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. QTQ began broadcasting on 16 August 1959 as the first television station in Queensland.
News
QTQ-9's nightly news program is 9News Queensland, presented on weeknights by Melissa Downes and Joel Dry, with Jonathan Uptin presenting sport, and Garry Youngberry presenting the weather. Mia Glover is the weekend presenter, with Dominique Loudon presenting sport and Luke Bradnam presenting weather. Luke Bradnam also presents Beach and Fishing reports each Friday and Saturday evening.Fill-in presenters for the bulletins include news presenters Aislin Kriukelis, Alison Ariotti, Paul Taylor and Wendy Kingston.
The bulletin is simulcast in Brisbane on commercial radio station River 94.9, across regional Queensland on WIN Television and throughout remote eastern and central Australia on Imparja Television. As of September 2017, weekend bulletins also air in Darwin.
Since 2014, QTQ-9 has produced local editions of Nine Live Queensland on weekdays. The bulletin is presented by Paul Taylor and Alison Ariotti with sport presenters Jonathan Uptin and weather presenters Garry Youngberry and Luke Bradnam.
Presenter history
was the weekday sports presenter until December 2006, when following an on-air incident, it was publicly revealed he had epilepsy. He returned to presenting weeknight sport during the 2007–2008 summer period, and also files sports reports. Chris Bombolas was the weekend sports presenter who preceded Steve Haddan, before resigning to become a politician. John Schluter was the weather presenter until his resignation in September 2006, to join rival Seven News Brisbane as the weekday weather presenter; his departure indirectly resulted in Nine News Queensland losing its long-time ratings lead to Seven News Brisbane in 2007; it was not until 2013 that they would regain the ratings lead.Mike London formerly presented alongside Heather Foord until he resigned in June 2003, following allegations that he had arrangements for a female fan to complain about weeknight presenter Bruce Paige, who was co-presenting with Jillian Whiting at the time. London had swapped roles with Paige in the mid 1990s following the latter's return to the Nine Network.