2BS Bathurst
| City | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Branding | 1503 2BS Gold |
| Frequency | 1503 kHz AM |
| First air date | 1 January 1937 |
| Power | 5 kilowatts |
| Class | Commercial |
| Transmitter coordinates | Coordinates: 33°24′57″S 149°34′45″E / 33.4157°S 149.5793°E |
| Callsign meaning | BathurSt |
| Owner | Bathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd |
| Sister stations | B-Rock 99.3FM |
| Website | 2bs.com.au |
1503 2BS Gold is a local radio station located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, broadcasting on 1503 kHz.
It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., who also owns sister station B-Rock 99.3FM. It was previously owned by the London Times Mirror, and by Australian Consolidated Press.
The station began broadcasting on 1 January 1937. Prior to that, a station owned by the Mockler Brothers, with the call sign 2MK, had existed in Bathurst, first broadcasting on 31 October 1925. 2BS was not always the intended call sign - 2BX was also considered. A station located at Meadow Lane, which was to serve both Bathurst and Lithgow, was also projected to start in 1925 with the call letters 2LE. That station never eventuated.
In the 1950s it was discovered that 2BS's signal was interfering at night with the signal of Melbourne station 3AK. That forced 3AK to become a daytime-only station, having previously been an overnight station. The problem was fixed in the 1960s by switching to directional antennas, which led to 3AK commencing 24-hour transmission. At that time, Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) owned both stations. In 1969, ACP sold 2BS to Ron Camplin, who continues to own the station today.
2BS is an adult contemporary station with a prime target audience of 25+, playing music from the 1950s onwards. Its Breakfast and Drive programs are produced locally, with other programs being networked: Ray Hadley, Alan Jones, Chris Smith, Ross Greenwood and the Continuous Call Team from 2GB Sydney, as well as the syndicated program My Generation from WSFM.
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