4MK-FM

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4MK-FM

City of license	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Slogan	'The Best Songs Of All Time'
Frequency	101.9FM Mackay, 90.7FM Airlie Beach, 92.3FM Nebo & Surrounding Areas, Glenden 91.7FM
First air date	AM - 1931, FM - 1999
Format
Callsign meaning	Mackay
Former callsigns	4MK
Owner	Prime Television
Sister stations	Easy 1026AM
Website	http://www.4mkfm.com.au/

4MK-FM is a radio station in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It was purchased by Prime Television in 2005 from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks.

1931: January 12 - 4MKFM begins broadcasting as 4MK for the first time original studio was located in Family home of JH Williams [Senior] in Nelson Street Mackay . Broadcasting was conducted 2 hours per night

Approx 1950: 4MK moves to new studios at School Of Arts Building in Gordon Street [Building no longer exists]

1971: April - 4MK moves to current location in Sydney Street Mackay [Next to former Mater Hospital, now Sydney Street Markets Shopping Centre]

1977: 4MK switches AM freequences from 1380AM to 1030AM

1981: November 1: 4MK begins broadcasting 24 Hours A Day

1990's: 4MK is part of North Queensland Radio Network: Other Stations included 4CA Cairns,4AM Mareeba,4TO Townsville,4GC Charters Towers,4LM Mount Isa, 4HI Emerald, 4CC Gladstone, 4ZR Roma

1995: 4MK begins broadcasting Cowboys Call Team Matches on relay from 4TO Townsville [4MKFM no longer broadcasts matches, 98.7 Sea FM now broadcasts these matches from 4TOFM on relay]

Former Sister Station 100.3 Hot Fm begins broadcasting in 4MK building in Sydney Street

1999: June - 4MK finishes broadcasting on 1026AM and begins broadcasting on 101.9FM, 1026 Easy Listening Mackay begins broadcasting on former 4MK freequency. 1026 Easy Listening Mackay was broadcasting from a building next door to the 4MK [later demolished - Now Sydney Street Markets]. Hot FM later moves in with 98.7 SEAFM [Whitsunday Broadcasters] in Victoria Street, Easy 1026 relocates to 4MKFM Building

2004: the station received AUD 27,790 funding under the Australian government's Commercial Radio Blackspots Program.^[1]

4MKFM current Local Broadcasting: Monday To Friday: Meech & Teegs [5:00AM - 9:00AM],Tess [9:00AM - 12:00PM],Scott Linden [2:00PM - 6:00PM]Saturday: Dave Perkins[6:00AM - 12:00PM];Sunday: Brad [9:00AM - 12:00PM] All other programming is relayed from elsewhere