B-Rock 99.3FM
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| Broadcast area | Bathurst RA1 |
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| Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 1503 2BS Gold | |
| History | |
First air date | 2 December 1996 |
Call sign meaning | 2 for New South Wales; variation of call sign of sister station 2BS |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ACMA |
| ERP | 10 kilowatts |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°24′58″S 149°34′46″E / 33.41611°S 149.57944°E |
| Links | |
Public licence information | Profile |
| Website | www |
B-Rock 99.3FM (call sign 2BXS) is a local radio station in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It broadcasts on 99.3 megahertz on the FM band, from a transmitter in Bathurst, with a power output of 10 kilowatts (10,000 watts) and callsign 2BXS.
Its on-air name, B-Rock, is named for Australian motor racing legend (and nine-time Bathurst 1000 winner) Peter Brock.
It is owned by Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd., a privately held company, owned by Bill Caralis's Broadcast Operations Group, who also owns sister station 2BS Bathurst.
It began broadcasting on 2 December 1996, as a supplementary FM license in the Bathurst district.
B-Rock's format was hot adult contemporary (rock), with a core audience of up to 39 years. Its programs are produced locally, and features competitions, comedy, requests and national news which airs on the hour from 7 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.
In January 2025, BOG changed the format of B-Rock to Top 40 (CHR) in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience, particularly younger listeners. In a statement on Facebook, B-Rock stated that the Rock format had become niche in many Australian markets. Any rock music played on B-Rock now mostly comes from BOG's 80s to Now music log, which is also heard on stations like NEW FM 105.3 Newcastle and Roccy FM 93.9 Young.