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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
4ZZZ (Radio Station : Brisbane, Qld.)
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
4ZZZ (1975-).
4ZZ began transmission on 8th December 1975 as the first FM community broadcaster in Brisbane transmitting in stereo it later bacame 4ZZZ because of government legislation.
On 14 December 1988, 4ZZZ was taken off air and forcibly evicted from its University of Queensland premises by the then UQ Union ALSF and Young Nationals student union executive. While university students rallied to support the station, 4ZZZ moved to alternative premises on Coronation Drive in the suburb of Toowong. In 1992 the station moved premises to the former Communist Party Headquarters on St Paul's Terrace, Fortitude Valley. 4ZZZ is currently broadcasting from 264 Barry Parade, Fortitude Valley.