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4EBFM

4EBFM is a community ethnic radio station

Read the interview with Charlie Demetriou, Community Radio Presenter

4EBFM provides listeners from other countries or non-English speaking backgrounds with a link to their countries of origin. For recent arrivals to Brisbane, 4EBFM is a valuable source of information, including settlement advice and local community news, with programs in a number of different ethnic languages.

4EBFM’s mission is to provide the communities of Brisbane with a comprehensive ethnic broadcasting service of a high standard, whilst promoting the principles of neutrality, independence, democracy, diversity and participation at all levels of multicultural radio. Broadcasting out of Brisbane, the station’s signal can also be heard north to Gympie, west to Toowoomba and south to northern New South Wales.

4EBFM can be tuned in via live streaming on winamp and windows media player, with different cultural groups are allotted different amounts of airtime according to the number of paid members the group has. Programming contains news, sports, music and variety, and anyone can join a group even if they are not from its particular ethnic background. 4EBFM also worked closely with Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre (BEMAC) and Queensland government in an annual event of Queensland Multicultural Festival at Roma Street Parkland.

The Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Queensland (EBAQ) did its first test broadcast from Spring Hill in 1977. In 1981 4EBFM moved to larger premises in West End, and commenced broadcasting 24 hours a day.

In 1988, after four years of fund-raising and expanding its broadcasting signal, 4EBFM secured its current location, a purpose built heritage building at Kangaroo Point. It now has over 5000 members and involves over 50 different language groups from around the globe. On 1 December 2001 at 12.01am, 4EBFM commenced broadcasting at FM 98.1.

Last updated by Arifah Rahmat (2011-10-29)