby league and state election coverage.
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| Brisbane, Queensland | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 2 |
| Affiliations | ABC Television |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| First air date | November 2, 1959 |
| Call sign meaning | ABC Queensland |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (VHF)(1959-2013) |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 336 m (analog) 355 m (digital)[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°27′52″S 152°56′51″E |
| Website | www |
For many years, the station was based at studios in the inner-western suburb of Toowong, with a transmitter at Mount Coot-tha. In late 2006, the Toowong studios were abandoned due to an unacceptably high rate of breast cancer at the facility. An independent study examined 10 cases of breast cancer reported at the studios, and found the incidence rate was 11 times higher than the general working community.[2]
Up until January 2012, staff worked from several sites around Brisbane, with ABC Radio based in nearby Lissner Street, Toowong, ABC News staff working from Network Ten's Mount Coot-tha studios, ABC Innovation and Online staff working at QUT Kelvin Grove, and other staff based in locations including Coronation Drive and West End. On 10 January 2012, ABC Brisbane moved into a new facility in South Bank.
Programming
Local programming
ABC News Queensland is presented by Matt Wordsworth (Monday - Thursday) and Jessica van Vonderen (Friday - Sunday). Weather is presented by Jenny Woodward (Monday - Friday) and Craig Zonca (Sunday). Finance is presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.
Past presenters of the bulletin have included Rod Young and Andrew Lofthouse, both of whom went on to read the flagship 6:00 pm bulletins on Seven and Nine respectively. The pair opposed each other in this timeslot between mid-2009 and late-2012, during which the Seven bulletin co-read by Young and Kay McGrath consistently rated higher than the Nine bulletin co-read by Lofthouse and Melissa Downes (as of 2017, however, Nine has regained the lead in the south-east Queensland ratings).[3][4][5][6]
Networked programming
Relay stations
The following stations relay ABQ throughout Queensland:
| Call | Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ digital) |
First air date | 3rd letter's meaning |
ERP (Analog/ digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ digital)1 |
Transmitter coordinates | Transmitter location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABAQ | Alpha | Alpha | 8 (VHF) NA |
19 December 1974 | Alpha | 0.021 kW | 88 m | 23°37′5″S 146°37′49″E | Alpha |
| ABAAQ | Augathella | Augathella | 11 (VHF) NA |
8 March 1974 | AugathellA | 0.021 kW | 51 m | 25°48′23″S 146°35′21″E | Augathella |
| ABBQ | Barcaldine | Barcaldine | 10 (VHF) 7 (VHF) |
19 December 1974 | Barcaldine | 0.02 kW 0.005 kW |
61 m 61 m |
23°31′43″S 145°15′33″E | Barcaldine |
| ABBLQ | Blackall | Blackall | 9 (VHF) 7 (VHF) |
19 December 1974 | BlackalL | 0.2 kW 0.05 kW |
61 m 66 m |
24°25′53″S 145°29′48″E | Blackall |
| ABCAQ | Cunnamulla | Cunnamulla | 10 (VHF) NA |
8 March 1974 | CunnamullA | 0.026 kW | 41 m | 28°2′54″S 145°42′6″E | Cunnamulla |
| ABCEQ | Charleville | Charleville | 9 (VHF) 11 (VHF) |
8 March 1974 | CharlevillE | 0.26 kW 0.065 kW |
99 m 99 m |
26°24′59″S 146°21′20″E | Charleville |
| ABCLQ | Cloncurry | Cloncurry | 7 (VHF) 6 (VHF) |
17 March 1971 | CLoncurry | 0.2 kW 0.05 kW |
115 m 115 m |
20°43′21″S 140°32′21″E | Mount Avarice |
| ABCTQ | Clermont | Clermont | 10 (VHF) 54 (UHF) |
19 December 1974 | ClermonT | 0.1 kW 0.2 kW |
89 m 80 m |
22°51′22″S 147°38′39″E | Clermont |
| ABDQ | Darling Downs | Toowoomba | 32 (UHF)2 6 37 (UHF) |
16 December 1963 | Darling Downs | 1600 kW 500 kW |
570 m 549 m |
26°53′32″S 151°36′29″E | Mount Mowbullan |
| ABDIQ | Dirranbandi | Dirranbandi | 7 (VHF) NA |
8 March 1974 | DirranbandI | 0.016 kW | 65 m | 28°33′28″S 148°15′1″E | Dirranbandi |
| ABEQ | Emerald | Emerald | 11 (VHF) 9 (VHF) |
21 December 1973 | Emerald | 2 kW 0.625 kW |
92 m 92 m |
23°28′28″S 148°9′4″E | Emerald |
| ABGQ | Goondiwindi | Goondiwindi | 6 (VHF) 56 (UHF) |
