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4RGK began test broadcasts in Rockhampton and Gladstone in September 2000, and officially launched as Sea FM in October 2000, broadcasting to the Rockhampton area on 101.5 FM and the Gladstone area on 95.1 FM. When the station was launched, it was owned by RG Capital, which already owned the existing Rockhampton AM station 4RO.
Rockhampton has had a number of newspapers published in the city since European settlement. The Morning Bulletin is the only surviving daily newspaper, first published in 1861 as the Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser. The title was changed to the Rockhampton Bulletin in 1871 before finally becoming The Morning Bulletin in 1878.
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ) is a mutual organisation and Queensland's largest Club, providing services including roadside assistance, insurance, banking and travel to its approximately 1.75 million members. RACQ is the largest provider of car insurance in Queensland and the second largest provider of home insurance.
[6] [7] In July 2021, CDC Queensland agreed terms to purchase Young's Bus Service with 42 buses and depots in Rockhampton and Yeppoon that will expand the fleet to 197. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In March 2022, CDC Queensland entered into an agreement to purchase Rothery's Coaches in Rockhampton, adding a further fleet of 16 buses to the Rockhampton operation.
The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about 600 kilometres (370 mi) north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River , Mount Archer National Park and Berserker Range .
4RO decided to employ Diamond as he was a well-known media identity in Central Queensland having read the local news from Rockhampton's RTQ studio for more than twenty years before finishing in late 2002.
Capricorn Coast is well supported by a number of emergency services groups and government agencies. The Coastguard has three bases on the Capricorn Coast at Keppel Sands, Yeppoon, and Stanage Bay (Thirsty Sound). [63] The Capricorn Helicopter Rescue is based in Rockhampton and has an operational range extending from Maryborough to Mackay. [64]
Rockhampton station, RTQ-7, was launched by Rockhampton Television Ltd on 7 September 1963 to serve viewers in Rockhampton and its suburbs. Between 1968 and 1971, RTQ's viewing audience across Central Queensland considerably increased with the installation of transmitters at Cracow, Blackwater and Gladstone.