28-582: B105 or B-105 may refer to: B105 FM (call sign: 4BBB), a Mainstream CHR radio station broadcasting out of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia B105, one of the B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme WUBE , a country music radio station broadcasting out of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America A model of Berkeley Cars made between 1959 and 1960 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
56-567: A museum hosting historical talks and themed exhibitions. Our Lady of Victories' Primary School opened on 13 November 1921 and closed in 1966. From 1924 until the 1970s, the Queensland Branch of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association (ATNA) operated a home for retired invalid members at 'Pymore', Mallon Street. In the mid-twentieth century Bowen Hills was well known as the location of
84-489: Is a hill ( 27°26′51″S 153°02′26″E / 27.4474°S 153.0405°E / -27.4474; 153.0405 ( Montpelier ) ) rising to 49 metres (161 ft) above sea level. There are a number of railway lines passing through the suburb, including the long-distance North Coast railway line , a number of Brisbane suburban lines, and the Exhibition Loop railway line. Railway stations within
112-472: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Incomplete lists from June 2016 B105 FM B105 (call sign 4BBB ) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia, on a frequency of 105.3 MHz , and is part of Southern Cross Austereo 's Hit Network . The station has undergone numerous branding changes over
140-1028: Is home to a large Queensland Rail maintenance and stabling depot. By road, The TransApex infrastructure plans for Brisbane has several interconnections in Bowen Hills. The Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7) , Airport Link Tunnel and Inner City Bypass all have an entry/exit point in Bowen Hills and connect with each other at a spaghetti intersection . Virgin Australia Holdings, including Virgin Australia ; and associated airlines Virgin Australia International Airlines (formerly V Australia ) and Virgin Samoa (formerly Polynesian Blue); had their head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills until September 2020, when it
168-627: Is now held by the State Library of Queensland and in 2021 it was added to UNESCO 's Australian Memory of the World Register. In the 1960s, Queensland Newspapers built its headquarters at Campbell Street Bowen Hills having previously operated out of Adelaide Street . Bowen Hills Special School opened in January 1986 and closed on 11 December 1987. In the 2010s, a number of new residential apartment complexes were constructed in
196-595: The Brisbane Exhibition Grounds at Bowen Hills. Bowen Park is a small public pleasure garden with a long history dating back to 1863. Perry Park Stadium is a sports ground, mostly used for soccer . There are a number of parks in the area: By train, Bowen Hills Station is also one of Queensland's busiest railway stations with all Queensland Rail City network services on all lines, including express trains, stopping there; many services in peak periods terminate at Bowen Hills. Bowen Hills
224-515: The City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Bowen Hills had a population of 4,898 people. Bowen Hills is 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) by road from the Brisbane CBD . Mayne is a neighbourhood within the south of the suburb ( 27°27′00″S 153°02′00″E / 27.45°S 153.0333°E / -27.45; 153.0333 ( Mayne ) ). Montpelier
252-750: The Cloudland dance hall. Cloudland's domed structure on top of a hill was a prominent landmark on Brisbane's northside. Cloudland was controversially demolished in 1982 to make way for an apartment development. From 1950 until 1972, owners Brian and Marjorie Johnstone operated the Johnstone Gallery in Cintra Road, Bowen Hills. The gallery was the driving force behind building an appreciation of contemporary Australian art in Brisbane and beyond, arguably Australia's most famous commercial gallery of
280-582: The Austereo Group was purchased by Southern Cross Media for more than $ 700 million, and is now operated under the name Southern Cross Austereo . On 6 March 2015, B105 rebranded as Hit 105. On 27 July 2020, Hit 105 rebranded back to B105. The 4BK studio complex, an AM radio facility was located at 16 Campbell Street Bowen Hills . When the FM conversion license was granted, the Austereo group converted
308-462: The FM licence, and in February 1990, the station changed its callsign to 4BBB (not used on-air except during test broadcasts, unlike the previous AM callsign) and commenced broadcasting on a frequency of 105.3 MHz with the on-air name B105 . Between March 1990 until 2006 it was the highest rating station in Brisbane, except in one ratings survey in 1994, beaten by AM station 4KQ . In April 2011
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#1732794532995336-539: The RNA Exhibition Grounds and home to the Brisbane Ekka , although part of it still remains as parkland. In 1866 Bowen Hills was defined as a postal district. Settlement increased in the 1870s. A post office was opened in 1878. The train station was opened in 1882. In 1886, William Perry , a local businessman, built Miegunyah House. The gracious Victorian era home remains intact today as
364-478: The TVQ Ten tower on combined equipment used by all radio broadcasters in Brisbane. 6:00am–9:00am: Stav, Abby & Matt 9:00am–3:00pm: Ellie 3:00pm–6:00pm: Carrie & Tommy 6:00pm–7:00pm: Stav, Abby & Matt's Happy Hour 7:00pm–10:00pm: Mike E & Emma 10:00pm–1:00am: The Pulse with Seany B Bowen Hills Download coordinates as: Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in
392-612: The Tweed Valley, Wivenhoe, Rosewood, Logan, Stradbroke, North Pine and beyond. The area now occupied by the grounds of the Brisbane Exhibition Ground and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital was named Walan (Woolan), meaning Bream (fish). The area of the present main Ekka oval was a "great fighting ground for the blacks" . Barrambin was an important location for "kippa-ring" or initiation ceremony. Tribes from
