▁inc idents ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁AB Q ▁is ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ' s ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁Queensland . ▁It ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁at ▁purpose - built ▁headquarters ▁on ▁Br is b ane ' s ▁South ▁Bank . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁received ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁relay ▁transmit ters , ▁and ▁satellite ▁transmission ▁on ▁the ▁Opt us ▁Aur ora ▁free - to - view ▁platform . ▁AB Q ' s ▁schedule ▁largely ▁consists ▁of ▁national ▁ABC ▁Television ▁programming ▁with ▁opt - outs ▁for ▁news ▁and ▁current ▁affairs , ▁rugby ▁league ▁and ▁state ▁election ▁coverage . ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁stud ios ▁in ▁the ▁inner - western ▁sub urb ▁of ▁To ow ong , ▁with ▁a ▁transmit ter ▁at ▁Mount ▁C oot - tha . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁To ow ong ▁stud ios ▁were ▁abandoned ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁un accept ably ▁high ▁rate ▁of ▁breast ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁facility . ▁ ▁An ▁independent ▁study ▁exam ined ▁ 1 0 ▁cases ▁of ▁breast ▁cancer ▁reported ▁at ▁the ▁stud ios , ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁inc idence ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁times ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁general ▁working ▁community . ▁ ▁Up ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁staff ▁worked ▁from ▁several ▁sites ▁around ▁Br is b ane , ▁with ▁ABC ▁Radio ▁based ▁in ▁nearby ▁L iss ner ▁Street