1 frequency 102.1 mhz fm also on dab first air date 4 march 1975 1975 03 04 1 format community radio language s english erp 12 000 watts haat 233 m 2 transmitter coordinates 27 27 47 s 152 56 49 e 27.46306 s 152.94694 e 27.46306 ; 152.94694 owner creative broadcasters ltd website official website 4zzz pronounced four triple zed or simply triple zed is an independent community radio station operating in brisbane queensland australia at the frequency 102.1 fm . as a community radio station 4zzz is a member of the community broadcasting association of australia cbaa . the station broadcasts to much of south east queensland parts of northern nsw and web streams from its website . contents 1 history 2 station philosophy and funding 3 programming 4 4zzz events 4.1 winners of the hot 100 4.2 1996 market day riots 5 references history edit 4zzz was established to provide a radical alternative to mainstream news to promote a sense of engagement and activism in community life and to promote australian music . 3 the station began transmission on 8 december 1975 as the first fm community broadcaster in brisbane transmitting in stereo . the station s first studios were constructed by announcing staff and volunteers using second hand building materials and furniture . the first transmitter was hand built by the station engineer dave aberdeen . founders included activist jim beatson journalist marian wilkinson arts administrator john stanwell and academic alan knight . announcer john woods launched the station with the who s won t get fooled again at midday 8 december 1975 . along with 2jjj and 3rrr 4zzz has been a major promoter of independent and alternative music providing exposure for many australian and international artists . through the late 1970s and early 1980s the station also produced many groundbreaking and award winning features and documentaries . 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 was able to obtain a loan to buy the former headquarters of the communist party of australia . 4zzz still broadcasts from these premises on barry parade in fortitude valley . station philosophy and funding edit the motto for the station is agitate educate organise . they aim to provide a voice for marginalised communities 4 4zzz aims to challenge the mainstream media by providing access for the community to radio by supporting local bands artists and events by providing training for station volunteers and by disseminating alternative news and current affairs . 3 all fundraising is run by the station . the main sources of income are subscriptions sponsorship promotions and 4zzz events . 4zzz collaborates with local businesses gig promoters etc. to provide incentives such as discounts for subscribers . the station s volunteers have won many awards including community broadcasting association of australia awards and national media awards . programming edit as a community radio station 4zzz broadcasts a wide variety of music information and news . presenters do not have to follow a playlist . announcers personally choose the on air musical content or station subscribers request tracks . all 4zzz announcers are dedicated volunteers who have completed the stations announcer training . programming is divided into two types of shifts strip shifts that broadcast a wide variety of music and information news programs and block shifts that cater to specific genres of music . the block programs on 4zzz include autonomous action radio jazz show locked in prisoners show nothing but the blues rock n roll show punk rock show eco radio queer radio dykes on mikes skatrek the movie show new zealand show the youth show dark essence industrial the yard brisbane line world beat megaherzzz folk buddies . 4zzz events edit the hot 100 is broadcast new years day from midday to approx 8 pm . in 2007 4zzz commenced online voting . fundraising events include dub day afternoon usually november brain banana usually queens birthday weekend june birthday party near 8 december radiothon celebration gigs usually august september market day an outdoor festival featuring local music annually previous to 2003 4zzz annual fundraiser radiothon is a subscription drive . winners of the hot 100 edit http www.4zzzfm.org.au hot100 1976 the beach boys good vibrations 1980 sex pistols anarchy in the uk 1982 the clash london calling 1983 joy division love will tear us apart 1984 president s xi summer vacation 1985 echo & the bunnymen the cutter 1986 the cult she sells sanctuary 1987 painters and dockers die yuppie die 1988 the primitives crash 1989 dinosaur jr. freak scene 1990 sonic youth kool thing 1991 chopper division chill out america 1992 ministry jesus built my hotrod 1993 the breeders cannonball 1994 beastie boys sabotage 1995 wishing chair dreaming 1996 escape from toytown fish n chip bitch from ipswich 1997 blur song 2 1998 not from there sich offnen 1999 regurgitator i wan na be a nudist 2000 dandy warhols bohemian like you 2001 gazoonga attack cinderella 2002 the white stripes fell in love with a girl 2003 dollar bar cute gurls have the best diseases 2004 dick nasty i m more australian than a book of bush poetry by russel crowe 2005 the disables asio 2006 texas tea macy and me 2007 texas tea whiskey and wine 2008 the emu smugglers born and bred on triple zed 2009 i heart hiroshima shakeytown 2010 transvaal diamond syndicate home 2011 gotye featuring kimbra somebody that i used to know 2012 velociraptor cynthia 2013 the flangipanis i m drunk so what fuck you 2014 violent soho saramona said 1996 market day riots edit cybernana market day was held on 19 october 1996 in musgrave park west end . during the night a large police presence was seen patrolling the area outside the fence around the park . there were several arrests for alleged drug possession and other minor street offences . at around 8.20 p.m. a severe storm hit without warning and organisers were forced to close the event . within 10 minutes more than half of the crowd had left and police began to appear in larger numbers . it is estimated that more than 100 police were mobilised including mounted police and police from the public safety response team equipped with riot gear . 5 the arrival of such large numbers of police at less than 10 minutes notice indicated that police were on stand by for the event . crowds sheltering in tents were physically forced from the park people attending the event were beaten with batons and arrested . 5 complaints were made to the criminal justice commission but no police were ever reprimanded . references edit archived copy pdf . archived from the original pdf on 7 october 2007 . retrieved 2007 12 24 . haat estimated from http www.itu.int srtm3 using ehaat . a b 4zzz about it s all about community documentary film 2016 in production as of 29 09 16 a b russell cooper to rock on 27 october 1996 the sunday mail walker clinton 1996 . stranded the secret history of australian independent music 1977 1991 . sydney pan macmillan . isbn 0 7329 0883 3 . knight a. 2000 . won t get fooled again . 2 olah p. 2003 . 4zzz market day riots of 1996 . 3 4zzz homepage about 4zzz 4 stafford a 2004 pig city 25th birthday celebrations 5 media search including map of studio location 6 poster archive 7 cbaa 2007 awards 8 4zzz market day 2006 9 v t e radio stations in brisbane am and fm stations with an asterisk are also available on digital am stations 612 abc brisbane 4kq 693 abc radio national 792 magic 882 abc newsradio 936 radio tab 1008 rete italia 1053 4bc 1116 switch 1197 4rph 1296 radio brisvaani 1701 fm stations vision fm 87.6 planet radio 88.0 radio tab 89.7 rebel fm 90.5 sbs radio 93.3 river 94.9 96.5 family fm 97.3 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