420-610: The area, with a range of retail outlets built to cater to Brisbane's growing population. In the 2016 census , Bowen Hills recorded a population of 3,226 people, 45.6% women and 54.4% men. The median age of the Bowen Hills population was 30 years of age, 8 years below the Australian median. 49.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was New Zealand at 3.9%. 59.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.8% and Spanish 3.2%. The most common response for religion
448-401: The coast would travel here to have their "kippa's" (young men) initiated. Early European settlement named the area beside Gilchrist Avenue York's Hollow. The suburb was named after Queensland Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen . The locality of Mayne is named after alderman Patrick Mayne . The Queensland Acclimatisation Society occupied Bowen Park in 1862, the area later known as
476-513: The new Australian 10 kHz channel spacing raster). Again the implementation by Australia of the 9 kHz channel spacing raster developed by the ITU and formalised in the 1975 Geneva Plan necessitated 4BK moving to 1296 kHz on 23 November 1978. In 1988, the Austereo group purchased the station from Hoyts , intending to use it as a vehicle to bid for an FM conversion licence. Austereo won
504-411: The premises to an FM facility and began broadcasting as B105 FM in 1990. The B105 studio complex remained at the Bowen Hills location until July 2000, when Austereo relocated B105 and sister station Triple M into new combined premises at 309 North Quay, Brisbane . The new complex was the first in Australia to use the now defunct Klotz Digital audio system, which was revolutionary at the time however
532-566: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( June 2016 ) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B105&oldid=747511186 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
560-774: The south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kelvin Grove State College in Kelvin Grove to the west and Kedron State High School in Kedron to the north. The Twelfth Night Theatre , with live theatre, is in Bowen Hills. Many well-known actors have appeared in plays at the Twelfth Night Theatre, including Derek Fowlds , John Inman , Jon English and Drew Forsythe . The Old Museum , in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills,
588-497: The suburb are: Before white settlement Bowen Hills was occupied by the indigenous Chepara people including the Brisbane, Ipswich and southern Jagera people. The higher parts were named Barrambin meaning windy place because they caught the breezes. It was one of the main campsites for the region, part of the Spring Hill, City area, where on occasions 700 to 1000 people were camped, including Brisbane locals, groups from Ipswich,
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#1732794532995616-406: The time. Owners Brian and Marjorie Johnstone created a focal point of Brisbane's cultural and social life, with their Sunday exhibition openings featuring leading Australian artists such as Sir Sidney Nolan , Robert Dickerson , Lawrence Daws , Margaret Olley , Charles Blackman , Ray Crooke , Arthur Boyd , Donald Friend , Laurence Hope . Their collection documenting the success of their gallery
644-498: The years; it was branded as B105 following its conversion from AM to FM. This lasted until a co-branding as Hit 105.3 B105, then as Hit B105 (dropping the "B" shortly after) and finally back to B105 in July 2020. The station began life as 4BK, commencing transmission in 1930 on the AM band, initially on the frequency 1290 kHz before changing to 1300 kHz on 1 Sep 1935 (to accord with
672-528: Was No Religion at 38.3%. In the 2021 census , Bowen Hills had a population of 4,898 people. Bowen Hills has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Bowen Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Brisbane Central State School in neighbouring Spring Hill to the south-west, Ascot State School in Ascot to the north-east, and New Farm State School in New Farm to
700-564: Was installed at the newly created TX Australia facility, located under the TVQ Ten tower. The existing HT10 transmitter now serves as a backup facility located at the BTQ Seven tower, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from Channel Ten on Mount Coot-tha. B105's service is licensed for 12kW Effective Radiated Power at the antenna, and operates its transmitters at 5kW base power. B105 and Southern Cross Austereo's DAB services all emanate from
728-586: Was moved to South Brisbane . In 2008 1,000 employees had worked at Virgin Village, which opened on 17 October 2008. In addition Sunstate Airlines , which operates under the QantasLink banner, has its head office in Bowen Hills. The headquarters of Brisbane's two newspapers, The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Mail , are located on Campbell Street, Bowen Hills. There are a growing number of retail outlets trading from and primarily catering to residents in
756-430: Was replaced during a 2016 studio upgrade with Axia Fusion . In June 2019, B105 moved from North Quay into new studios at The Barracks on Petrie Terrace . 4BBB's FM transmission has always emanated from the TVQ Ten tower at Mount Coot-tha , Brisbane. The station originally used two Harris HT10 tube transmitters in an A/B failsafe configuration to deliver the service. In 2002 a new solid state Harris Z10CD transmitter
784-750: Was the former location of the Queensland Museum until the museum's move to the Queensland Cultural Centre during the 1980s. The building is now home to the Queensland Youth Orchestras and provides rehearsal and performance space for many other community music and arts groups. A major feature on the Brisbane calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka ), is held each year at
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