4WK

4WK
Toowoomba, Queensland;
Broadcast area	Warwick, Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Dalby
Frequency	963kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News talk/Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Broadcast Operations Group; (AMALGAMATED MARKETING PTY LTD);
Sister stations	4AK
History
First air date	25 June 1938;86 years ago
Call signmeaning	4=Queensland; WKWarwick
Technical information
Power	5kW
Translator(s)	95.5 Toowoomba; 91.5 Stanthorpe; 95.9 Dalby
Links
Website	4wk.au

4WKis an Australiancommercial radiostation located inToowoomba, Queensland.

The station was first established inWarwick, Queenslandin 1935, hence the callsign used for the station.^[1]

4WK currently broadcasts in the Toowoomba region on four separate frequencies. The station is heard on 95.5 FM in Toowoomba while the greater Darling Downs can receive the station on 963 AM. 4WK is also broadcast on 95.9 FM inDalbyand 91.5 FM inStanthorpe.^[2]

The station is owned byBroadcast Operations Groupand is part of the company'sSuper Radio Network.As such, 4WK receives syndicated talk shows from2SMin Sydney includingThe John Laws Show.^[3]

During initial discussions in 1930 regarding a radio station at Warwick, it was originally mooted that 4WK would simply be a relay station for theAustralian Broadcasting Company's National Broadcasting Service, but the plan never eventuated.^[4]

In 1932, there was doubt cast over whether 4WK would ever be established.^[5]However, a company called Warwick Broadcasting Proprietary Company Limited was eventually registered in 1934 for the purpose of establishing the radio station.^[6]4WK was officially opened byLittleton Groomon 28 June 1935.^[7]

In the 1940s and 1950s, 4WK's programme schedule included recorded religious broadcasts from the United States, such asMusic & the Spoken Word(Mormon Tabernacle Choir) and theBaltimore Gospel Tabernacle.^[8]Evening programmes included theClub Show with Jack Davey,Fred and Maggie Go Abroad,and relays of bo xing matches.^[9]

On 14 July 2018 at 2130hrs, 4WK 963 kHz Allora commenced C-QUAM AM stereo transmission to complement its FM stereo translators.