Bartlett named as Nova’s Adelaide GM

19 November 2003 Paul Bartlett will take on the additional role of General Manager for the, yet to be launched, Nova station in Adelaide. ...

CNNNN treatment for triple J drive

19 November 2003 In their quest for world media domination two of the crew from CNNNN are about to achieve another milestone – on triple J drive....

774 ABC Melbourne broadcasting from Tammie Fraser’s garden

19 November 2003 The flowers of spring are blooming and Australia’s Open Garden Scheme is in full swing in Victoria. This Saturday (22 Nov), as part of...

Morse Code test scrapped for ham radio operators

19 November 2003 Marking the end of an older broadcasting era, Australia’s amateur radio operators will no longer have to be skilled in Morse Code to hold...

Musicoz Awards winners announced

19 November 2003 The winners of the 2003 Musicoz Awards, Australia’s largest music competition for independent artists, were announced in an star studded event at the WIN Entertainment...

In the ‘Knit’ of time at 774 ABC Melbourne

19 November 2003 ABC 774 Melbourne’s Afternoon Program Lynne Haultain is supporting a ‘Knit In’ in aid of the “Wangaratta Knitters” who are trying to knit the...

ABC at the Queenscliff Music Festival

19 November 2003 ABC Radio will a part of the 2003 Queenscliff Music Festival with a range of broadcasts and events from Friday 28th until Sunday 30th November,...

Rush Limbaugh back on air after 5 weeks detox

19 November 2003 After a 5 week stint in a drug rehab clinic, cleaning up from an addiction to prescription painkiller drugs, Rush Limbaugh was back on...

Listener backlash brings 80s back to Mix Melbourne

19 November 2003 After just four days off air, the 80s are back on MIX 101.1 Melbourne due to popular demand and a listener backlash. Concerned...

Survey 8 Ratings Comp Now Open – Click on Win Cash & Prizes

17 November 2003 Predict the order of Melbourne's Survey 8 to win It's fun It's easy and it's FREE. Click here to win Win Cash & Prizes...

Kevin Borich into Blues Hall of Fame – Free Audio of rare 1960 recording

16 November 2003 On Friday (21st November 2003) Australian Guitar legend Kevin Borich will be inducted into the Australian Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. The event marks 40...

New 2 DAY FM breakfast lineup announced

13 November 2003 Peter Helliar and Kaz Cooke will join fellow comedian Judith Lucy on 2DayFM’s new Breakfast show and Jamie Angel will move from Drive to...

Triple J’s youth ratings increase

13 November 2003 After a year in the doldrums, there has been some happy news for Triple J in the latest survey, which saw the ABC youth...

FBi’s ‘other’ ratings results show quick success

13 November 2003 In the latest Sydney ratings, the ‘Other FM’ category showed a significant increase, jumping from 9.1% to 11.2%. Newly launched high power youth community...

Southern Cross Broadcasting lifts profit forecast

13 November 2003 Southern Cross Broadcasting has had a good week of trading as shares reached an 18 month high after a positive profit forecast. Southern Cross...

Radio Revenue Rising Steadily Over Past Decade – New ABA Study

13 November 2003 The radio industry has experienced a steady recovery in profits since the negative result in 1990-91 and its share of the total service revenue from...

Virgin Radio for Australia says Branson

13 November 2003 Sir Richard Branson has announced plans for his London-based Virgin Group to launch a range of new ventures in Australia over the next 18 months,...

Austereo expects profit decline

13 November 2003 Austereo is expecting “a drop in earnings for the current financial year” because of a soft advertising climate and the cost of relaunching Triple M,...

Frequency changes for Canberra and Cooma regions

13 November 2003 The ABA is making a range of frequency changes in and around Canberra with the aim of moving the ABC’s NewsRadio service to the FM...

Secret life of Torv

13 November 2003 Radioinfo recently received this press release about the next series of the Ten Network’s ‘Secret Life of Us,’ which is back in production next week...

Laws signs on for another seven years – hear what he said.

13 November 2003 It was about 8:15 am when Mike Carlton first mentioned on-air that something big was about to be announced at noon by John Laws. At...

Wendy Harmer leaving 2Day-FM breakfast

12 November 2003 In a very nicely worded media release, 2Day-FM bid a fond farewell to Wendy Harmer who has finally decided to call it quits at the...

Mix breakfast crew congratulate Wendy Harmer

12 November 2003 Hoping to capitalize on the departure of Wendy Harmer and the breakfast crew from 2 DAY FM, the cheeky breakfast team at ARN’s Mix 106.5...

Triple M upside down in Adelaide

12 November 2003 Adelaide Triple M was not kidding when they said they were turning triple M upside down. Signage around the station has all been inverted...

Two Murrays on 2 stations

12 November 2003 Former on-air colleagues The Two Murrays are now rivals. Murray Wilton hosts evenings on 2GB solo these days, after Murray Olds was axed in...

Regional Radio Bureau adds 2LT, Kiss and Hot 91

12 November 2003 The Regional Radio Bureau continues to add stations to its representation list. Following closely on the launch of Hot 91 on the Sunshine Coast, the...

PNG Attorney General suspended for Radio Australia interview

12 November 2003 An interview for Radio Australia has caused the suspension of Papua New Guinea's Attorney-General. The interview, about Bougainville's draft constitution, was given to the ABC...

Alston at Brisbane seminar on ABC’s future

12 November 2003 The Brisbane Institute will hold an Evening Seminar on "The Future of the ABC" with Senator Richard Alston as the key speaker. Alston, who recently...

Brian Johns appointed Copyright Agency Chairman

12 November 2003 Former ABC Managing Director Brian Johns has been appointed Chairman of the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), after serving as an independent director since 2001. The...

National Public Radio receives huge bequest from McDonald’s widow

8 November 2003 Philanthropist Joan B. Kroc has bequeathed $200 million to the National Public Radio network.