Chapter Two chronicles the birth of 4ZZZ (then 4ZZ), Queensland’s first community radio station and stereo FM broadcaster, launched on December 8, 1975. Amid the conservative political climate of the 1970s under State Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 4ZZZ emerged as a bold response to censorship, moral panic, and restricted rights to protest. Led by a coalition of (mostly student) activists, the station was conceived as a platform for independent media, diversity in programming, and freedom of expression. ‘If We Build It, They Will Come’ situates 4ZZZ within broader movements for social justice and media reform, exploring the political activism, community organising, and DIY engineering that brought it to life. It highlights pivotal events, from the anti-apartheid Springbok protests to the national campaign for FM radio licences, culminating in the station’s dramatic last-minute licensing during Australia’s 1975 constitutional crisis. 4ZZZ’s launch represented not just a technical achievement, but a cultural milestone in the fight for democratic media.