BTQ is the

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television station of the

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in Australia. BTQ was the second

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to launch in

, going to air on 1 November 1959, after

QTQ QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by the Nine Entertainment Co., and is part of the Nine Network. It broadcasts on VHF Channel 8 (digital). QTQ began broadcasting on 16 August 1 ...

(station of the

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) launched three months earlier and before ABQ (station of the

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) launched just 1 day after BTQ's launch. Along with other Australian television channels, BTQ began broadcasting on digital television on 1 January 2001. In the early eighties, ''Seven National News'' became the first Brisbane-based bulletin to be relayed throughout a string of independent Queensland telecasters. Within the same decade, BTQ was also a major production house for children's television – hosting popular shows as ''

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'', ''Now You See It'', ''Family Feud'', ''Play Your Cards Right'' and ''Seven's Super Saturday'' featuring

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. In the 1980s and 1990s, the channel regularly opened its facilities to the Brisbane public – at Open Days. In the 1970s, BTQ also held annual telethons for the Children's Hospital, featuring network personalities. In 1995, BTQ also produced "Tourist TV", a tourist information channel which could be viewed at various Gold Coast hotels and resorts, including Sea World Nara Resort. Until 2007, BTQ was the key station of the national

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teletext service. The service was later largely automated out of ATN-7 Sydney until it was decommissioned in September 2009. In July 2018, deconstruction of the BTQ transmission tower began after nearly 60 years of service. On 21 July 2018 the top half of tower which contained its broadcasting elements, no longer in use by the station, was removed in stages by a destruction crew via helicopter.

News

Brisbane and Queensland

''Seven News Brisbane'' is directed by Michael Coombes and presented by

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and Sarah Greenhalgh on weeknights and Samantha Heathwood on weekends from Seven's Brisbane studios, located at

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. Sport is presented by

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from Sunday to Wednesday and Ben Davis from Thursday to Saturday. Weather is presented by certified meteorologist

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from Sunday to Thursday and Coastal Expert Paul Burt on Friday and Saturday. The bulletin is also simulcast in Brisbane on local radio station 96.5 Family FM, to regional

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viewers in the

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and

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television markets via the

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network and across central & remote areas of eastern Australia, on

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. Previously, Tracey Challenor presented the weekend news for many years until her resignation in February 2007. Cummins was first appointed to the weekday weather in 2005 after more than a year of the Brisbane bulletin not having a weather presenter; former kids show presenter

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had this role in 2003. Cummins was replaced by former

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weatherman

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in early 2007 and she was moved to weekends. Ghidella joined ''Seven News'' in 2007 and replaced Challenor. In October 2002, Rod Young moved from ''

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'' in Brisbane to co-anchor with Kay McGrath. She had presented ''Seven News Brisbane'' solo for the previous nine months following the retirement of

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. Their dual presenter format has proved to be successful. Following a couple of lean years coming second to '' Nine News Brisbane'', ''Seven News Brisbane'' regained its ratings lead by 2007, helped by the recruitment of ex-Nine weatherman

and director of news Rob Raschke. In 2008, ''Seven News Brisbane'' was officially the #1 bulletin in Brisbane, winning all 40 ratings weeks. In January 2013,

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and Bill McDonald were appointed Sunday to Thursday presenters with

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and

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moving to present on Friday & Saturday. It was also announced that Ghidella will present a local edition of ''

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''. In March 2018, McDonald was removed as co-anchor of the bulletin, and was replaced by Max Futcher following poor ratings. In January 2024, it was announced that Samantha Heathwood will replace Katrina Blowers as weekend news presenter from 3 February. Blowers will share presenting ''Seven Afternoon News'' with Heathwood and will be a reporter. In July 2024,

was made redundant after 17 years with the network. Following a raft of changes to the Brisbane newsroom, in August 2024, after 18 years,

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stepped down from his sports presenter role to explore new directions and focus on family interests In October 2024, it was announced Sarah Greenhalgh would join Max Futcher as co-anchor of 7NEWS Brisbane’s flagship 6.00pm weekday bulletin, starting from Monday, 21 October News updates for Brisbane are presented by

or Sarah Greenhalgh throughout the afternoon and the early evening. Katrina Blowers is a fill-in news presenter for the bulletin. Ben Davis and Alissa Smith are fill-in sports presenters and Laura Dymock is the fill-in weather presenter.

Presenters

Reporters

*Garth Burley (crime) *Katrina Blowers *Laura Dymock *Anna McGraw *Amanda Abate *Brittany Lane *Rosanna Kingsun (court) *Mitchell Kroehn *Deon Savage *Carly Madsen *Alex Lewis *Tamra Bow *Ben Davis (sport) *

Trevor Gillmeister Trevor Gillmeister (born 13 March 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who is employed as a rugby league analyst at Channel 7 Brisbane. During his playing days, Gillmeister played for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, ...

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'' correspondents

* Georgia Chumbley (primary) * Tamra Bow (secondary)

Past presenters

– news (1976–2001) * Darren McDonald – news (1980s) * Tracey Challenor – news (1991–2007) * Simon Reeve – news (2001–2003) * Bill McDonald – sport *

Talitha Cummins Talitha Cummins (born 1979 or 1980) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Cummins has previously been a news presenter on ''Weekend Sunrise,'' reporter for ''Seven News'' and weather presenter on '' Seven News Brisbane''. Care ...

– weather (2005–2010)

Current local programming

*''

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'' *''

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'' *'' The Great Day Out'' *'' Seven Afternoon News'' Queensland Edition (since August 2015) *'' Sunrise Queensland'' bulletins (since October 2021)

Former local programming

*''

'' (1995–2003, 2013–2014) *''

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'' *'' Wipeout'' *''

'' *''

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'' – Moved to

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in 1997. *''

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–'' Moved to

in 1997. *'' A*mazing'' – Moved to TVW-7 in 1997. *'' Time Masters'' – Moved to TVW-7 in 1997. *'' The Mole (Australian season 3)'' – Episodes 2–10, except for a portion of Episode 4 *''

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'' – Gold Coast swing (up to and including Ally's termination).

References

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