In 1930 he founded the Brisbane radio station 4BC (4 "Beals Chandler") to stimulate demand for his radio sets.
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Lord Mayor of Brisbane and Queensland People's Party candidate Sir John Beals Chandler won the resulting by-election on 9 October 1943.