B-Rock 99.3FM explained

2BXS
City:Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Branding:B-Rock
Frequency:99.3 MHz FM
Airdate:2 December 1996
Power:10 kilowatts
Class:Commercial
Coordinates:-33.4161°N 149.5794°W
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 Bill Caralis's Broadcast Operations Group, 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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  1. Web site: About Us . B-Rock 99.3FM . Bathurst Broadcasters . 19 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228083304/http://www.brockfm.com.au/about-us.html . 28 February 2011 . dmy .