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B Rock 99.3FM

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Branding
  
B-Rock

First air date
  
2 December 1996

Class
  
Commercial

Frequency
  
99.3 MHz FM

Power
  
10 kilowatts

City
  
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

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:

  • 2 (a prefix for New South Wales radio stations)
  • BXS, an extension of its sister station (2BS)'s callsign. However, this callsign is never heard on air.
  • Its on-air name, B-Rock, is named for Australian motor racing legend (and nine-time Bathurst 1000 winner) Peter Brock, 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.

    References

    B-Rock 99.3FM Wikipedia