# 4ZR

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'''4ZR''' is an Australian [commercial radio](/source/commercial_radio) station located in [Roma, Queensland](/source/Roma%2C_Queensland).<ref>[http://www.commercialradio.com.au/find-a-station/queensland/roma Find a station: Roma], Commercial Radio Australia website. Retrieved 19 November 2016</ref>

The station broadcasts to the [Maranoa Region](/source/Maranoa_Region) on 1476 AM and provides a [streams live](/source/streaming_media) on its website.

4ZR was officially opened on 23 July 1937 by [Attorney-General](/source/Attorney-General_for_Australia), [Robert Menzies](/source/Robert_Menzies).<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184556536 Mr Menzies to open new Roma radio station], [The Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Brisbane)), 20 July 1937. Retrieved 19 November 2016</ref><ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98116438 New Radio Station at Roma; Officially opened by Mr Menzies], ''[The Western Star and Roma Advertiser](/source/The_Western_Star_(Queensland))'', 28 July 1937. Retrieved 19 November 2016.</ref>

The station is currently owned by [Resonate Broadcasting](/source/Resonate_Broadcasting).  Resonate purchased 4ZR in 2015, along with a number of other regional Queensland stations that were formerly part of the [Macquarie Radio Network](/source/Macquarie_Media). Due to a merger between Macquarie and [Fairfax Radio](/source/Fairfax_Media), the stations were offloaded in compliance with [ACMA](/source/Australian_Communications_and_Media_Authority) regulations.<ref>[http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/7935-resonate-buy-mrn-regional-network.html Resonate buy MRN regional network], ''Radio Today'', 30 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/queensland-radio-company-triples-its-size-latest-acquisition Queensland radio company triples its size with latest acquisition], ''radioinfo'', 30 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.</ref>

Programming on 4ZR is made up of a combination of locally presented shows, regionally networked programs such as ''Rural Queensland Today'',<ref>[https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/bush-loves-story The bush loves a story...], ''radioinfo'', 3 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016</ref> and nationally syndicated talk shows from capital cities such as those presented by [Ray Hadley](/source/Ray_Hadley), [Alan Jones](/source/Alan_Jones_(talkback_host)) and [Steve Price](/source/Steve_Price_(broadcaster)).<ref>[http://www.4zr.com.au/index.php 4ZR Program Index], 4ZR website. Retrieved 19 November 2016</ref>

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Category:Radio stations in Queensland
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