ABQ

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ABQ

Brisbane, Queensland
Channels	Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: 12 (VHF)
Affiliations	ABC Television
Network	ABC Television
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date	November 2, 1959
Call letters’ meaning	ABC Queensland
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.abc.net.au/tv

"ABQ" redirects here. For other uses, see ABQ (disambiguation).

ABQ is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Brisbane, Queensland. It began broadcasting on November 2, 1959 and was based for many years at studios in the inner-western suburb of Toowong, with a transmitter at Mount Coot-tha. In late 2006, however, the Toowong studios were abandoned after several female staff members developed breast cancer. An independent report found that the rate of breast cancer incidents at the site were "...up to 11 times higher than what would normally be expected."^[2]

Staff currently work from several sites around Brisbane, with ABC Radio now 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. The station is received throughout the state through a number of relay transmitters, and satellite transmission on the Optus Aurora free-to-view platform. eptions.

ABC News Queensland is presented by Andrew Lofthouse (news) and Jenny Woodward (weather), with national finance presented by Alan Kohler and sport with Peter Wilkins. David Curnow presents weekend news, sport and weather. Stateline, a locally produced current affairs program, is presented by John Taylor.

[edit] 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	December 19, 1974	Alpha	0.021 kW	88 m	23°37′5″S, 146°37′49″E	Alpha
ABAAQ	Augathella	Augathella	11 (VHF) NA	March 8, 1974	AugathellA	0.021 kW	51 m	25°48′23″S, 146°35′21″E	Augathella
ABBQ	Barcaldine	Barcaldine	10 (VHF) NA	December 19, 1974	Barcaldine	0.02 kW	61 m	23°31′43″S, 145°15′33″E	Barcaldine
ABBLQ	Blackall	Blackall	9 (VHF) NA	December 19, 1974	BlackalL	0.2 kW	61 m	24°25′53″S, 145°29′48″E	Blackall
ABCAQ	Cunnamulla	Cunnamulla	10 (VHF) NA	March 8, 1974	CunnamullA	0.026 kW	41 m	28°2′54″S, 145°42′6″E	Cunnamulla
ABCEQ	Charleville	Charleville	9 (VHF) NA	March 8, 1974	CharlevillE	0.26 kW	99 m	26°24′59″S, 146°21′20″E	Charleville
ABCLQ	Cloncurry	Cloncurry	7 (VHF) NA	March 17, 1971	CLoncurry	0.2 kW	115 m	20°43′21″S, 140°32′21″E	Mount Avarice
ABCTQ	Clermont	Clermont	10 (VHF) 54 (UHF)	December 19, 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 37 (UHF)	December 16, 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	March 8, 1974	DirranbandI	0.016 kW	65 m	28°33′28″S, 148°15′1″E	Dirranbandi
ABEQ	Emerald	Emerald	11 (VHF) 9 (VHF)	December 21, 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)	July 9, 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) NA	June 30, 1971	Hughenden	0.2 kW	80 m	20°50′53″S, 144°11′9″E	Hughenden
ABIQ	Mount Isa	Mount Isa	6 (VHF) 7 (VHF)	December 21, 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	April 20, 1971	Julia Creek	0.2 kW	65 m	20°39′9″S, 141°44′23″E	Julia Creek
ABLQ	Longreach	Longreach	6 (VHF) NA	December 19, 1974	Longreach	0.7 kW	69 m	23°27′22″S, 144°21′6″E	Longreach
ABMQ	Mackay	Mackay	8 (VHF)³ 10 (VHF)	December 21, 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) NA	March 8, 1974	MitchelL	0.2 kW	149 m	26°32′35″S, 148°6′41″E	Mitchell Escarpment
ABMNQ	Morven	Morven	7 (VHF) NA	March 8, 1974	MorveN	0.13 kW	133 m	26°30′20″S, 147°8′4″E	Morven
ABMSQ	Miles	Miles	9 (VHF) 63 (UHF)	November 30, 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) 8 (VHF)	July 25, 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 11 (VHF)	December 21, 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) NA	December 14, 1973	RomA	2 kW	103 m	26°34′20″S, 148°51′1″E	Timbury Hills
ABRDQ	Richmond	Richmond	6 (VHF) NA	June 4, 1971	RichmonD	0.2 kW	70 m	20°45′0″S, 143°9′29″E	Richmond
ABSQ	Southern Downs	Warwick	1 (VHF) 45 (UHF)	July 4, 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) 46 (UHF)	December 19, 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) NA	March 8, 1974	St. George	0.13 kW	63 m	27°59′40″S, 148°34′1″E	St. George
ABTQ	Townsville	Townsville	3 (VHF) 31 (UHF)	September 21, 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) 9A (VHF)	October 8, 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) NA	November 15, 1974	WintoN	1.6 kW	97 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.

Mary Kathleen also had a relay station (ABMKQ channel 9) from December 15, 1971 until the town was abandoned ca. 1982.

[edit] See also

Television broadcasting in Australia

[edit] References

^ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
^ Source: Doctor Bruce Armstrong, ABC News Online, 'Breast cancer scare forces ABC to relocate' [1]

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Mount Isa	ABIQ (ABC) · ITQ (SC TV) · IMP (Imparja) · SBS

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