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). Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (June Quarter Released Statistics 2006)  - Population  4,053,444 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ... The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is the national representative organisation for community radio and television stations in Australia. ...

History

ZZZ grew out of Queensland's sixties civil liberties movement. It was established to provide a radical alternative to mainstream news, give experience to those who wanted to later join the mainstream media and to promote Australian Rock Music. The station began transmission on 8th 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. The first track played on ZZZ was the Who's "Won't get fooled again!" Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... Label for 2. ...

Brisbane bands popularised in the early days ZZZ included the Saints and the Go Betweens.

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 to its current premises in the former Communist Party Headquarters on St Paul's Terrace, Fortitude Valley. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, and a member of Australias Group of Eight. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Australian Liberal Students Federation (ALSF) is a political grouping of university students informally associated with the Liberal Party of Australia. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... Coronation Drive (popularly known as Coro Drive) is a street in Brisbane, connecting the Central Business District to the suburb of Toowong. ... The commercial centre of Toowong contains several commercial buildings, including the Toowong Village office tower (background) which contains the Toowong Village shopping centre. ... Fortitude Valley, also known simply as the Valley is a suburb of central Brisbane, Australia immediately north-east of the CBD. It is one of the hubs of Brisbanes nightlife, renowned for its nightclubs and adult entertainment. ...

Station philosophy and funding

The motto for the station is agitate, educate, organise. 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. Current Affairs is a genre of a broadcast journalism format where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have been recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. ...

All fundraising is run by the station. The main sources of income are subscriptions, promotions and 4ZZZ events. 4ZZZ collaborates with local businesses, gig promoters, etc. to provide incentives such as discounts for subscribers. Fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in kind by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. ...

Programming

As a community radio station 4ZZZ broadcasts a wide variety of music and news. Presenters do not have to follow a playlist. Instead the station maintains a equal proportion between international, national and local bands, female and male artists. Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. ... For the newspaper that gave News Corporation its name, see The News (Adelaide). ... In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. ...

Programming is divided into two types of shifts, 'strip' shifts that broadcast a wide variety of music and information and 'block' shifts that cater to a specific group of listeners. Block shows currently on air include:

A promotional poster for 4ZZZ

The Anarchy Show, Demo Show, Jazz Show, News, Prisoners' Show, Nothing But The Blues, Rock 'n Roll Show, Punk Rock Show, Peace & Environment Show, Queer Radio, Dykes on Mikes, SkaTrek, Movie Show, New Zealand Show, New Release Show, Zed Top Five, The Yard, Brisbane Line, Crucial Cuts, Art to Lunch, World Beat, Megaherz, Hell Metal, Black-beat, Urban Method, and the Phat Tape Hip Hop Show. 4ZZZ Poster by David Mack This work is copyrighted. ... 4ZZZ Poster by David Mack This work is copyrighted. ...

Strip shift presenters play music of their choice but follow guidelines: a minimum of 15% local content, 30% Australian content, 30% songs by female artists and 30% new releases must be played during each show.

4ZZZ events

Since New Year's Day 1977 the station has broadcast the results of a music poll called the Hot 100 (precursor to JJJ's Hotest 100 ^{[citation needed]}). 4ZZZ runs the yearly "Market Day" event which is an outdoor festival featuring local music. Due to organizing difficulties and lack of funds, Market Day was cancelled in 2003 and 2004. The October 2005 and 2006 events featured bands from all over Australia and New Zealand. A yearly Radiothon is held with prizes held to gain new subscriptions and encourage the renewal of subscriptions. This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

1996 market day riots

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. Musgrave Park Musgrave Park is a park located in West End, a suburb in the city of Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. ... West End is an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane. ... Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes, although the distinction is not always clear. ... A shelf cloud associated with a heavy or severe thunderstorm over Enschede, Netherlands A storm is any disturbed state of a planets atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. ...

It is estimated that more than 100 police were mobilised, including mounted police, military police, and police from the Public Safety Response Team equipped with riot gear.^[1] 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.^[1]

Complaints were made to the Criminal Justice Commission but no police were ever reprimanded. The Criminal Justice Commission was established in 1989 by the Queensland Criminal Justice Act 1989. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Russell Cooper to rock on, 27 October 1996, The Sunday Mail

• Knight,A. 2000. Won't get fooled again. [1]
• Olah, P. 2003. 4ZZZ market day riots of 1996. [2]
• 4ZZZ Homepage, About 4ZZZ [3]