9 July 1973 | Goondiwindi | 0.5 kW 0.625 kW |
41 m 49 m |
28°31′9″S 150°20′16″E | Goondiwindi |
| ABHQ | Hughenden | Hughenden | 9 (VHF) 8 (VHF) |
30 June 1971 | Hughenden | 0.2 kW 0.125 kW |
80 m 80 m |
20°50′53″S 144°11′9″E | Hughenden |
| ABIQ | Mount Isa | Mount Isa | 6 (VHF) 7 (VHF) |
21 December 1970 | Mount Isa | 1.6 kW 0.4 kW |
72 m 75 m |
20°44′4″S 139°30′45″E | DCA Hill |
| ABJQ | Julia Creek | Julia Creek | 10 (VHF) NA |
20 April 1971 | Julia Creek | 0.2 kW | 65 m | 20°39′9″S 141°44′23″E | Julia Creek |
| ABLQ | Longreach | Longreach | 6 (VHF) 10 (VHF) |
19 December 1974 | Longreach | 0.7 kW 0.175 kW |
69 m 69 m |
23°27′22″S 144°21′6″E | Longreach |
| ABMQ | Mackay | Mackay | 8 (VHF)3 6 10 (VHF) |
21 December 1967 | Mackay | 360 kW 90 kW |
611 m 613 m |
21°1′56″S 148°56′36″E | Mount Blackwood |
| ABMLQ | Mitchell | Mitchell | 6 (VHF) 12 (VHF) |
8 March 1974 | MitchelL | 0.2 kW 0.05 kW |
149 m 149 m |
26°32′35″S 148°6′41″E | Mitchell Escarpment |
| ABMNQ | Morven | Morven | 7 (VHF) NA |
8 March 1974 | MorveN | 0.13 kW | 133 m | 26°30′20″S 147°8′4″E | Morven |
| ABMSQ | Miles | Miles | 9 (VHF) 63 (UHF) |
30 November 1973 | MileS | 0.32 kW 0.8 kW |
132 m 132 m |
26°38′58″S 150°16′14″E | Miles Hill |
| ABNQ | Cairns | Cairns | 9 (VHF)6 8 (VHF) |
25 July 1966 | North | 200 kW 50 kW |
1190 m 1190 m |
17°15′51″S 145°51′14″E | Mount Bellenden Ker |
| ABRQ | Rockhampton | Rockhampton | 9 (VHF)4 6 11 (VHF) |
21 December 1963 | Rockhampton | 160 kW 50 kW |
495 m 495 m |
23°43′48″S 150°32′9″E | Mount Hopeful |
| ABRAQ | Roma | Roma | 7 (VHF) 8 (VHF) |
14 December 1973 | RomA | 2 kW 0.5 kW |
103 m 105 m |
26°34′20″S 148°51′1″E | Timbury Hills |
| ABRDQ | Richmond | Richmond | 6 (VHF) 7 (VHF) |
4 June 1971 | RichmonD | 0.2 kW 0.05 kW |
70 m 70 m |
20°45′0″S 143°9′29″E | Richmond |
| ABSQ | Southern Downs | Warwick | 1 (VHF)6 45 (UHF) |
4 July 1966 | Southern Downs | 200 kW 500 kW |
255 m 316 m |
28°32′9″S 151°49′58″E | Passchendaele Ridge |
| ABSEQ | Springsure | Springsure | 8 (VHF)5 46 (UHF) |
19 December 1974 | SpringsurE | 0.8 kW 2 kW |
280 m 283 m |
24°8′31″S 148°9′1″E | Roddas Lookout |
| ABSGQ | St. George | St. George | 8 (VHF) 12 (VHF) |
8 March 1974 | St. George | 0.13 kW 0.033 kW |
63 m 64 m |
27°59′40″S 148°34′1″E | St. George |
| ABTQ | Townsville | Townsville | 3 (VHF)6 31 (UHF) |
21 September 1964 | Townsville | 160 kW 200 kW |
635 m 644 m |
19°20′36″S 146°46′50″E | Mount Stuart |
| ABWQ | Wide Bay | Maryborough | 6 (VHF)6 9A (VHF) |
8 October 1965 | Wide Bay | 240 kW 60 kW |
601 m 646 m |
25°25′37″S 152°7′3″E | Mount Goonaneman |
| ABWNQ | Winton | Winton | 8 (VHF) 7 (VHF) |
15 November 1974 | WintoN | 1.6 kW 0.4 kW |
97 m 94 m |
22°14′31″S 143°2′57″E | Rangelands |
Notes:
- 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- 2. ABDQ was on VHF channel 3 from its 1963 sign-on until 1993, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 3. ABMQ was on VHF channel 4 from its 1967 sign-on until 1988, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 4. ABRQ was on VHF channel 3 from its 1963 sign-on until 1988, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 5. ABSEQ was on VHF channel 9 from its 1974 sign-on until 1989.
- 6. Analogue transmission ceased on 6 December 2011 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television
Mary Kathleen also had a relay station (ABMKQ channel 9) from 15 December 1971 until the town was abandoned ca. 1982.
See also
References
- HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- ABC Toowong to close after cancer scare
- Hunter, Clare (3 October 2011). "Seven dominates Nine in TV ratings". Queensland University of Technology. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "SEVEN WINS THE 2009 RATINGS YEAR IN SEQ". Yahoo!7. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "50 Years of Brisbane TV-Part 1 Good night and Goodbye: Farewells from the newsdesk..." Kuttsywood. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- HowieBennett9 (3 September 2017). "Congratulations @9NewsQueensland team winning 7 day ratings year @AlisonAriotti @DarrenCurtis9 @9MelissaDownes @Loftea #9NewsAt6". Twitter. Retrieved 3 September 2017.