4eb

Ethnic Radio in Brisbane has come a long way. From its humble beginnings above a Greek Bakery in Brisbane's West End, Radio 4EB has made its mark as one of the more successful ethnic radio stations and community broadcasters in Australia. But 4EB's story starts well before its days in Brisbane's West End. The First test broadcast of the Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Queensland (EBAQ), formed by a group of Brisbane residents interested in creating an ethnic radio station, took place from the top floor of the Ridge Motel, Spring Hill in 1977. Today, 4EB has over 4500 members and facilitates over 50 language groups from around the world, providing volunteer broadcasters with state of the art technology to broadcast information, entertainment and education our to listeners, both to their community members and to the wider community who may be interested in the richness of our multicultural society. To many listeners, 4EB was the only source of information for new arrivals to Brisbane, it is the primary source of local community information and settlement advice.